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Has Achieved Nirvana |
I see where Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse will become the new president at the University of Florida. I don’t know much about him, but he seems like an odd choice. Why would they choose him?
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
He does have prior experience in that type of job. He was president of Midland University in Nebraska before he ran for the Senate.
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
1. His education 2. His modest career achievements prior to the Senate And last, but not least, 3. his extremist far right political views | |||
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
Ha! I didn’t know that!
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
We're talking about Florida? Then this:
? I actually have no idea how university presidents are selected. Most of us whose experience is primarily on the "front lines" probably don't.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
I attended UF for a year. Trust me. 3. probably sealed the deal. | |||
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
This is not a surprising pick. If I were UF I would want a president who would be a good advocate in front of the GOP governor and legislature, to keep them from interfering too much. Politicians are common choices. Purdue has Mitch Daniels, Condaleeza Rice was provost at Stanford. Hell, President Eisenhower once ran Columbia, after being POTUS. By the way, I have a good friend who is on the search committee for Columbia’s new president.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
The current president, Lee Bollinger, is a name you’ll hear a lot in the coming SCOTUS session. Two affirmative action decisions by SCOTUS have his name on them as defendant and they’ll likely be overturned this year. They are both from his time running UM.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
OMG Daniel, I don't know what I did when I posted that reply, but I literally meant to write "this" after your comment!!! Because, yeah, Florida and extreme right wing go together like peas and carrots!! Ugh, posting fail, sorry! 
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
I wouldn't call Sasse extreme right. He's one of the few GOP senators that voted to convict Trump.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
I read his Wikipedia page. If you don't get to, "extreme right" after reading it, then I don't know what it would take.  SK, no need. | |||
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| "I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity  |
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
Still votes the party line every other time. Meanwhile, it's not starting off well.
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