Santorum on Obama Pushing College for All Americans: "What a Snob"

Townhall.com ^ | February 25, 2012 | Erica Johnson

[SumProVita]

“Have major corporations and even industries create a curriculum for their employees. It is simplicity itself.”

I like this but I want them to know American history and the Constitution as well!

[bootless]

I watched this speech streaming on CNN - it was very good. Loved the “what a snob” comment.

[ronnie raygun]

Pushing is just that, they push these idiots through high school and then to send thru college now, maybe he just wants to send them a college degree in the mail with thier welfare check, or food stamp card.

[bootless]

Chilling stories from ZooMass.

You’ve nailed the underlying, major, and fatal problem with educational affirmative action. Government regs, social engineering, and liberal guilt can get AA students into an Ivy League (or any college), but it can’t KEEP them there ... unless they’re Teh One, of course.

And of course, the resulting blow to the artificially inflated self-esteem is doubly harsh because they couldn’t cut it in a school they wouldn’t have qualified for in the first place.

(Of course, this does not apply to those students who study, attend class, and take their education seriously.)

[pabianice]

Actually, UMass didn’t drop into the toilet until the late 60s. In 1963, UMass retired undefeated (one of only ten schools to do so) on the TV show GE College Bowl, defeating U. of Arizona 360 to 35. Up to that time it was a very good state U. about to become a top one. But alas, the 60s and 70s brought-in fecal faculty, communists, screeching feminists, violent ‘oppressed people of color,’ and graduates staying on to be come tenured radicals. Today Arts and Sciences and Humanities are a national joke, but the schools of chemistry and engineering remain world class. You just have to be careful not to walk onto the wrong part of the campus.

[darrellmaurina]

You are absolutely right.

23 posted on Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:23:29 PM by Lazlo in PA: “I agree. It has bugged me for some time that the GOP and their candidates basically ignore blue collar workers anymore. They always seem to focus on Big Business issues 100% and just think that these voters will just follow along. At least Rick is addressing issues like manufacturing and traditional values that matter to these voters. From what I can see, his message is resonating opening up a whole new source of votes to the GOP.”

[RedMonqey]

And of course, the resulting blow to the artificially inflated self-esteem is doubly harsh because they couldn’t cut it in a school..

And because these students are indoctrinated to believe they are "special" any failure on their part is not their fault but because of the "racist" system that didn't recognize and reward this "gifted" student.

Even when the socialist fail they suceed. Based on a victim oriented system, their power rests on an racially disaffected populace. A bitter indebted former student is just a another voter they can rely upon.

[no dems]

WOW!!! He bitch slapped Obozo on that one.