Squanto wrote:
Grayson has a degree from Harvard Law, a masters in public policy from the JFK School of Government at Harvard, and a PhD in government from the same school.
No disrespect to Dr. Paul, who I do share some positions with, but I'm pretty sure that Grayson would shred him in any Constitutional law debate.
No disrespect here intended Squanto, but, every time I hear someone quote any type of higher education, especially from Ivy League Institutions, I have to laugh seriously. If any one actually believes that going to one of these academic arenas over other institutions or over a blue collar guy (such as myself and many other successful business and political individuals) gives this man any leg up is just sadly mistaken.
Its all about perception and interpretation. It has nothing to do with an academic credential on ones resume.
Some people interpret the Constitution and what America means as a nation one way, others preceive it in another, but by no means does attending Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia...etc...etc....give any individual a leg up on another. This has been false since day one in my view and has actually led to the current divide in the nation. We are not, nor have been, nor should we ever view an individuals educational experience with regards to where they attended academia as some type of higher elevation for government representation. That smacks of elitism and of an aristocracy class, this country was founded on the very principal that this notion was nonsense and actually did not work. And, in point of fact, it didn't.
I think the larger picture, in its simplist form, is always to remember that the "lower social class" or those not educated at these prime institutions far out number the elitest. And as always, we have shown our selves more than capable of handling the situation as well as taking those who use academic standards as a way to show they are above the rest what we think of that.
God Bless this great nation for allowing the little guys a chance to succeed and sticking it to the smug elitist cast who have proven time and again for over 100 year now that they can fuck up a wet dream with the best of em.