[One Proud Dad]

Help me out. Why does someone who's father is wealthy need a scholarship to study abroad?

Anyone?

[Semper Paratus]

Why does someone who's father is wealthy need a scholarship to study abroad?

Her Father has squat thanks to a pre-nup and a 3 million dollar mortgage on his only property.

[OldFriend]

Because the commie pinkos take care of their own!

[Nataku X]

My parents are pretty well-off and made me pay my own damn tuition. I couldn't even get the poverty scholarships because of them.

[MKM1960]

Fullbright scholarships are not need based. They are basically post year abroad. To encourage cultural exchange. Fullbright scholars come here from other countries. Personally I would rather know about her GPA as I don't think either daughter displayed enough intelligence on the campaign trail to qualify.

As to the race if she is running as part of team, I don't think they meant she would be fully running the marathon only a leg of it for the charity.

[ApplegateRanch]

Back at you, does a rich person "need" to collect the Social Security check they earned? They are still entitled.

Many scholarships are earned by the student's achievemnets, not "granted" by need. I believe that in the case of the Fulbright, 'need' is not in the criteria.

While it may look unseemly, I can't fault it on that basis.

OTOH, if her position/name "earned it, then it is an obscenity. Somehow, I can't picture her as a "scholar".