Jay Nordlinger
155 to 2: A tale of epistemic closure
You’ll love this. The Daily Princetonian reports that 157 members of Princeton University’s faculty or staff have donated to the two presidential candidates. One hundred fifty-five donated to Obama; two donated to Romney. The two who donated to Romney were a visiting lecturer in engineering and a janitor.
A psychology professor told the paper that “professors in general are engaged in creating knowledge, so you have to be open to uncertainty and open to things being complicated.” She also said, in the paper’s words, that “there is even research that the speeches of liberal politicians are more cognitively complex.”
The janitor donated to Romney out of anti-abortion convictions.
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I can’t believe it! None of my colleagues voting for Romney!
thebrokenrattle on November 6, 2012 at 6:26 PM
It’s probably due to the democrat’s pro-pedophilia position championed by Harry Reid that the professors are attracted too.
Flange on November 6, 2012 at 6:29 PM
I love engineers. I skipped university to go into the trades, but of my friends who went to the U of A, much sport was had by the “gearheads” who routinely mocked the “arties”.
The political split between the engineering and the liberal arts students was predictable as well. People who learned how to build things went one way who those who learned how to whine about what’s been built went the other.
I understand the arties make great hamburgers though.
Alberta_Patriot on November 6, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Diversity.
Red Cloud on November 6, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Glad I could stand with the janitor.
rbj on November 6, 2012 at 6:40 PM
Gee, I guess we now know who their ‘Professor of Gay African Poetry of the 1890s’ supports. It wasn’t clear, previously.
/s
LegendHasIt on November 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM
This is the university that hired Krugman and Cornell West. After their political views were known.
Dextrous on November 6, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Donated to Cain. Big mistake considering some blond he was porking happened to live in the same building as Axelfart.
A students teach, B students work for the C students. Ever known an engineer not entirely devoted to schooling?
ahlaphus on November 6, 2012 at 7:01 PM
“Cognitively complex”?
Is that libturd speak for, “We don’t want you to
know what we are really thinking, so we jive
ya’ll asses”?
OkieDoc on November 6, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Nah, too much stringy meat. Not enough fats….
Tastes like soy.
DStreete on November 6, 2012 at 7:28 PM
Well, you know the old saying. “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with…….libtardian talking points”
DStreete on November 6, 2012 at 7:34 PM
What does this have to with voting for Obama? If you believe that things are complicated, you might have to be open to things that don’t fit your narrative, even if the kewl kidz criticize you.
Baerwulf on November 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM