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mirakon

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what other degree does Op want them to have?

I mean just because you got a massive ATAR that doesn't make you a political genius. Politics is not about how good you are at school
 

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Anyone who says Tony Abbott is intelligent..I just kinda cringe. It goes to show you can have some fancy degree but no actual intelligence.
 

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Anyone who says Tony Abbott is intelligent..I just kinda cringe. It goes to show you can have some fancy degree but no actual intelligence.
Tony Abbot IS intelligent- as in- book smart. It's really his traditional/conservative outlook which makes us generalise him as retarded.
 

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They teach leadership, but how can they begin to fathom the difficulty of leading a country!
 

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Anyone who says Tony Abbott is intelligent..I just kinda cringe. It goes to show you can have some fancy degree but no actual intelligence.
This post goes to show that you can call someone unintelligent just because you disagree with them....
 

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since when did intelligence = university degree?

scorch, for example is doing arts and he has one of the brightest minds on here
Bit biased isn't it? Any religious nut could call him a stupid imbecile.

The only real way to measure a poli's intelligence would be making them sit the same the same test on the same topics /issues that concern parliment.

The closesest thing i can think of is a uni degree
 

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i'm pretty sure The Simpsons proved that smart people don't necessarily make great politicians...
 

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The closesest thing i can think of is a uni degree

George Washington did not go to university

George W Bush completed a law degree at Yale Univeristy and an MBA at Harvard university

your move
 

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I've just been looking at the qualifications of some of our ministers and none of them seem to be that intelligent.
Julia Gillard has an Arts/Law degree
Swanny Lectured studied and lectured in Public administration
Ruddy (ex-minister now) has just an Arts Degree

Ken Henry (secretary to treasury) is probably the most qualified person in our parliamentary system with a Ph.D. in economics

Why do none of our leaders seem to be properly qualified. If there's going to be someone running the country, you'd hope they had at least have a bachelors in economics.

What are your views on this? Are there any other people with qualifications like Henry?
sorry, what degree do you have? im sure your school certificate looks very impressive. its not the degree so much its the work and life experience, otherwise there would be a room full of asians studying to be pm's. the minister for defence isnt a fighter pilot, julia gillard wasn't a teacher and david campbell wasnt a train.
 
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sorry, what degree do you have? im sure your school certificate looks very impressive. its not the degree so much its the work and life experience, otherwise there would be a room full of asians studying to be pm's. the minister for defence isnt a fighter pilot, julia gillard wasn't a teacher and david campbell wasnt a train.
Hahaha, I think I laughed harder than I really should have but nonetheless good post.
 

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sorry, what degree do you have? im sure your school certificate looks very impressive. its not the degree so much its the work and life experience, otherwise there would be a room full of asians studying to be pm's. the minister for defence isnt a fighter pilot, julia gillard wasn't a teacher and david campbell wasnt a train.
he was, however, involved in several man-trains.
 

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