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the_archfiendFrothy actually said this, for no apparent good reason under the sun except - shock of shocks! - a demagogic appeal to ignorance:
AMHERST, New Hampshire — President Obama has laid out an ambitious agenda for America’s high school students, stating that by 2020, he wants the United States to be the world’s leader in proportion of college students. At other times, he has said he wants every student to graduate “college and career ready.”
Uh huh. Sure. I guess that Frothy really does think that it's okay for the World's supposed last superpower to have a second-rate educational system, but that's not surprising when you consider that undereducated people probably don't pay attention to issues concerning political corruption all that much.
AMHERST, New Hampshire — President Obama has laid out an ambitious agenda for America’s high school students, stating that by 2020, he wants the United States to be the world’s leader in proportion of college students. At other times, he has said he wants every student to graduate “college and career ready.”
To many, that would seem an effort to improve America’s lagging educational stature among the world’s largest countries. To former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R), however, that is a sign of Obama’s “elitist snobbery.”
While talking about education during a campaign stop in New Hampshire today, Santorum stated that Obama “said every child should go to college,” then declared, “What elitist snobbery out of this man!” The claim drew cheers from many in the crowd.Uh huh. Sure. I guess that Frothy really does think that it's okay for the World's supposed last superpower to have a second-rate educational system, but that's not surprising when you consider that undereducated people probably don't pay attention to issues concerning political corruption all that much.
