McCain admits he knows nothing about the economy, Palin admits she got a D in macroeconomics,

[DemsUnited]

McCain's advisers are the same crowd that got us into this mess in the first place.

No wonder the McCain campaign is blatantly ripping off Obama's message and ideas.

How can we make sure they don't get away with it?? I'm already writing to newspapers & news channels...

On Edit: link to ABC article re: Palin's D in Macroeconomics. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/gov-palin-on-wa.html

[DJ13]

1. Its a well thought out plan by the GOP

No one with any economic sense would support GOP economic theories in the first place, so they run nothing but puppets for the Presidency and VP.

[vaberella]

5. You can't have a fucked up economy and have two idiots on economics in a seat of power. n/t

[DJ13]

8. I agree, but were talking GOP politics, not rational policies

[vaberella]

9. True. Why can't the American people see this?! I have a thought.

You know what, has DU thought about opening it's own news station like the TYT, through youtube?

[rateyes]

2. Wonder how she "earned" even that passing grade.

:shrug:

[vaberella]

7. It's college and she's pretty. It's not to hard to earn for a beauty queen.

I had to work my ass off since I don't spend my time on looking good. However, the idiots in my class who were focusing on looks seemed to get Cs and Bs through no effort.

[lapfog_1]

3. a "D" in macro??? Holy shit...

I took econ in college just so I could meet girls (there weren't many girls in math, computer science, EE), and I never paid any attention in class and aced every exam... it was trivial! I mean they solved calculus problems by approximating the area under a curve with RECTANGLES. (Integration was too difficult)

[vaberella]

4. Macro is easier than Micro (I love Micro). She's an idiot it's confirmed.

You see what I'm talking about. What the fuck is this?!

[DemsUnited]

10. added link to ABC article that confirms this...

[depakid]

14. Macro easier than Micro?

I prefer the bigger picture- but damn, past econ 102, that stuff's damn hard.

[vaberella]

19. It's fun if you look at Micro as you as an individual.

Micro is mainly seeing a country as a sole individual and there's of course a lot of derivatives, but nothing to strenuous. It was fun for me---I think it's the fact you take into account specific factors. Macro...well that's just an understanding of fiscal/monetary policy usages and trade tarrifs effecting consumption (in general).

[dflprincess]

15. Hey I got an A in Macro and a B in Micro

AND you can see Canada from parts of Minnesota. I don't know why Obama didn't ask me to be his running mate. :evilgrin:

[vaberella]

18. I got an A+ in Micro and an A- in Macro (I was bored in that class).

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. Yes, but did you do so while high on meth?

Then I don't think it's a fair comparison to Sarah Palin.

[lady raven]

22. I have a BS in Econ and Statistics

And I'm still wondering why I wasn't called to be someone's running mate! (ha ha!)

[lady raven]

23. Oh!

This makes me worry even more about her. Since her major was in journalism or communications or whatever it was, I can only assume she had to take the most basic (Econ 101) course in Economics. I tested out of this class (via AP) when I was in high school.

So at 17 I knew more about Macroeconomics than someone who may soon be the President of the United States. That's frightening. Truly.

[chicagoexpat]

6. John McCain Lie Counter Web Page

John McCain Lie Counter Web Page
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7075041&mesg_id=7075041

[denverbill]

11. McCain finished 894th out of 899 in his class. 5th from last. Bottom 1/2 of 1%.

Even Bush was smarter than that.

It's as if Republicans don't want any smart to be President.

Either that or nobody that smart runs as a Republican.

[ladjf]

13. Obama was the editor of the Harvard Law Review and graduated

Magna Cum Laude.

[ladjf]

12. I'm curious to learn why she went to five colleges in a six year

period. That seems odd to me. I would think that about the time she applied to the fourth schools, someone in admissions would have been questioning her educational history. "Ug,Ms. Palin, why did you leave the other three schools".

Having been an educator for too many years to tell, I've never known anyone that attended so many schools is such a short period and then graduated from the fifth one.

[MadrasT]

16. Hey, I got an "A" in Macro!

And Micro! And Options & Futures!

Madras for Chairman of the Fed!!! :bounce:

[yellowcanine]

17. I don't care what Palin, McCain, Obama, or Biden got in macroeconomics or any other kind of

economics. That is why they have advisors. What I do care about is whether they subscribe to the Bush philosophy on economics: "Tax cuts are the hammer and all problems are nails."

And based on what I have heard, Palin and McCain do buy into this philosophy, Obama and Biden do not.

[goddess40]

20. I'd like to see all four candidates transcripts

Although it's been a long time for McCain and Biden they still would be telling. It would also make it real for people that think that the republican candidates are not the intellectual equals to the democratic candidates.