Talk:Academic

yes, a page on "professors" and "experts" and "academics" is a bit petty, but i'm in quite a snarky mood right this minute. Just had a call from someone telling me all about native american law, and being 100% wrong. I sware, when did it become ok in the world of Americans-at-large to think that just because they read a book somewhere, or watched LA law, they are qualifide to get into legitimate debates about something fairly techinical. Probably happened when this country decided that "being common" like bush, and "likeable" and "making gaffas just like I do", is a good quality in a President, and "he speaks too many languages" and "I don't understand him when he uses those big words" and "why does he have to talk like an academic" is a BAD thing for a president. grrr, sorry for the rant.--WaitingforGodot 13:19, 24 July 2008 (EDT)