In his autobiography, Zinke wrote that he majored in geology at the University of Oregon, which he attended on a football scholarship, and chose his major at random. "I studied geology as a result of closing my eyes and randomly pointing to a major from the academic catalog, and I never looked back." he wrote.
And yet:
Since becoming leader of the 70,000-employee agency, Zinke has suggested that he was a geologist or former geologist at least 40 times in public settings, including many under oath before Congress. He uses it as a credential booster, saying things such as, "I can tell you, from a geologist, offshore mining of sand is enormously destructive environmentally, as in comparison to seismic," as he told the House Natural Resources Committee last month.
I.e., rocks for jocks:
And yet:
He's a "geologist" in much the same way Cohen is an "attorney".
Well, if Donald can call himself a billionaire, I guess this guy can call himself a geologist. Christ, we live in interesting times…
Like they say, those who can, do…
I don't know how what I did ever came to be called engineering. I operated heavy equipment and fixed engineer's mistakes.
I certainly didn't.
It's kind of a touchy question, but would you say someone with a BS in chemistry is a "chemist"?
I could hang it next to my "degrees" from the trade school!
Actually, I haven't found those since the move. In this case, irony is dead.
When will she frame the "paid in full" student loan agreement?
Yep. And the CNN writer was careful to point out that the Zinkster hadn't worked one day as a rock critic.