On Monday, President Obama clarified his position on higher education which has come under fire recently from Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Santorum called Obama a “snob” for wanting everyone to go to college, saying, “There are good, decent men and women who work hard every day and put their skills to the test that aren’t taught by some liberal college professor.” He also accused the President of wanting young Americans to go to college because college makes you more liberal and less religious.
Speaking to the National Governor’s Association Monday, Obama explained that he wanted Americans to get good jobs, which means and getting training and access to community colleges. Via MSNBC:
“When I speak about higher education we’re not just talking about a four-year degree,” the president said. “We’re talking about somebody going to a community college and getting trained … for that manufacturing job that now is requiring somebody walking through the door handling a million-dollar piece of equipment.”
He continued, “They can’t go in there unless they’ve got some basic training beyond what they received in high school.”
