Post #15,576
10/29/01 1:29:18 PM
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Powel was a very mediocre student
of geology. He _does_ seem to enjoy talking about it in his memoir. How it has any bearing on his carrier that followed, I have no idea.
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Post #15,577
10/29/01 1:43:46 PM
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Why...
he's an underachieving Bart Simpson wanabe.
I always thought that Bart would grow up to be a General...head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and head of Dept of State. Right after he was done watching the Itchy and Scratchy marathon.
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
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Post #15,586
10/29/01 3:02:56 PM
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Underachiever
President Ronald Reagan was once giving a speech before some college students. He said something along those lines: "When I think back to my college years, all that goofing around that I did back then... I often tell myself: how much further I would have gone if I were a better student!"
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Post #15,595
10/29/01 3:52:53 PM
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That's what's missing in Powell and Dubya.
I abhorred the policies of RR, but the fact that he said what he did in your post is what I miss now. Is it good for the President of the United States, for a former Head of the Joint Chiefs and Secretary of State to boast of being bad students?
It's like they're saying, "See, we're marginal and we're a success!" How, exactly, are the parents of the schoolchildren who hear such things supposed to nuture a desire for learning and understanding when we have these bozos at the top of our pyramid?
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Post #15,599
10/29/01 4:11:41 PM
10/29/01 4:13:23 PM
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For the humor impared among us....
Reagan was joking! He _was_ actually boasting on how far he went despite being a mediocre student. Think about it: just _how_ much further could he have gone?
One more note: my point was - call Powel dumb, or a smooser, or whatever, but you can't call him underachiever. He acheived the highest goal in his choosen path. And then some.
Edited by Arkadiy
Oct. 29, 2001, 04:13:23 PM EST
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Post #15,601
10/29/01 4:30:00 PM
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Well, he could have been a *Good* President ;-)
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Post #15,600
10/29/01 4:19:27 PM
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What would you have them do...
tell all the kids that they'll never amount to anything unless they get straight A's?
Aside from that...I don't see a whole lot of junior high kids reading Colin Powell's book. But if Britney Spears comes out and says she was a lackluster student we'll probably have wholesale revolt.
Land of Opportunity....all bookworms unite!
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
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Post #15,602
10/29/01 4:30:58 PM
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So, we should be lead by the LCD?
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Post #15,603
10/29/01 4:41:55 PM
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Re: So, we should be lead by the LCD?
No, by CRT. Or by LSD.
:0)
(ducks)
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Post #15,605
10/29/01 5:01:58 PM
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Leadership is not taught in books.
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
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Post #15,579
10/29/01 2:10:07 PM
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Powell is a great schmoozer
I have heard the guy speak (on his youth organization/movement, the name of which escapes me at the moment) and he could sell snow to an Eskimo. He could sell saltwater to Tampa. He could sell sand to the Saudis.
As to actual *ability*, I think he's shown a dubious record.
"Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
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