Bush, Kerry Had Similar Grades at Yale

[The diplomat]

During the campaign, Kerry was portrayed as the intellectual candidate who was far smarter than Bush.

Well, the truth is a bit different. Transcripts show that both Kerry and Bush got similar grades at Yale. Kerry had a cumulative average of 76% and got 4 D's during his four years. Bush had a cumulative average of 77% his first three years and got 1 D during his four years.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158776,00.html

[MikeH]

Has that been reported by a reputable news service?

[ajbera]

Boston Globe/boston.com

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/06/07/yale_grades_portray_kerry_as_a_lackluster_student/

[ajbera]

Kerry's Yale pic.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Grades are not a good measure of intelligence. It has a great deal to do with effort.

[Pekka]

That alone says nothing about their time in Yale. Cumulative average says nothing, if you get perfect score from wine tasting and blipblip, and suck at the major. And evne still, it doesn't say anything, if they had the same grades in same courses.

And intellect has nothing to do with school grades.

I didn't get good grades in HS. I'm aceing in Uni.

[JohnT]

This thread is so eight months ago.

[Pekka]

Then you watch them debate, and get one story from FOX none of the less and make a claim 'oh **** Bush is actually smarter!'.. I mean how stupid is that, really?

[molly bloom]

Mmm, yes, and members of the British Royal family have also managed to 'pass' their examinations and get into further education- Cambridge University.


Prince Charles: Interested in debates on education

said the caption to the photo.

Debates like: with your piss-poor grades how did you get into Cambridge ?


So when can we expect Charles & Bushbaby to set up a branch of Mensa World Leaders Club ?

[DerSchwarzfalke]

The natural assumption of people in America is that people from New England are just smarter.

For that, I thank you.

Our accents are prettier, too.

[Dauphin]

Re: Bush, Kerry Had Similar Grades at Yale

Originally posted by The diplomat
During the campaign, Kerry was portrayed as the intellectual candidate who was far smarter than Bush.

He was? I thought he was portrayed as a pair of beach sandals.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by molly bloom
Mmm, yes, and members of the British Royal family have also managed to 'pass' their examinations and get into further education- Cambridge University.


Prince Charles: Interested in debates on education

said the caption to the photo.

Debates like: with your piss-poor grades how did you get into Cambridge ?


So when can we expect Charles & Bushbaby to set up a branch of Mensa World Leaders Club ?

Come on. How can you not even make a passing shot at that Art A level of Harry's teacher?

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by ajbera
Kerry's Yale pic.

Yamma mamma, it's fright night.

[molly bloom]

Revealed:

Liberal plot to portray extinct giant sloth as smarter than Dear Leader

Sloth says: I was a Liberal dupe. I had help with my university courses from a wily coyote.


Bush Family celebrate proof of life inside Dear Leader's head.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by ajbera
Kerry's Yale pic.

My God, it's Lurch!