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To: NYC_BULLMOOSE

This is EXTREMELY bizarre. Even I would have something for you to learn about my involvement in college. How did a man with no extracurricular, no recognition for grades or other honors, no involvement in community service or protests even get picked to go to Harvard Law? In this day, grades are not enough. Even if grades were the only consideration, why wouldn’t he be recognized somewhere for his grades?

Was he even in class? Another disgusting example of media malpractice. They should all be fired. They only report what the Obama campaign gives them.


10 posted on 10/30/2008 11:35:50 AM PDT by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: outinyellowdogcountry

Another disgusting example of media malpractice


At least they went through all the historical materials with a razor blade, you have to give them some credit!


14 posted on 10/30/2008 11:37:58 AM PDT by Rippin
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To: outinyellowdogcountry

I had not thought about the Law School Admissions implications of his apparent lack of student involvement — it is a VERY strong point...

We know that Obama’s grades were not good (didn’t graduate with honors so gpa had to be less than 3.4) so we would expect that extracurricular activities would have been an important consideration for Harvard

What did he tell Harvard he was doing? “I was a monk” in the library doesn’t get you into Harvard. (especially without good grades to show for it.)


20 posted on 10/30/2008 11:42:36 AM PDT by NYC_BULLMOOSE ("extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" -- BG)
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To: outinyellowdogcountry
How did a man with no extracurricular, no recognition for grades or other honors, no involvement in community service or protests even get picked to go to Harvard Law? In this day, grades are not enough. Even if grades were the only consideration, why wouldn’t he be recognized somewhere for his grades?

He was identified as having a certain set of characteristics in those days by certain people and got a letter of recommendation to Harvard by no less a leftist than Saul Alinsky.

21 posted on 10/30/2008 11:43:40 AM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: outinyellowdogcountry
" How did a man with no extracurricular, no recognition for grades or other honors, no involvement in community service or protests even get picked to go to Harvard Law?"

His extracurricular activities occurred "after" he graduated - community organizing.

89 posted on 10/30/2008 12:45:19 PM PDT by Texas_shutterbug
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