Senator apologizes for Obama comment

Associated Press ^ | Feb 26, 2008 | MARK NIESSE

[george76]

Sen. Daniel Inouye has apologized for suggesting that Sen. Barack Obama's private high school in Hawaii was elitist.

Inouye said before his state's Feb. 19 Democratic caucuses that voters know Obama was born in Hawaii and graduated from one of its high schools, "but he went to Punahou, and that was not a school for the impoverished."

"To suggest that Punahou maybe set his life plan in place, I find it very interesting," Inouye said

Punahou, located in Honolulu, is one of the island's most prestigious private schools.

Inouye, 83, graduated from McKinley High School, a public school near Punahou's lush campus.

[CharlesWayneCT]

So is Obama for school choice, since he had a choice of an elite private school that someone else paid for?

[USF]

Now that's just terrible! No wonder someone spray painted his Texas campaign HQ to complain about a racist!

I wonder if it was an inside job... after all, they probably know Obama better than we do.

[Sig Sauer P220]

He has to apologize now that Hillary is history.

[Kakaze]

Shame on Danny for trying to pull that stunt," Obama said. "I went to Punahou on a scholarship. I was raised by a single mom and my grandmother."

Hmm does that make B. Hussein a "winner in Lifes lottery"?

Seems to me he attended a lot of prestigious, some would say elitist institutions on someone elses nickel.

Then again denying his roots seems to be habit of his.

[aposiopetic]

From the Punahou Web site:

Tuition for the 2007-2008 school year for Grades K-12 is $15,725.

Lunches and snacks are not covered by tuition.

You can't make this stuff up.

Also, from an alumni site:

Punahou's endowment of over $100 million ranks it among the top 10 independent school endowments in the nation.

[Fido969]

Everyone is lining up to apologize to Prince Obama.

[silverleaf]

Punahou was so elitist when Obama Ohana went there, they wouldn’t accept Asians- not enough of a “minority” -probably why Inouye went to public school

what a crock

[george76]

Learning tricks from Hillary : an inside job

[Emmett McCarthy]

His obsessive covering up of his “white background” is a very troubling look at his essentially racist nature. And it’s a revealing insight into the “race game” played by Democrats as a rule.

[Fred Nerks]

mother, grandfather, grandmother...white folk

Barack Obama: Washington Post, Chicago Tribune investigations confirm autobiography lies; now asking: Is "African-American" a lie too? LINK

[apocalypto]

Senator Inouye must have been desperate to get some name recognition. Drew Peterson is better known than this weepy senator. Thus, he shows how weepy and wimpy he is and apologizes and apologizes for making a true statement. This worked as a twofer: his name was mentioned when he made the statement and his name was made when he apologized. And he is a US Senator?

[Mr Inviso]

i’m just surprised no-one is making fun of the school’s name, like we did when a guy on our dorm said he went there..

POON-A-HO!

[Fred Nerks]

Hawaii school photo

[Argus]

You can really see Obama’s resemblance to his grandfather there.

[musicman]

I just went to the link you posted. How come THIS hasn’t been “brought to light” yet??? If Hillary got this “out”, Obama Hussein Obama would be “History”!!

BTTT !!

[PghBaldy]

God forbid anyone be niggardly with the apologies for this bum.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Maybe they should all appologize for everyone they may offend in the future.

[libbylu]

14,000 dollars a year sounds elite to me.

[george76]

IN 52 SECS : WHY BARACK OBAMA CANNOT WIN A GENERAL ELECTION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl32Y7wDVDs

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“where Barack stands on issues of national defense, health care, and the continued eroding of jobs in this country.”

[stockstrader]

Of course it is NOT elitist!!!

The tuition is only $14,500/year--an amount any person could easily afford. /s