{"id":4533,"date":"2005-06-24T13:22:03","date_gmt":"2005-06-24T17:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/archives\/4533.html"},"modified":"2005-06-24T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2005-06-24T17:22:03","slug":"i-guess-the-lesson-is-dont-stay-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/i-guess-the-lesson-is-dont-stay-in-school\/","title":{"rendered":"I guess the lesson is, ‘Don’t stay in school’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bush visited the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant this week to deliver a speech on — you guessed it — nuclear power. And while the president says odd things fairly frequently, there was one exchange<\/a> that seemed particularly interesting.<\/p>\n

Bush: I appreciate the Secretary of Energy joining me today. He’s a good man, he knows a lot about the subject, you’ll be pleased to hear. I was teasing him — he taught at MIT, and — do you have a PhD? <\/p>\n

Energy Secretary Samual Bodman: Yes.<\/p>\n

Bush: Yes, a PhD. Now I want you to pay careful attention to this — he’s the PhD, and I’m the C student, but notice who is the advisor and who is the President.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This sums up so much about Bush’s worldview, doesn’t it? I realize that the president was probably just going for a cheap laugh at Bodman’s expense, but I think the comment was telling.<\/p>\n

Intellectuals, as far as Bush is concerned, can only go so far. If they’re lucky, they can work really hard, learn a great deal, and … advise someone who doesn’t care much for “book learnin’.”<\/p>\n

What a great lesson for young people everywhere: slack off, don’t study too hard, and do just enough to get by. One day, the brainiac who makes you feel inadequate will be working for you — so long as you come from a wealthy and influential family, and your dad’s friends will get you out of every possible jam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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