Yale grades portray Kerry as a lackluster student

rcecale · rcecale's Garage

And all this time he was portrayed as some sort of "intellectual". Sheesh!

Click here.

Randy

928ram · 06-07-2005, 08:27 AM

Check out that Greasy Kid's Stuff!

gaijindabe · 06-07-2005, 08:30 AM

Too busy running for President, I suppose. But this figures:

"Another of his strongest efforts, a 77, came in French class."

mikester · 06-07-2005, 08:30 AM

Grades aren't something I'm going to hold against anyone (except my son of course) - especially considering my own when I was younger

stevepaa · 06-07-2005, 08:37 AM

Both came from wealthy families. What was their incentive to get good grades-a good job? They were both just average students.

david.avery · david.avery's Garage

Dang, couldn't he muster up a better headshot than that?

rcecale · rcecale's Garage

Kerry was (is) definately an over-achiever in the "ugly" category!

Hah...look who's talkin'!

Randy

einreb · 06-07-2005, 10:03 AM

A friend of mine's dad went to school with both of them. This article is an interesting perspective comparing the two.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/02/ln/ln09a.html

I think he pulled some punches with both of them for the sake of being kind. My impression from my friend is that Kerry was bright, hard working and ambitious, but a bit of an ass. Bush was the guy you would rather party with, but don't ask him for help on your homework.

-bernie

speeder · 06-07-2005, 10:10 AM

Bush was a fun guy in a frat house way I'm guessing, (probably had the best drugs as well), but like Bernie said, you wouldn't want him on your quiz-bowl team. Still wouldn't.

gaijindabe · 06-07-2005, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by einreb
A friend of mine's dad went to school with both of them.

-bernie

"When they were about 12, Downs recalled, Kerry told him of his desire to be president of the United States."

Uggg. Probably wooped into the poor boy in the cradle.. Sad, really...

stevepaa · 06-07-2005, 11:59 AM

Kerry graduated in 1966, Bush in 1968. Yale came recruiting some of us to come as a freshman in 1967, but my parents couldn't afford that. I guess I missed the party boat. darn

chibone_914 · 06-07-2005, 12:32 PM

''I always told my Dad that D stood for distinction,"

I always felt a "D" grade stood for "dumbass", "C" stood for "Just as good as all the other dummies in class" and "B" stood for "Just Barely above a C grade"

I was always very hard on myself in school and just eeked out an 89 average for my four years.