{"id":2250856,"date":"2024-05-22T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congresswoman-jasmine-crockett-gets-laughed-at-for-bragging-about-her-honorary-doctorate-during-hearing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T01:57:52","slug":"congresswoman-jasmine-crockett-gets-laughed-at-for-bragging-about-her-honorary-doctorate-during-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congresswoman-jasmine-crockett-gets-laughed-at-for-bragging-about-her-honorary-doctorate-during-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett mocked for boasting about &#8216;Honorary Doctorate&#8217; in hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongresswoman-jasmine-crockett-gets-laughed-at-for-bragging-about-her-honorary-doctorate-during-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250856&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary \u2063discusses Texas Democratic\u200b Rep. \u2064Jasmine Crockett&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-slams-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-over-conspiracy-theories\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Over \u2018Conspiracy Theories\u2019\">controversial behavior<\/a>\u2063 during a congressional hearing. \u2063Crockett&#8217;s self-praising comments about her credentials, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/purdue-university-backtracks-on-mandatory-white-privilege-class-for-music-students-after-outcry\/\" title=\"Purdue University Backtracks On Mandatory \u2018White Privilege\u2019 Class For Music Students After Outcry\">honorary doctorate<\/a>, sparked criticism and accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">race-baiting<\/a>.\u200b The article\u200d highlights\u2063 the lack of\u2062 actual\u2063 merit in honorary degrees and questions the significance\u200d of Crockett&#8217;s \u200daccomplishments in the political \u200carena.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 22, 2024 at 5:57pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Typically, if you\u2019re going to derail a congressional hearing to brag about yourself, you probably should include a few actually worthwhile achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Even the most incorrigible braggart knows there is nothing more pathetic than boasting about non-accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it appeared that Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett never got that memo after she was fresh off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-rep-cries-racist-explosive-hearing-confrontation-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">humiliating<\/a> herself by getting into a catfight with Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a committee hearing.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X by journalist Tom Elliott, Crockett spoke about how she was \u201cfrustrated\u201d during the hearings that day, because the questions surrounding diversity seemed to center around \u201cyou\u2019re either diverse or you\u2019re qualified.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Crockett (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasmineForUS?\">@JasmineForUS<\/a>) uses a confirmation hearing to tout accomplishments: \u201cI currently hold an honorary doctorate; I also hold a juris doctorate. I also hold a bachelor\u2019s. I also technically hold the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, and I actually\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qyVXoNHb97\">pic.twitter.com\/qyVXoNHb97<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1793316165189562790?\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAll I could think about was the fact that I currently hold an honorary doctorate. I also hold a juris doctorate. I also hold a bachelor\u2019s,\u201d she boasted. \u201cI also technically hold the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, and I actually practiced law for almost two decades, in addition to serving on various boards, in addition to being a prior state lawmaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd there are those who would make some people believe,\u201d Crockett added ominously, \u201cthat because I happen to be black, and\/or a woman, that somehow, even though I can rattle off all the qualifications in the world, my blackness makes me unqualified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oh, please.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you impressed by Jasmine Crockett\u2019s resume?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Based on the mediocre list of accomplishments she so proudly enumerated, she should recognize that it wouldn\u2019t be her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congresswoman-suggests-black-people-exempt-paying-taxes-owe-labor-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blackness<\/a>\u201d that disqualified her.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, it would be her pedestrian resume.<\/p>\n<p>The good folks on X were quick to call her out, with one user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EchoErin1114\/status\/1793328306860785794?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commenting<\/a> that \u201cSean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs was awarded an honorary doctorate,\u201d and Joel Berry of the Babylon Bee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelWBerry\/status\/1793337425055334845?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noting<\/a> how \u201cI was in the Civil Air Patrol and its basically boy scouts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Party official Harmeet Dhillon retweeted the video with the caption \u201cDr Seuss, too, holds an honorary doctorate.\u201d On the same note, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Meme_Behavior\/status\/1793322214537736424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another<\/a> user commented: \u201cIt\u2019s the \u2018honorary doctorate\u2019 that impresses me the most. Like Obama\u2019s Nobel Peace prize.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dr Seuss, too, holds an honorary doctorate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tpo1txBfiF\">https:\/\/t.co\/Tpo1txBfiF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1793321024987029896?\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If Crockett thought her honorary doctorate was impressive, she perhaps should\u2019ve thought about it more carefully.<\/p>\n<p>For one, in today\u2019s world of higher education, most degrees themselves are not all that impressive, serving more as evidence that you just shelled out a lot of time and money.<\/p>\n<p>For another, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-gets-outrageous-honor-mayo-clinic-even-potentially-lying-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honorary doctorates<\/a> don\u2019t even convey that much significance.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verifythis.com\/article\/news\/verify\/education-verify\/difference-between-honorary-doctorate-regular-degree-explained-who-gets-honorary-degrees-taylor-swift-nyu\/536-cfc8212c-ef6a-4d36-8486-c40af2f181e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verify<\/a> helpfully explained, honorary doctorates hold no academic merit, and are instead meant to honor someone\u2019s life work or contributions to a field.<\/p>\n<p>Or, more often, they are just a nice gesture for a commencement speaker. Either way, they hold no academic weight.<\/p>\n<p>The accomplishments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-rep-jasmine-crockett-flips-starts-screaming-biden-impeachment-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a> listed were simply not all that impressive for a member of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, this whole incident was nothing more than a race-baiting stunt to get Crockett more attention, and hopefully better attention than last week\u2019s catty spat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/total-chaos-hearing-gets-wild-mtg-roasts-aoc-friends-dont-enough-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AOC<\/a> and Greene.<\/p>\n<p>Which she did, but perhaps not quite in the way that she wanted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drollinger-never-forget-gods-word-says-pride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pride<\/a> does indeed go before a fall.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Allison Anton, on May 22, 2024 at 5:57pm, highlights the importance of substantive achievements over self-centered displays during Congressional hearings. Texas Democratic Rep. 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