If someone appears to be repeatedly personal, lean towards patience as they might not mean offense. If you are sure, however, then do not deepen the problem by being negative; instead, simply place them on ignore by clicking the unhappy yellow face to the right of their name.
- Manlobbi
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
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“Joe Biden Crashes Dr. Jill’s White House Dinner Party For Teachers, Takes Microphone, Lies About Being a Professor at UPenn (VIDEO)
After returning from North Carolina, Biden shuffled into the East Room of the White House in a surprise appearance, took the microphone, and lied about being a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.”
““By the way, I actually taught for a number of years in law school and then I was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania,” Biden said.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/joe-biden...News you won’t see or hear from the left wing media. They bury such truths on Biden.
No. of Recommendations: 12
News you won’t see or hear from the left wing media. They bury such truths on Biden.Except it's Gateway Pundit that's lying.
Biden
was a professor at U. Penn. His critics like to call that a lie because Biden didn't teach a course, but they're wrong. There's no requirement to actually teach to be a professor, and he's absolutely truthful that he held that position.
And of course, Biden
did actually teach a number of years in law school - he was an adjunct professor while serving in the Senate. You can see pictures of it:
https://www.widener.edu/news/news-archive/he-was-m...Albaby
No. of Recommendations: 2
And of course, Biden did actually teach a number of years in law school - he was an adjunct professor while serving in the Senate.I'd like to have seen him in action as a teacher. I've had both great ones, and pretty lousy ones during my academic career. Just like not all teachers and medical doctors - even some great ones - graduated in the top of their class, not all presidents and vice presidents did either. And not that it really matters, but Biden, just like a few others, wasn't that great of a student. From
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/28826/9-presid...By all accounts, Biden wasn’t the world’s greatest student, but he made up for his academic shortcomings with sheer likability. Biden ranked 506th out of 688 students in the University of Delaware’s class of 1965, but a professor still recommended him for law school “on grounds of personality and general promise.” The future VP didn’t exactly turn on the jets once he got to law school, either. He finished 76th in his class of 85 students at Syracuse, and admitted to plagiarism in his first year of law school. But again, a dean recommended him for a job on the basis of his “confidence,” “general physical appearance,” and “general speaking ability.”Kind of amusing that comment about his speaking ability, even despite his life-long struggle with stuttering!
No. of Recommendations: 2
There's no requirement to actually teach to be a professor - albaby
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Sez who? Is there some authoritative body that administers the official criteria.
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And of course, Biden did actually teach a number of years in law school - he was an adjunct professor while serving in the Senate. You can see pictures of it:“Fact-check: Was Joe Biden a full professor for four years?
Joe Biden: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
Ruling: Half True”
SNIP
“The handbook describes the "primary" activity of a practice professor as teaching, though they may also "supervise independent studies and internships, serve on committees and attend school faculty meetings."
According to the tax forms he has released, Biden received more than $900,000 from the university for holding the position between 2017 and 2019.
His post "involved no regular classes and around a dozen public appearances on campus, mostly in big, ticketed events," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/poli...So, Dementia Joe does what he does best——->LIE.
No. of Recommendations: 5
Sez who? Is there some authoritative body that administers the official criteria.
Sez Ron Ozio, the university’s director of media relations: "Penn has many different models of professorships. Not all are tenure-track and involve teaching regular classes. Some are clinicians, some are researchers, and others are professors of the practice, the category that applied to President Biden."
Biden served as Benjamin Franklin Presidential Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania and Ozio said he was "phenomenally successful. He helped to expand the university’s global outreach, while sharing his wisdom and insights with thousands of Penn students through University-wide events, talks and classroom visits."
Biden’s professorship included affiliations with the Annenberg School for Communication, Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences, and the Wharton School.
After Biden, Jeb Bush took the role; their tenure overlapped.
I'm heading out to a concert. I understand Hope Hicks destroyed Trump's defense in court this afternoon so I can see why you'd rather talk about Biden's professorship -- SQUIRREL! -- that Trump's no good very bad day in court.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Sez Ron Ozio, the university’s director of media relations: "Penn has many different models of professorships. Not all are tenure-track and involve teaching regular classes. Some are clinicians, some are researchers, and others are professors of the practice, the category that applied to President Biden."
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OK, I get it now. "Professor" is just a job title, where each organization can define it and confer it as suits them. I once had a job in an IT department where first line supervisors were given the title "Principal" even though the skills and duties had nothing to do with schools.
No. of Recommendations: 3
News you won’t see or hear from the left wing media. They bury such truths on Biden.
albaby1: Except it's Gateway Pundit that's lying.
The Gateway Pundit: helping to keep the MAGA sheep in the dark.
No. of Recommendations: 2
OK, I get it now. "Professor" is just a job title, where each organization can define it and confer it as suits them. I once had a job in an IT department where first line supervisors were given the title "Principal" even though the skills and duties had nothing to do with schools.
Basically. These appointments are mostly honorary in nature -or- involve the politician or somebody using their influence to shake some money out of potential donors. There might also be the odd "seminar" where they basically hold an Ask Me Anything session.
No. of Recommendations: 11
OK, I get it now. "Professor" is just a job title, where each organization can define it and confer it as suits them.
Yes. More specifically, it usually refers to someone who is a member of the faculty at a university. It doesn't necessarily mean they're an instructor.
At research universities, it's actually not all that uncommon for someone to hold the title of professor and not teach. I have a relative in that position. He oversees a research group at a university, which conducts deep statistical analyses of various medical treatments. He is a professor, but he's never taught a class - he entirely does research. He oversees a number of graduate students, but he does not teach.
The point is that Biden isn't suffering from dementia because he described himself as both a professor and having taught in law school. Both of those things are completely accurate. He held the title of professor, and he was a teacher at Widener law school in Delaware back when he was a senator.
No. of Recommendations: 0
OK, I get it now. "Professor" is just a job title, where each organization can define it and confer it as suits them
When my sons were in grade school, I was a ‘teacher’s helper’, but it didn’t make me a teacher.
It was a volunteer position without pay.
So I’m wondering though, can I say I was an adjunct teacher same as Biden was an adjunct professor? 🤷♀️
No. of Recommendations: 1
So I’m wondering though, can I say I was an adjunct teacher same as Biden was an adjunct professor? - LM
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Sure you can. Since these titles have no established requirement for skill, experience, or knowledge.anyone can be one.
In fact, I have applied for professorship at the BITEME institute. It is a straightforward application; no tedious letters of referral or transcripts required; just name and mailing address, specify the position title you wish to have bestowed, attach the $10 application fee and in two weeks, voila, Professor BHM.
No. of Recommendations: 11
LurkerMom: So I’m wondering though, can I say I was an adjunct teacher same as Biden was an adjunct professor?
bighairymike: Sure you can. Since these titles have no established requirement for skill, experience, or knowledge.anyone can be one.
In fact, I have applied for professorship at the BITEME institute.
Jeebus, you guys keep demonstrating that republicans really are idiots.
As has been explained upthread, Biden did not confer the title upon himself, as both of you believe. He was named the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania and fulfilled the duties they assigned him for that role.
He was a professor exactly as he said.
And as albaby1 pointed out, Biden did actually teach a number of years in law school - he was an adjunct professor while serving in the Senate.
In short, everything Biden said was correct and not a symptom of dementia.
Dementia is Sleepy Don not being able to pronounce four-syllable words anymore like Venezuela or anonymous, three syllable words like origins, or two syllable words like vegan.
No. of Recommendations: 2
As has been explained upthread, Biden did not confer the title upon himself, as both of you believe.
Jeebus, you guys keep demonstrating that republicans really are idiots. - CO
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I do know that honorary degrees are not self conferred but the point you are missing is that LM and I are poking fun at is the vacuous nature of the Professorship. It was not intended to exhibit rigorous adherence to the process by which such a job title is awarded.
In a somewhat related matter, I would not recommend Professor Biden's wife, Dr. Jill to remove your appendix despite what her title may lead you to believe.
No. of Recommendations: 2
And as albaby1 pointed out, Biden did actually teach a number of years in law school - he was an adjunct professor while serving in the Senate.
In short, everything Biden said was correct and not a symptom of dementia.SNIP
“According to the tax forms he has released, Biden received more than $900,000 from the university for holding the position between 2017 and 2019. His post "involved no regular classes and around a dozen public appearances on campus, mostly in big, ticketed events," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.”
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/poli...SNIP
“President Joe Biden served as a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania starting in 2017. His duties went on for about two years instead of four because he went on unpaid leave in 2019 to run for president.
Biden’s role involved panel discussions and other public appearances, but not classroom teaching.”
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/19/...SNIP
“Biden's claim to have been a professor has been looked into previously, with Snopes determining in April 2022 that "this role was honorary." While Biden held the honorary post, he made about $900,000. He gave roughly a dozen lectures and talks but never taught a full semester’s course. Nor did he conduct any research or have any administrative responsibilities.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-says-he-was...SNIP
“What's True
From 2017 to 2021, then-former Vice President Joe Biden was the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. During his time there, he collected more than $900,000. However …
What's False
… this role was honorary. He gave lectures and talks to students on campus, but did not teach a full semester’s course load during that time.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rating/mixture/SNIP
“US President Joe Biden apparently lived the life of his dreams after leaving the vice-president's office in 2016 as he kept getting handsomely paid by the University of Pennsylvania, for never teaching a class. Biden became an honorary professor at the Philadelphia School in 2017 and didn’t leave the position until becoming the president in 2021. However, the University of Pennsylvania granted him an unpaid leave of absence as soon as he announced the run for the presidency in 2019. As per the report, Biden was paid nearly $1 million between 2017 and 2019. He was paid $371,159 in 2017 and $540,484 in 2018 and 2019.”
https://www.wionews.com/world/professor-joe-biden-...SNIP
“Although he does not teach regular classes, Biden has appeared on campus several times, and spoken at Penn on at least five occasions. Some of his visits include a dialogue at Irvine Auditorium with former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Penn’s 2018 Silfen Forum, and an event with President Gutmann, where he discussed international relations and cancer research.”
https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/04/biden-penn-p...Need I go on?
Biden was given the
honorary title of professor, but never actually taught a class.
Biden gave a few lectures and hung out at special events.
Apparently Biden knew the right people to bestow him the title professor.
Gateway Pundit was correct Biden never actually taught a class while having the honorary title of professor.
Biden has symptoms of delusions of grandeur and dementia.
No. of Recommendations: 3
He gave a dozen speeches and pocketed $900k. This is one of the ways the left pays out its politicians when they’re not in office.
Putting it another way: that money originally didn’t come from Penn.
No. of Recommendations: 2
He gave a dozen speeches and pocketed $900k. This is one of the ways the left pays out its politicians when they’re not in office.
The conman was learning the ropes back then, a make believe professor, a few speeches
and hanging out with the college kids at some college events for a near million bucks.
Sweet.
The left tries to pass him off as a real professor and a real prezident.
No. of Recommendations: 15
Gateway Pundit was correct Biden never actually taught a class while having the honorary title of professor.
But that's not what they said. They said he lied about being a professor at UPenn. That's simply incorrect. He was indeed a professor at UPenn.
His statement was completely true and accurate. It is not at all a sign of delusion or dementia. And Gateway Pundit is misleading you when they claim otherwise.
No. of Recommendations: 2
But that's not what they said. They said he lied about being a professor at UPenn. That's simply incorrectBiden is not a professor. He was given the title of professor. Biden was not schooled earning the degrees to become an actual bonafide professor.
Snip
To become a professor, you must first earn a bachelor’s degree and then attend graduate school to receive a master’s degree in your chosen field. Holding a master's degree qualifies you to work at a community college. While in school, you should maintain a strong academic record, develop close relationships with your professors, and take part in internships. Exploring assistant teaching opportunities in your field, such as graduate assistant positions, is a great way to obtain experience in the classroom. Those who want gain tenure track as a professor at a university need to earn a doctorate in their field.
more
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/career/Professor/What....
I did not find any evidence Biden earned a Masters Degree.
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Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., his Democratic presidential campaign battered by charges of plagiarism in his campaign speeches and in a law school paper, admitted yesterday that some of his boasts about his college academic achievements were untrue, including the claim that he had finished in the top half of his class in law school.
In a videotaped exchange at a campaign coffee gathering in Claremont, N.H., last April 3, Biden also claimed that he had attended law school at Syracuse University on a full academic scholarship, that he had been named the outstanding student in the political science department as an undergraduate at the University of Delaware, and that he had graduated from Delaware with three undergraduate degrees.
In a statement yesterday responding to a story in the current issue of Newsweek magazine, Biden admitted that these claims were "inaccurate."
more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/19...
No. of Recommendations: 16
Biden is not a professor. He was given the title of professor.
Ziprecruiter isn't promulgating a binding definition of a professor - it's just providing a summary of the typical background of someone holding that job. That doesn't mean that every professor has those qualifications, or that someone who doesn't have those qualifications can't be a professor, because....ziprecruiter.
He was given a position in the faculty of University of Pennsylvania with the title of professor....so he is accurate when he says that he is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Because he is.
It's certainly legitimate to point out what his actual job responsibilities were at Penn. As I mentioned, there are plenty of professors who don't teach (my uncle is one)....and if one of them was suggesting that his title of professor meant that he had teaching experience, it would be fine to call them out.
But to claim that they have dementia because they accurately and correctly state that they are a professor at U. Penn. when that is exactly the title they hold? Again, that's just Gateway Pundit trying to deceive you, LM.
No. of Recommendations: 1
It's certainly legitimate to point out what his actual job responsibilities were at Penn. As I mentioned, there are plenty of professors who don't teach (my uncle is one)....and if one of them was suggesting that his title of professor meant that he had teaching experience, it would be fine to call them out.
And that’s the rub, Biden was given the title, he did not earn the degrees to become an actual bonafide professor. Biden did not teach any subject nor held any classes for any students.
The claim Biden never taught a class is correct.
I am assuming your uncle earned the degrees to become a professor, but chose not to teach.
In your world titles can be given out to fit the criteria, in my world, not so.
No. of Recommendations: 10
And that’s the rub, Biden was given the title, he did not earn the degrees to become an actual bonafide professor. Biden did not teach any subject nor held any classes for any students.
The claim Biden never taught a class is correct.
But that's not the claim your article made.
That article said Biden lied about being a professor at U. Penn. But he didn't. He didn't say he taught at Penn. He said he was a professor of the University. Biden's statement is true, and Gateway Pundit's statement is false.
Biden didn't say he taught at Penn. So he didn't lie. But Gateway Pundit did.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Biden didn't say he taught at Penn. So he didn't lie. But Gateway Pundit didSnip
“Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech:
“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
What Biden omits in his repeated claim about teaching at the University of Pennsylvania”
In remarks Sept. 14 at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland, Biden repeated something he previously said about his time at the University of Pennsylvania.
"Our democracy is under attack, and we got to fight for it," Biden said. "I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years, and I used to teach political theory. And, folks, you always hear every generation has to fight for democracy."
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in 2019 that Biden’s post "involved no regular classes and around a dozen public appearances on campus, mostly in big, ticketed events."
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/19/...
No. of Recommendations: 8
Again, not the article you posted. Not the article you threaded "Poor Old Dementia Joe." And not the facts that Gateway Pundit cited.
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Again, not the article you posted. Not the article you threaded "Poor Old Dementia Joe." And not the facts that Gateway Pundit cited.
By any other name (article) a rose is still a rose.
No. of Recommendations: 11
I respect you albaby1 for your patience.
“It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person"
No. of Recommendations: 4
"Since these titles have no established requirement for skill, experience, or knowledge.anyone can be one."
Say you're higher than a kite without saying you're high.
No. of Recommendations: 5
Gateway Pundit doesn't deal in facts. It is pure manipulation of conservatives desperate for confirmation bias.
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Gateway Pundit doesn't deal in facts. It is pure manipulation of conservatives desperate for confirmation bias.
I posted enough reliable links backing Gateway Pundit’s article on Biden to be correct.
The problem is the left here does not like the Gateway’s Conservative twist mocking Biden making him look the Fool he is.
No. of Recommendations: 14
To become a professor, you must first earn a bachelor’s degree and then attend graduate school to receive a master’s degree in your chosen field. ...
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/career/Professor/What...
I did not find any evidence Biden earned a Masters Degree.Did you look? From
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_caree...Biden received his Juris Doctor in 1968.You don't need to have a Masters to be a professor. Well over half of Physics professors have no Masters, but they do have a doctorate (PhD). A Doctorate trumps a Masters.
Biden's law degree is Juris Doctor. He is a Doctor of Law. This is precisely the degree you need to teach Law.
Stop being willfully stupid. Making mistakes on accident should happen often enough to serve most of your purposes.
Arrogantly,
Professor Cramden
