[Polybius]

Many people with advanced degrees have attended several universities. Although I only attended one school for my AB (my degree is written in Latin, unlike the plebian degrees from the run of the mill schools), I obtained graduate training at George Washington U (DC), Indiana University (Bloomington IN), and University of Virginia. I was recruited by but did not attend both Columbia and Harvard Law (Obama's shools). So, what was that 5 schools? I either attended or I was actively recruited for them. That's hardly a red flag for anything. In fact, it means I'm pretty bright and you aren't!

Tell me, after you got your M.D., in which medical specialty you became Board Certified in and at what national percentile you scored in your specialty Board Examination and then we can decide if you are "pretty bright" and I am not.

Although it is true that graduate studies takes you to various universities, an undergraduate study that features such schools raises Red Flags.

Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester

North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study

University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism

Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester

University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in journalism

When trying to judge a potential President of the United States, whether you are curious about the academic record, or merely want to explain it away, is up to you considering how "bright" you are.

I happen to be curious about the matter, especially in regards to a candidate that could not name a single newspaper she read articles from.

[muawiyah]

That's not the exact question she was asked. That's a downstream interpretive presentation of what seemed to have been asked, that is, it is propaganda.

Frankly, if I read the NYT, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post and the LA Times regularly I'd have to say I didn't get any meaningful ideas at all from any of them, and I would imagine you wouldn't either unless you a braindead Democrat, then any idea is a "new idea".

BTW, not all graduate study has to do with getting an MD. There are many other fields of endeavor. Ms. Palin's undergraduate career is typical of people with little money to spend on higher education. They work their way through college, and take their opportunities as they come up.

Your interest in her college career is intriguing. Weren't you around when we discussed several threads that covered the topic?

BTW, Abraham Lincoln was self-taught. You knew that, right?

[Diogenesis]

What is point?
She is smart enuf to govern a city and state
and poll above 80%.

I doubt you or I could have done those things WELL, like her.