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While I'm posting about Bush and world consumption, I thought I'd add an educational history comparison of Sarah Palin with Barack Obama. I know. That's a silly comparison, but someone the other day told me that they believed these two politicians were pretty much intellectually and experiencially equal.

Sarah Palin, education:

• Hawaii Pacific University, freshman year (1982)
• North Idaho College, majoring in general studies for two semesters (spring/fall 1983)
• University of Idaho, majoring in journalism and broadcast news for one year (fall 1984/spring 1985)
• Matanuska-Susitna College, for one semsester (fall 1985)
• University of Idaho, to graduate with journalism degree (spring/fall 1986, spring 1987)

(source: One, Two.)

Barack Obama, education:

• Occidental College Columbia University, B.A. (1983)
• Harvard Law School (1991, magna cum laude and president of the Harvard Law Review)

(source: One, Two.)


Sarah Palin, experience:

• Mayor of Wasilla (pop. 5, 469 in 2000) from 1996-2002
• Governor of Alaska from 2006-2008

(source: One, Two.)

Barack Obama, experienc:

• University of Chicago Law School, professor of law (1992-2004)
• Illinois State Senator (1997-2004)
• United States Senator (2005-2008, serving on these committees: Foreign Relations, Environment and Public Works, Veterans' Affairs, Health Education Labor and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)

(source: One.)