re: Did Garret Graves graduate from College? If so, in what?

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Have we fallen so low in Louisiana that our only choices to represent us in Washington are an ex-con or a college drop-out?

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Most people in this thread haven't even stated they are voting for Graves.. Like most, Im undecided but to equate the quality of a convicted felon with someone that has become highly successful without completion of a degree program shows more about you than either candidate. You are either narrow minded or playing the long troll..

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I think it stems from the lack of experience from the other candidates and their connection to Jindal. Hence the question on Graves.

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So you want your elected official to be an experienced crook?

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Although I am convinced you are trolling

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Yea, the more I read his posts and see him ignoring the answers people have posted, the more I have to agree with this.

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If not completing a degree says something about ones ability to meet a goal, what does a federal conviction for racketeering say about one's character?

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His response will be "Edwards did his time," which is just ignoring the question.

As someone else asked, would you allow a convicted pedophile watch your children? Of course not.

Why would you allow a man who used his position of power to extort, steal, bribe, etc., back into that position of power?

It makes zero sense. None. Zip. Zilch.

If you think a college degree is something that all candidates should have, fine. Go right ahead.

But don't use that position to attempt to justify your support of a corrupt man.

If you find dropping out of college to be a character flaw but don't find a felony conviction to be a character flaw, you are either a hypocrite of the highest magnitude or corrupt yourself.

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It appears that many are afraid to address the fact that this candidate apparently did not finish college. I think that's a big deal. You may not. As the employer (voter) it matters to me. Why does it not matter to you?

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It matters way less than a candidate with a college degree that used his elected office to commit illegal acts for personal gain, and was convicted of doing so. So the real question is why being a felon would not eliminate a candidate from getting your vote, but simply not finishing college would?

Say being a felon does eliminate a candidate, in my book. Now what?

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Say being a felon does eliminate a candidate, in my book. Now what?

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Then Claitor seems like the most logical choice since McCollough has a felony (pot) and I don't know about Whitney's qualifications.

Here's my rundown:
Edwards: crook
Graves: Jindal Crony, opposes levee board suit against oil companies
Dietzel: inexperienced empty suit, Vitter Plant to keep Graves from a runoff
Claitor: ok, experienced, but a little on the Neo-Con side
McCollough: ok (I couldn't care less about pot use), Libertarian ideas
Whitney: Tea Party, but no real credentials or ideas, evangelical

That's more dire than my simpleton view of it. So what's your deciding factor?

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That's more dire than my simpleton view of it. So what's your deciding factor?

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I'm probably going to support the Libertarian in the primary, knowing he won't win, and then vote for "not Edwin Edwards" in the runoff. Assuming Craig McCullough doesn't make it, I hope Claitor makes the runoff against Edwards and wins. He seems like a candidate that I could live with.

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Edwards was convicted of crimes after leaving office, not stealing from constituents.

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The conviction came after leaving office, but when were the crimes committed? They were committed while he was Governor of Louisiana. Edwards was convicted of taking bribes to secure gaming licenses from specific individuals and/or groups of individuals. Denying others equal opportunity to those limited gaming licenses was stealing from those others. To that extent Edwards did steal from his constituents. Not necessarily money, but opportunity.

Edwards was convicted of some crimes, but do you really believe he did not commit other crimes, or misuse his office to benefit himself, family members and friends? Do you think Edwards has reformed? The man is 87 years old. Do you think he fears punishment at this point such that it would discourage him from corrupt acts?