How Come We Are a Nation of Idiots?

[Bobbieo]

According to the subhead on a front page story in today’s Yuma Sun – 27 percent of the residents in the county- 18,000 over the age of 25 – have no documented education past the 9th grade.

And you “bring her on” DUers scoff at the thought that Sarah Palin could be our next president.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Good planning.

:shrug:

[qnr]

2. Technically, I'm in that group. I dropped out of HS after 3 months.

However, I don't know if that "documented education" includes GEDs.

[Bobbieo]

5. 27 percent of Yuma County residents over 25 lack a HS diploma or HS certification according to the

AZ Dept of Education.

[Hannah Bell]

16. 43% of the population of yuma county reports speaking spanish at home.

i don't think it's a big leap to surmise that a county on the us-mexico border with a high percent of folks speaking spanish at home has a high percent of recent immigrants from mexico, which explains the finding that 1/4 have no documented HS graduation.

but that says nothing about the us as a whole. nor does it mean that the people of yuma county, or the people of the us, are idiots.

[FBaggins]

17. +1

Yep. The statistic says little to nothing about the nation as a whole.

[Maccagirl]

3. I don't scoff at the notion of a President Palin

I think it's highly likely-and I need help with plans when it happens so I'm not living on the streets of Toronto. Any advice?

[Bobbieo]

7. I wish i could give you some advice but it is hard to be practical in these times

when I just saw 5 seasoned, qualified Hispanic politicians in the county defeated by Tea Party people and our Progressive state Senator - health care champion - outed by the Tea Party chairman. I'm pretty discouraged right now!

Congressman Raul Grijalva lost here, too and the TPers here have been on his butt ever since.

[provis99]

4. Sarah Palin has a college degree. Does that mean she is not an idiot?

[Bobbieo]

6. Some people like Palin lack the brain cells, while others lack the incentive or opportunity.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

8. 20 % think Obama is a Muslim. And then we ask for their opinion.

[Kucinich Feingold]

15. Good call right there.

It's like they just read his name "Hussin" and decided that he was a "Muslim".

[handmade34]

9. there certainly are too many uneducated people

in this country, but the real problem lies with the number of people lacking any kind of empathy and/or civility in our communities

[Bobbieo]

10. They vote - and that puts us between a rock and a hard place.

[Starry Messenger]

11. I don't get this post.

President Obama won over 66 million votes in 2008, the most ever. The education levels have not changed by much in the last two years, I don't think. If Palin wins, it isn't because everyone in the intervening time got dumber.

[Bobbieo]

12. Chances are that a lot of people who voted for Obama in 08 will not vote

for him in '12 - for many reasons. I doubt I will still be alive two years from now.

[Starry Messenger]

14. Well, if that does happen, it won't be because of the "intelligence" of the electorate.

or lack thereof.

[Speck Tater]

13. Not just Americans. Humans in general are not only ignorant, but proud of their ignorance. nt