I used that scrib link only to obtain the information regarding the extension courses, the dates and the amount of credits she earned. It took a considerble effort to find it, the information was repeatedly posted on the long thread, but the link provided didn’t lead to the source.
How did the author come by that information. I do not know. It’s as credible as anything else found on the web I suppose.
How did the author come by that information. I do not know. It’s as credible as anything else found on the web I suppose.
The author, Michael Patrick Leahy, owned and maintained the “Christian Faith and Reason” website. Here's a Archive.org cache: http://web.archive.org/web/20070701174925/http://www.christianfaithandreason.com/
As I understand it, the Scribd file you referenced, The Myth of Barack Obama's Early Life - Leahy -- Cached, was compiled in late-2008 from a Yahoo archive of an early version of his book that he placed on his website for the public for a short while, then later removed. The archive is gone, too. This is the ONLY copy of this information that I know of.
I know Leahy spoke with numerous people to compile this, such as Susan Blake and others, who knew Ann Dunham when she was in Seattle in 1961-2. I believe him to be an accurate source of information.
BUT, for some reason, Leahy opted NOT to publish his book after Obama was elected. I believe he was pressured to do so.
Having compiled more collective knowledge of Obama and his past since he's been elected, documents such as THIS (Leahy's draft) warrant a NEW review from obsessed researchers -- to see if these old, forgotten materials lead the search for truth into new directions ...