Chicago Tribune: The Struggling Obamas

NewsBusters.org ^ | 4/20/2008 | Michael M. Bates

[kjo]

As I understand it most educational institutions apply affirmative action standards to anyone who is a self-described minority.

If he got into Harvard as a white guy, I’d be surprised. Suppose it’s possible. How many thousands apply to Ivy League schools each year who are “white” get in? Has to be a very small percentage.

[Mike Bates]

You can be bitter, but for goodness sake, don’t cling to religion or guns or anything like that.

[Irene Adler]

In my experience (which I concede is not expert), student loans are generally made at below-market interest rates. Because of this, some financially sophisticated people who have student loans are in no hurry to pay them off. They pay the minimum each period. Those who do pay their student loans off early are generally people who are bothered by debt and/or just want to be done with making the payments because it's a hassle. That's the way I was. I just got sick of sending in payments and paid the debt off sooner than I would have needed to. It didn't make any strict economic sense for me to pay it off. I had a great rate. I just wanted to be done with it, an emotional decision rather than a rational decision.

I have been guessing all along that the Obamas were consciously paying the minimum due to lower-than-market interest rates on their loans. So, of course they didn't get their student loans paid off for years and years. I find it hard to believe that the reason was poverty on their part. The other problems they list (credit card, etc.) sound like poor management on their part, rather than poverty, as well.

[kittymyrib]

LOL...I’m a Christian, and I do own guns, so I guess that proves his point!

[madison10]

Sort of hard to show humble roots...if you don’t HAVE them.

[Neville Chamberlain]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGY1BEahmJQ&NR=1

In this clip Obama starts out by saying nobody under $200 will have their taxes raised but by the end of this clip, he’s talking about raising tax on people earning more than $97,000 per year with a new payroll tax If he doesn’t understand that’s a tax, he’s an idiot or a bold face liar.

Obamalamadingdong

He also supports “pay as you go” philosophy but then talks about more handouts to the poor like health care. Hillary spends her time talking about how she’s going to centralize and grow the scope of government. i.e. institute more socialism.

[Hoffer Rand]

You know what that means, don’t you? You should either go to church or buy a gun.