Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101"

In a Thursday morning morning press conference at the White House, the President engaged in a little bit of grade inflation about his academic record.

"You need to talk to economists," he answered when asked if there was a risk of recession in the US economy. "I think I got a B in Econ 101. I got an A however in keeping taxes low, and being fiscally responsible with the people's money."

President Bush as an undergraduate at Yale did not in fact receive a grade of B in his economics course. Bush received a grade that would correspond with a C-.

A copy of Bush's Yale transcript posted at the humorous website GeorgeWBush.org states that the president received grades of 71 and 72 in Economics. The president took the course during successive semesters of his sophomore year, 1965-66.

President Bush, who earned a Bachelor's degree with a major in History at Yale, has long described himself as a 'C student.' He also has a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard.

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Comments

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

08:29 PM on 09/20/2007

Fiscally RESPONSIBLE?

F in veracity.

[puhibay]

08:28 PM on 09/20/2007

Dude get an "F" as president, just try listening to his so called " english."
It's very similar to listening to finger nails on a chalkboard.

[Defyant]

07:57 PM on 09/20/2007

I continue to have very bad thoughts.

[wordvarc]

07:40 PM on 09/20/2007

w earns an 'F-' as president.



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[Gary47]

07:07 PM on 09/20/2007

How did this make it to the news page instead of the comics?

And he definitely gets an A+ in lying.

[bar1ed]

06:58 PM on 09/20/2007

sorry i can't comment ----- i've lost count on the amount of lies ---- i've to get me a calculator !!!!!

[Tinuviel]

06:57 PM on 09/20/2007

Just how in the hell does he think he gets and A for "being fiscally conservative with the people's money" ? What the hell is he talking about? He is so stupid!!!!

[esgabel]

06:25 PM on 09/20/2007

Why are we even discussing this when we should be discussing the President's use of the phrase "tax cuts" 18 times, when he and his party can't give time or money to our military.
He complains about Move On.Org but never repudiated the swiftboaters.
The President compromised General Petraeus--not Move On. Let's see the phone records and meetings for General Petraeus the two weeks leading up to the testimony that was "his and his alone".
The President spins and spins and spins and we as a nation are going down the tubes...who cares about his grades in college--I for one couldn't give a rat's ass!

[robinhood1]

06:07 PM on 09/20/2007

How did Bush get into Harvard Business School with these grades? Is Harvard at all embarrassed by its selection process? Probably not.

Now I know what they mean by "legacy" student: affirmative action for rich white people.

[CaliforniaMike]

06:15 PM on 09/20/2007

Of course he was a legacy. The name Bush carries a great deal of weight at Yale, where he was an undergraduate, and the name Pierce (his mother's family) is big at Harvard.

Remember that when he applied to law school at the University of Texas, where he got no legacy points, the dean replied that he was sure Mr. Bush would get his degree somewhere, but it would not be at UT.

[sjdowling]

06:03 PM on 09/20/2007

That Al Gore...always lying about his achievments.

[consrevil]

05:53 PM on 09/20/2007

Maybe a 71% seems like a high grade to the dumbass chimp.

[escobar]

05:41 PM on 09/20/2007

So much for a YALE and HARVARD education....
Money talks.
That is what the ivy league is all about.

[RGKahn]

05:38 PM on 09/20/2007

It is amazing. He/they lie about everything that this man has ever said, written and done. From lies about his grades in school to why he falls from his bicycle on his ranch in Texas. He has lied about his drinking, about drug usage, maybe thats why he disobeyed a direct order to take a flight physical. He has lied his whole life. He cannot tell the truth, even if he knew the truth from his ass.

[rmwarnick]

05:36 PM on 09/20/2007

If Bush had told the truth about something, THAT would be worthy of a headline.

[ornery]

05:23 PM on 09/20/2007

His point apparently was that with inflation his C- would now be a B.