Posted on 03/16/2010 9:56:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
If you thought Paul Krugman was the only nut on the Princeton faculty, you'd be dead wrong.
U.S. News and World Report advises that Princeton historian and professor of politics emeritus Fred Greenstein gives Obama almost perfect high marks as president.
Try to read this without laughing. Better yet, swallow before proceeding to a summary of the professor's views of the most arrogant ("I Won"), ill-informed, vague on details and short on follow up polarizing President ever..
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Public Communication: A. Reason: Obama has offered highly substantive arguments for his agenda and moved to respond to a complex media environment.[Ed: When and on what?]
Organizational Capacity: A. Reason: Obama, surrounded by strong personalities, has kept unity among his troops, delivered a strong message, and shown himself to be even-handed.[Ed:With a majority of both houses being of his party what has he accomplished besides creating disunity among his own people and harmony among his many opponents?]
Political Skill: Incomplete. Reason: As a conciliator, it's unclear if his style will work in a polarized political world.[Ed: But for the phony summit on healthcare-- which came too late and in which he behaved too arrogantly dismissive of the views of his opponents-- name a single meeting with his opponents. Better yet, specify a single conciliatory act]
Policy Vision: B. Reason: When addressing his vision, he enunciates it in terms of an integrated set of components, though he appears open to junking portions that aren't politically feasible.[Ed:Actually it is increasingly obvious that he's outsourced legislation to Pelosi and Reid, has paid little attention to substance and frequently refers to things in the legislation that are not there or says he would veto things which, in fact, are in the legislation he endorses.]
Cognitive Style: A. Reason: He has a style marked by a capacity for complex thinking and analytical detachment and a preoccupation with seeking evidence.[Ed:He always sounds mushy to me and afraid to do more than vote "present'.]
Emotional Intelligence: A. Obama has clear command of his emotions, as he himself noted when he said that he doesn't get too high when things are going well or too low when they aren't.[Ed:The professor and I must have been watching a different healthcare summit. And missed all those gestures Obama makes with his third finger when speaking about his opposition before audiences who unlike the professor apparently know what that means.
Will white guilt be covered under ObamaCare?
No one who cared about their children's moral character would send their child to those places.
It’s Princeton. Not a credible institution for higher learning.
Hell will have to turn up the heat to give these scumbags what they deserve for destroying the last island of freedom in the world.
So Princeton is supposed to be where the smart kids go? Right? Missed it, what does the professor teach?
How dare you disparage Brook Shields’ alma mater.
The professor missed that whole social secretary thing then?
“What are you gonna’ do about it? Stein?!” —The Blues Brothers
NYT: scum
Krugman: scum
Greenstein: scum
and from my post of 30 seconds ago, just to show how fast this stuff is coming at us -—
Pelosi: scum.
Klein:scum
You’re right: this is not America.
Wow
My wonderful nephew was accepted by Princeton. His parents and I gently suggested he consider the University of Southern California instead. He’s now a happy Trojan in his third year, and actually receiving a college education. Fight on!
I have read that Princeton has had a problem with grade inflation but this proves it.
Alternative headline: “Bonehead Blathers”
This wordy paeon to His Worship reminds me of Will Ferrell’s parody version of The Architect (from The Matrix Reloaded) at the MTV Movie Awards in 2003: “I can use big words! CONCORDANTLY!”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Awards_Reloaded
It will be necessary to ban ivy league elites from government, if we intend to break the bonds of statist slavery. Cleaning up our universities will be an important part of restoring liberty.
“It’s Princeton. Not a credible institution for higher learning.”
Agreed.
Now there’s a bumper sticker slogan I like!
I'm buying a boat with the $100,000 that Obama will give me after I save my $4000 a year in Insurance Premiums.
Wadda ya think, a new Sea Ray?
I graduated from Cornell in 1983 (one year ahead of Ann Coulter). It was very liberal in 1983. It is much worse today.
An Ivy League education is highly over-rated.
One exception might be a major in Engineering, where studies will consume all your free time. Nevertheless, they still have to prod through a few liberal arts requirements
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