MissU28 Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 Where does MD go? Democrat by the way... MD definitely counts as PHD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Democrat/masters I've read studies before that said folks with bachelors degrees are fairly evenly split between Dem and Republican. A substantial majority of people with advanced degrees are liberals. At the same time the other end of the spectrum is also tilted Dem in that people with no highschool education also vote Democrat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_RedskinsFan Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I guess i am the lowest educated person on ES, or the only honest one anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 For this to have any validity, votes would have to be made public and we'd have to survey a very large sample-in the thousands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 North of Virginia, south of Pennsylvania. And 100% Whoop***! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I guess i am the lowest educated person on ES, or the only honest one anyway. Did you miss my post?...I am a Independent though,so no poll for me. I own a successful business as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_RedskinsFan Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Did you miss my post?...I am a Independent though,so no poll for me.I own a successful business as well. I was just looking at the poll results, i did see your post. We got to stick together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Doesn't matter how educated you are, it matters what you do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Does a wife with a degree nagging you for 25 yrs get any college credit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Finishing my master's now and will be working on the PhD soon. While I value my education and know it is necessary to get where I want in life, I know that's not for a lot of people and I don't look down on them for that. A couple of the smartest, most quick-witted, common sensical people I know don't have degrees higher than a high school diploma. And at the other end of the spectrum, a few of the biggest jerks with zero common sense that I know actually have MD's or law degrees. So in all reality, it's not the degree that makes the person intelligent, because good Lordie, I have a few morons in my classes right now who I have no idea how they've made it this far...IN LIFE. Now before anyone brings up the disdain for celebrities that I've shown in other threads, it is in large part due to the fact that they don't live in a real world. They seriously have no grasp on reality, I mean SERIOUSLY. So yeah, uneducated plus no grasp on reality is a bad thing in my book...whereas normal, everyday people who might not have a high level of education but still have real life experience rank a lot higher in my view than a celeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like Chicken Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Doesn't matter how educated you are, it matters what you do with it. :applause: Wife is an M.D. and Democrat, guess that makes her smarter than me (and she would also argue that M.D.>Ph.D.). But she married me, so how smart could she be? Bachelor's of science here, Democrat- and she is not the primary breadwinner every year, so 'booyah' to SS's comment above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I have a MS in Chemistry, working on my PhD in Pharmacology/Toxicology. I would consider myself a democrat, and more than likely will vote for Obama, but I am not opposed to voting for an opposing party if I think they're worth a crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Your poll is weak-minded. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARLORD1863 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I believe the question was on education level, not success level. However, I agree that higher education doesn't always equal the highest success. I got a B.A. in History and I'll be getting my Masters in Education by May. I'll have a job with a salary of about $45,000 annually starting out. I know some guys from college who are making $100,000 right now and another who is being considered for a $200,000 job. All were lazy bums who just barely managed to get a B.A. in anything. Even if I got a PhD and worked at a university... I STILL wouldn't hit those numbers. Thank God I actually love what I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like Chicken Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I believe the question was on education level, not success level. However, I agree that higher education doesn't always equal the highest success. I got a B.A. in History and I'll be getting my Masters in Education by May. I'll have a job with a salary of about $45,000 annually starting out. I know some guys from college who are making $100,000 right now and another who is being considered for a $200,000 job. All were lazy bums who just barely managed to get a B.A. in anything. Even if I got a PhD and worked at a university... I STILL wouldn't hit those numbers. Thank God I actually love what I'm doing. True success is if you love what youre doing, and your starting out salary makes for a lot of tips at the Diamond. (BTW, Reic won a VIP pass for us next time we're there lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARLORD1863 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 True success is if you love what youre doing, and your starting out salary makes for a lot of tips at the Diamond. (BTW, Reic won a VIP pass for us next time we're there lol) Nice. I miss the Diamond so much. Nothing around here even comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 True success is if you love what youre doing, and your starting out salary makes for a lot of tips at the Diamond. (BTW, Reic won a VIP pass for us next time we're there lol) I think true success is not having to work, but working because you want to. When your assets grow to the point where they provide enough income to sustain you and allow you to pursue your own interests, you've succeeded. You have removed yourself from the "grind" and experience a degree of freedom others just can't match. For example a person earning 50k a year in capital gains consistently and has the courage to "retire" at a very early age has more control of his life than a person making 200k in year working long hours. This is just my opinion BTW, not saying your view of things is incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like Chicken Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I think true success is not having to work, but working because you want to. When your assets grow to the point where they provide enough income to sustain you and allow you to pursue your own interests, you've succeeded. You have removed yourself from the "grind" and experience a degree of freedom others just can't match.For example a person earning 50k a year in capital gains consistently and has the courage to "retire" at a very early age has more control of his life than a person making 200k in year working long hours. This is just my opinion BTW, not saying your view of things is incorrect. Good points, Des, maybe this should be its own thread. Anywho, we all agree true success is hacking away on ES at 2am. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I got my GED in Ft Riley Kansas after joining the military. then took night classes etc... I'm currently studying my 1200 page CISSP book in a long line of others: IT doesn't slow down for the lazy. I'd say being able to work my own hours and pick my kids up at school, allow them to play with their friends at the playground for an hour before going home. Going to the icecream social Friday night, and spending 5-6 hours a night with them is entirely more important than if i took social studies 21 years ago. They so far seem to be doing quite well, which is what i'm looking at long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardi gras skin Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I answered but i dont see how this matters. I only have a high school degree, but i own half of a very successful company. It pisses me off when people with college education look down upon me cause i do not have one. Just cause you have a college degree does not mean you are better educated IMO. Yep. I have a master's degree and my best friend, a business owner, didn't spend one day in college. He's the guy I go to when I'm looking for advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 There have been IQ tests done between republicans and democrats. Both scored the same at 105. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I'm a libertarian with a Masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHOPSkins Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 There have been IQ tests done between republicans and democrats.Both scored the same at 105. Yeah but who conducted the Tests? :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 how does the quote go? - "if you're an 18 year old conservative, you have no heart. If you're a 40 year old liberal, you have no brain" Ah, good old Winston Churchill. No wonder they named my old high school after him. Where's the "I'm Libertarian and I have a Master's degree" choice?:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 The way I heard it Zoony: "If you're young and not liberal, then you don't have a heart. If you're old and not conservative you don't have a brain." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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