MO candidate fudges details of his college degree
NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: On his campaign website, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence, says he "earned a degree in Economics" from the University of Missouri which is true, but in a “kinda, sorta” sorta way. You see, his degree is in home economics, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports:
Spence said Monday that, while at Mizzou, his grades did not meet the threshold to enter the Business School. So he chose a different academic path that would allow him to graduate on time.
"I was not the greatest student in the world," Spence said. "I'll make fun of myself: I was a 60-watt bulb in a 100-watt society."
Mizzou's home economics program, which has been around for over a century, became its own college in 1973. In 1988, the name was changed to the College of Human Environmental Sciences.
Spence has made jobs and the economy a key part of his bid to be the state's top elected official.
Fudging his credentials was a real dumb thing to do. But as it turns out, his degree and intellectual wattage were good enough for him to realize that there was a great future for him in plastics. He bought Alpha Packaging with a small business loan in 1985 at the age of 26 and sold the company 25 years for a reported $260 million.
Comments