the big names of politics (1 Viewer)

[mr EaZy]

i know that john howard did law/comm - dunno where.
mark latham did economics (thats what i heard at usyd open day) usyd
George bush- law/commerce (if i rem correctly) - harvard


ok what about the really big guys (in recent times)

-like Kofee annan
-hans blix
- mohammed el baradei
- Ian Engeland - the UN guy coordinating the relief efforts in SE ASIA


what did they study? and where if possible.

oh yeah, i was readin the paper today and notice that Bang bang udhiono has the title DR.

what is he a doctor of??

thanks guys

 

[ZabZu]

I wonder how much George Bush snr paid to get little Georgie into Harvard.

Didn't Latham do a arts/social sciences degree?

 

[Sarah168]

George Bush actually did a Bachelor of Arts(Or lib studies...whatever the Americans call it) (History) at Yale and an MBA (Master of Business Administration) at Harvard...I cant believe I actually know this off the top of my head

Zabzu: Latham did a B eco degree at USYD

Oh yeah and John Howard did his combined law degree at USYD

 

[absolution*]

John howard did his law degree at USYD.

 

[mr EaZy]

very good sarah and absolution

hmm, i actually thought G.Bush went to harvard law school,
nope, yeah ur right, business at harvard.

 

[mr EaZy]

and zabzu, u dont have to be rich to get an education!
although money does help

 

[ohne]

Howard has an LLB from USyd.

I'm not sure about those international guys you mentioned.

Costello has Arts/Law from Monash.
Latham has Economics from USyd.
Crean has Economics/Law from Monash.
Abbott has Economics/Law from USyd and and Master of Philosophy from Oxford through Rhodes scholarship.

Most of our leaders are very well educated.

There are at least half a dozen liberal backbenchers who are previous Rhodes scholars!

 

[absolution*]

Latham is the odd one out. And it shows.

 

[Lorie]

Pauline Hanson - years of experiance in the art of fish and chips

 

[absolution*]

I wonder who would have a higher IQ out of Bush and Hanson...

 

[Lorie]

I wonder who would have a higher IQ out of Bush and Hanson...

yeah i say we get them together and find out who is the dumbest polly. It can be a realty TV show to add to the stupidity.

 

[absolution*]

And Donald Trump can be the host.

 

[Generator]

Latham has a B Eco (hons) rather than just a B Eco... He isn't the odd one out at all.

 

[Lorie]

And Donald Trump can be the host.

yeah yeah, and at the end he can point at the loser and go "Your Stupid!!!"

 

[absolution*]

Well i think the fact everyone else has done law and he hasnt renders him the odd one out.

 

[neo o]

Well i think the fact everyone else has done law and he hasnt renders him the odd one out.

Someone is a little naive aren't we now? A law degree (or studying for one) is hardly indicitive of intelligence, I cite your signature as evidence.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I agree, law people seem to be dumb...

 

[Phanatical]

I know people who were over 20 UAI points under the cutoff who are more suitable to study law than some law students.

 

[Bone577]

Noam Chomsky didn't even finish University (2nd year drop-out). He went on to revolutionise Philosophy, Linguistics and has become the leading dissident intellectual in the world. Not to mention he is the most quoted man alive, and the 3rd most quotes (i think, may be 4th) person/thing ever, sitting behind the Bible and Shakespear.

Shows how much a degree means, also he is a big name in politics so it is still relevant to the thread.

 

[spell check]

shaun micallef did law at adelaide somewhere

that's what matters

oh and peter garret did it at unsw