Found a fresh lie, Obama had a scholarship;
Another Obama embellishment (lie)
At 16:50 Obama starts talking about his single mother, that went to work and school, then brings his grandparents into the story
Barack Obama: Reno, NV Event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47pUEOJeuo
Obama: “All the work and sacrifice they made to get me a decent education so I could be standing here in front of you.”
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Obama’s backyard economics session
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama17jan17,0,1447567.story
“My wife and I borrowed to go to college and law school because we don’t come from wealthy families. When I got out of law school and we got married, our combined student loan debt was higher than our mortgage,” Obama said. “And so it took us 10 years to pay that off
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Hawaii Senator Apologizes for Suggesting Obama’s High School Was Elitist
Obama responded to Inouye’s comments in an interview with KITV the Saturday before the caucuses.
“Shame on Danny for trying to pull that stunt,” Obama said. “I went to Punahou on a scholarship.
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The ‘Rat-Ballers’: Obama’s High School Crew
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Story?id=3082803&page=1
It was the 1970s and Obama was one of the few black students on campus. The son of a white mother and black father, he attended Punahou on a scholarship starting in the fifth grade.
Interesting. Thanks!