Posted on 01/27/2011 12:25:46 PM PST by Mount Athos
Carol Moseley Braun, whose career includes a term in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois and a stint as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand, clearly has an impressive record of achievement behind her.
One accomplishment that she can't claim, however, is having graduated with a degree from Harvard. Be that as it may, Braun did just that in a radio interview on a Chicago radio station last Wednesday, but Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune quickly caught the glitch.
Braun, currently a candidate in Chicago's mayoral election, was speaking about the city's finances before changing the topic to education and saying:
"I'm a product of the Chicago Public Schools. I walked to school in the neighborhood in which I lived. I got a quality education that took me on to a law degree from the University of Chicago and advanced degrees from Harvard."
To make matters worse, later in the show a caller remarked that Braun's achievements impressed him, specifically citing her claim that she "went to Harvard." Braun let the comment pass without clarification.
Though she never received a Harvard degree, Braun does at least have some connection to Harvard. She was a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics in 2007.
Braun’s campaign later issued a statement saying Braun "misspoke."
Folks, please no negative articles on Carl Mosely Braun until Rahm Luca Brasi Emanuel has been safely dispatched.
We’ll deal with her later.
Degree from Harvard, Degree fron Jakarta, who cares? Born in Kenya, born in Hawaii, who cares? A billion here, a billion there, who cares?
Wouldn’t that be Raum “Sollatzo” Emanuel (or however you spell it)
I would expect to hear that quote played on commercials in the near future.
as did i
Harvard Education = Oxymoron Alert!
She “deems” herself a Harvard grad.
And anyone who contends she isn’t, is a racist.
Why can’t the worthless scumbag media demand Obama’s Columbia records?
Only way she could have degrees from Harvard is if she stole a thermometer from their infirmary.
Ahhh, but Harvard is not what it once was....
I happen to think that hussein has lied about his education... because he is one dumbass kenyan.
LLS
She is black lefty Democrat. She will get a pass on ethics and morals. The majority of blacks have no ethics or morals and support those that share their mores and beliefs. (Yes, attack me but they support the black candidates in spite of ethic and moral violations...proof is in the voting and actions of the black community)
According to her thinking, I am a graduate of MIT.With Honors.
O’Donnell was stupid to speak of having a Princeton education when she didn’t have one. I am sick of pols all over the political spectrum who misrepresent their backgrounds.
Hopefully, Braun will meet the same electoral end as O’Donnell did in November. Of course, there are no ‘good guys’ either running or electable in Chicago. So it doesn’t much matter who ends up as its Mayor. The place is hopeless. So, too, for that matter is Delaware.
Perhaps she got a degree like this one:
Free speech. This falls in the same category as falsely claiming military service I guess.
"Glitch"?
Is that a new word for "lie"?
She figures as long as Obama can get away with being an American citizen, she could get away with something like this.
Heck, I could admit I got a degree from Harvard if it weren’t so full of f-ed up commie twits. It might actually prevent me from getting hired.
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