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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A local journalist got Rep. Ogles' college transcript.

No, he's not an economist. In fact he only took one econ class (at community college) and got a C.

And he didn't get a degree in "International Relations" - it's in "liberal studies."

It took him 17 years to finally get a degree - those semesters where he flunked every class probably held him back.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/tennessee-congressman-andy-ogles-didnt-want-you-to-see-his-college-transcript-we-got-it-anyway

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My husband is a quite accomplished computer scientist, considered one by every company he ever worked for - and works for. He doesn’t have a college degree. Is he a not a computer scientist without that piece of paper? Is he a fraud?[/quote]

The difference is that your husband probably has a career that can justify his credentials based on his body of work.

Ogles claimed to be an economist.  But he didn't study economics at all.  His work history does not justify calling himself an economist either.  He was an anti-tax political lobbyist and then he worked for a year as an executive director at a conservative fiscal think tank.  But his role as executive director was primarily administrative and not even working with the economists.

He called himself a former member of law enforcement, but the only related work is that he was a volunteer reserve deputy with the Sheriff's office for 2 years and he had his position (as a volunteer) revoked for failing to meet the minimum standards for the position.  He did not complete field training or attend mandatory meetings.  So he held the title, but didn't do the work.

So, while your husband has worked in his field for years to justify him calling himself a computer scientist, Ogles did not work in his fields, not even for the volunteer position he claimed, and he still tried to claim being an expert in these areas.[/quote]

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