Josh Marshall: I saw a headline somewhere over the weekend that the campaign had reset to one between the Happy Tribe and the Angry Tribe. It's always reductive to try to capture the vast complexity of two national campaigns in a simple catch phrase or binary opposition. But those broad descriptions can capture realities that transcend the details; they are often the takeaway for those watching only at a distance.
Oh my. Looks like even Trump got infected with a little bit of Kamala's Team Happy. He went on and on about her, well the "drawing" of her on the cover of Time Magazine, even comparing her to the Melania! He even called her beautiful. Here's the cover: x.com
"#26 | Posted by SpeakSoftly"
Well, I will hand it to you - your reply is just as dumb as Yav's but you did find a novel way to showcase your stupidity. Unfortunately for you:
www.sciencedirect.com
" Individuals who identify as Republican have greater probability knowledge
Individuals who identify as Republican have higher verbal reasoning ability
Individuals who identify as Republican have better question comprehension
Cognitive ability's effect on party identity works through socio-economic position"
For me, I TRUST THE SCIENCE. The more liberal you are, the dumber you are and the higher the likelihood you have a mental illness...again, it is just facts -------.
@#37 ... Hats off to you - and I completely agree with you (as does the science): Liberals are stupid, poor, and have mental illnesses at much higher rates than conservatives. ...
So, your current alias admits that the base of Democrats tends to be the lower and middle class working people, while the base of the Republicans tends to be the wealthy.
Good. That's a start.
Now, the next step is ...
How do we raise the educational opportunities of the lower and middle class?
Or do the republicans just want to keep the lower and middle class "in their place?"
For starters, why does Project 2025 want to eliminate the Department of Education?
Project 2025 and education: A lot of bad ideas, some more actionable than others
www.brookings.edu
... Project 2025 outlines a radical policy agenda that would dramatically reshape the federal government. The report was spearheaded by the right-wing Heritage Foundation and represents the policy aims of a large coalition of conservative activists. While former President Trump has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, many of the report's authors worked in the previous Trump administration and could return for a second round. Trump, himself, said in 2022, "This is a great group, and they're going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do."
In other words, Project 2025 warrants a close look, even if the Trump campaign would like Americans to avert their gaze.
Project 2025's education agenda proposes a drastic overhaul of federal education policy, from early childhood through higher education. Here's just a sample of the Project 2025 education-related recommendations:
- - - Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- - - Eliminate the Head Start program for young children in poverty
- - - Discontinue the Title I program that provides federal funding to schools serving low-income children
- - - Rescind federal civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students
- - - Undercut federal capacity to enforce civil rights law
- - - Reduce federal funding for students with disabilities and remove guardrails designed to ensure these children are adequately served by schools
- - - Promote universal private school choice
- - - Privatize the federal student loan portfolio
It's an outrageous list, and that's just the start of it.
...
This is what fmr Trump wants to do...
He probably would have passed the first time as the CA bar is not that big of a deal. I have many friends that passed it on the first go - some from top schools, some from crappy no-name schools. But, this is just speculation and not based on the science like: Liberals are stupid, poor, and have mental illnesses at much higher rates than conservatives.
#40 | Posted by Claudio
Your assessment of trump's mental abilities reveals your own mental abilities.
nymag.com
"Dumbed down intelligence briefings still to difficult for trump to read"
@#40 ... He probably would have passed the first time as the CA bar ...
Based upon fmr Pres Trump extensive legal education?
fwiw...
Where did Donald Trump go to law school? What degree did he get?
www.quora.com
... We don't know what Mr. Trump's GPA was, and despite his multiple demands during the campaign that Obama release his transcripts ( "I heard [Obama] was a terrible student, terrible...I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records."), Mr. Trump has failed to produce his transcripts when asked.
What we do know is that Mr. Trump graduated with a bachelor's degree from Wharton without honors and that one of his professors there is reported to have said "Donald Trump was the dumbest goddam student I ever had."
(By contrast Obama graduated with honors magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and in the top 10 per cent of his class.) ...
He probably would have passed the first time as the CA bar is not that big of a deal.
Hardest Bar Exams By StateClaudio is not too bright. He's quite the dim bulb who thinks he's a blowtorch.
1. California
Length: Two days
Pass rate: 52%
Law students across the US may be familiar with the famed "impossible" California bar exam. But why is the California bar exam so hard? For starters, the cut score (the score needed to pass the test) of the California bar is 1390 out of 2000, which is 40 points above the national average.
"He probably would have passed the first time as the CA bar is not that big of a deal.
Hardest Bar Exams By State
1. California
Length: Two days
Pass rate: 52%
#43 | Posted by tonyroma"
Let's break this down: the average IQ of a lawyer is ~108 (www.thelawyer.com) - meaning even with the most conservative application to the Bell Curve, a person with a 108 IQ would pass the bar. How does 108 rate? Well, it would place you in about the top 30% of IQ. Given that she failed it on the first go round, it would imply Kamala's IQ is less than the mean of 108.
So, this CA bar that you -------- think is so hard is actually well suited to people with an IQ in ~the top 40% of US adults. That isn't selective.
@#44 ... I disagree with working part for the poor liberals. They tend to have a 100% lock on the welfare class with average hours worked way less than the conservatives. ...
Got any substantiation for that assertion?
Here's what I found when I looked for ~who receives welfare benefits.~...
Fact Check | Are Black people the majority of welfare recipients?
www.revolt.tv
... Even with consistent data, the association between Black people and welfare has remained prevalent, especially the "welfare queen" myth. The phrase is meant to depict a Black woman exploiting the welfare system for personal gain.
THE CLAIM: The majority of people on welfare assistance are Black. "Welfare queens" exist and they constantly take advantage of government social support programs.
OUR RATING: False
As it stands, the United States government spends over $1 trillion on social safety net programs. This includes everything from child nutrition to housing assistance. Of these programs, welfare assistance accounts for an estimated $15 billion. Requesting government help is not limited to one type of group or people. But stereotypes linking Black people to welfare assistance or fraud remain entrenched in popular discourse. Economic disparities exist between racial groups and also within different demographics like age or gender. For Black people, every generation's experience in political and technological advancement has been paired with the ongoing drumbeat of discrimination in employment, education, and housing.
The majority of those who receive government assistance in the U.S. are not Black. Using research from the Urban Institute (gathering data from 59 million people), the graph below presents the largest percentage of welfare recipients in 2019. The majority of recipients were white (43 percent), followed by Hispanic (26 percent), and Black (23 percent). These figures fall in line with population demographics and debunk the misconception that welfare programs are predominantly associated with the Black community. ...
@#44 ... Detroit spends $16,742 per student each year...Baltimore school system is now spending $22,424 per student.. ...
Got links? I'm curious about what year those numbers represent.
Here's one I found...
Inequality in Public School Funding: Key Issues & Solutions for Closing the Gap (2020)
soeonline.american.edu
... Millions of students and educators in the US grapple with disparities in their schools on a daily basis. The harsh reality is some schools have the benefit of quality buildings and facilities, while others must make do with leaking ceilings and makeshift gymnasiums. Some schools provide up-to-date instructional materials and equipment, while others have outdated computers and textbooks. It's no wonder that achievement gaps exist when the playing field is so uneven. What accounts for these dramatic differences, and how can they be fixed?
While no single factor creates these stark contrasts, inequality in public school funding certainly contributes. Addressing the unfortunate disparities in public education requires taking a hard look at gaps in funding, among other things, and coming up with solutions that ensure public education in the US gives all students the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Despite the intense challenge and years of failed policies to eliminate deep inequities in public education, funding reforms have the power to shift the status quo.
Some states and local districts have already revised their funding systems and made significant strides in student achievement as a result. By examining such successes, other policy makers can adopt strategic changes and help ensure US public schools give every student a quality education.
The Flaws of the Current Funding System
The financing systems of public schools in the US ensure that community wealth disparities carry over into education. By relying largely on property taxes to fund schools, which can vary widely between wealthy and poor areas, districts create funding gaps from the word go.
Affluent areas end up with well-funded schools and low-income areas end up with poorly funded schools. ...
@#48 ... How does 108 rate? Well, it would place you in about the top 30% of IQ. ...
What Is the Normal Range for IQ?
www.medicinenet.com
... IQ scores between 90 and 109 indicate normal or average intelligence. ...
Is is the Washington Times reporting on PEW RESEARCH -------.
You poor poster. You just aren't the example to prove your thesis, are you?
First - your citation's first line: OPINION:
It's not peer reviewed, and it's not a scientific study.
All you've done is show everyone how you're on Team Mad.
Plain ol' weird if you ask me.
And just for fun (so sorry, Tony!) a more recent study:
"There was a significant negative correlation between intelligence and political conservatism"
"More recently, Bouchard et al. (2003) found a linear trend in which more intelligent people were less conservative, as did Kanazawa (2010), Stankov (2009), and Woodley of Menie and Dunkel (2015). Similarly, McCourt, Bouchard, Lykken, Tellegen, and Keyes (1999) observed that low levels of intelligence were associated with high scores on Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA), as did Heaven, Ciarrochi, and Leeson (2011). The latter group of researchers also reported a negative association between Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and cognitive ability.
www.sciencedirect.com
Explains the MAGA movement, doesn't it?
Trump Flails Trying to Respond to Kamala Calling Him "Weird" (July 2024)
newrepublic.com
... Donald Trump is struggling to find a comeback to Kamala Harris calling him weird.
@#82 ... he "Opinion Piece" is just restating data from Pew Research ...
Which it did not link.
Why?
well accepted as fact in EVERY scientific paper on the matter
LMAO!
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
psychiatryonline.org
www.psychologytoday.com
www.scientificamerican.com
neuroethics.upenn.edu
@#91 ... In the cross tabs: pew research american trends panel wave 64 ...
@#74 ... Which is why everything I post is backed up by links and facts ...
I didn't see a link.
Yer up.
fwiw, i popped "pew research american trends panel wave 64" into my search engine of choice.
I found this...
American Trends Panel Wave 64 (2020)
www.pewresearch.org
yer current alias really needs to troll harder.
This seems to be the theme song for the trolling current alias Claudio...
Failure - Skinny (1998)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt...
genius.com
...
Why have I always been a failure?
Why have I always been a failure?
Why have I always been a failure?
What can the reason be?
Talking to myself at stations
Slipping in the pouring rain
Ripped my new shirt
Pocket with a hole and
Chasing all the coins
Rolling down the drain
...
Killing trolls is difficult.
They're more like hydras.
Cut off the head of one and two more appears.
@#127 ... Actually, it is very easy to do if you have a brain in your head and facts on your side. ...
Yeah, but links and facts seem foreign to your current alias.
imo, this song seems apropos in describing what your current alias has posted here this evening...
Frank Black - [I Want to Live on an] Abstract Plain (1994)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt...
...
I've had it with this town
I never saw those shifting skies
I never saw the ground
Or the sunset rise
I want to live on an abstract plain
I'm building a frame
A place to put my ten-yard stare
Thinking of that paint
Painted in plain air
I want to live on an abstract plain
I need a new address
I want some new terrain
Is it North or South?
I want to live on an abstract plain
...
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