Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Fake Degrees In Government
It was reported last week that at least 135 employees of the White House and NSA purchased fake college degrees from the Internet. What do you think?
Geneva Yarrow,
Systems Analyst
"That was an enormous waste of money. These days, it's not exactly difficult to make your own college degree yourself."
Peter McGeorge,
Boom Operator
"I put much more faith in people who went to established Ivy-League universities and bought their grades the old-fashioned way."
Sean LeVine,
Snack Bar Attendant
"In the future, employers should ask to see college IDs, which are impossible to fake."
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