Obama: 'I Don't Think Ethics' Was My Favorite Subject

News Busters ^ | 9/29/2011 | Terence P Jeffrey

[IbJensen]

President Barack Obama told an audience of high school students in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday that he was “not always the very best student” and that ethics “would not have made it on the list” of his favorite subjects.

“I was not always the very best student that I could be when I was in high school, and certainly not when I was in middle school,” Obama said, speaking at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School.

“I did not love every class I took. I wasn’t always paying attention the way I should have,” Obama said. “I remember when I was in 8th grade I had to take a class called ethics. Now, ethics is about right and wrong, but if you’d ask me what my favorite subject was back in 8th grade, it was basketball. I don’t think ethics would have made it on the list.”

Obama went on to tell the high school students that even though that 8th grade ethics class was not one of his favorites it did have a significant impact on his life—and now inspires the way he acts as president.

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[Sacajaweau]

Inspiration....Do coke!!!....It doesn’t matter.

[Brilliant]

I also disliked the classes I flunked.

[Brilliant]

“I can’t find ANYONE who had an ethics class in 8th grade.”

How many people do you know who went to school in Indonesia? But then, did they really have basketball there?

[Average Al]

At least if he discussed the use of drugs he might be believable!

[Colonel_Flagg]

President Barack Obama told an audience of high school students in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday that he was “not always the very best student” and that ethics “would not have made it on the list” of his favorite subjects.

Well, no shirt, S**tlock.

[Bullish]

He sucks at both basketball AND ethics.

[Sacajaweau]

He was in Hawaii ion 8th grade. The school was non-sectarian but with a basic religious foundation. I’d say he was learning the golden rule...An actual course in ethics??

[hinckley buzzard]

OBama did eighth grade in Hawaii at that ritzy prep school. I Doubt they taught ethics either, in the early to mid seventies.

[jivin gene]

“He sucks at both basketball AND ethics.”

But, man, can he THROW a baseball!!!

[keepitreal]

I think he’s referring to law school, where ethics is required, and where basketball was still his favorite subject.

[HighlyOpinionated]

From the article, my favorite post, by "Don't Feed The Trolls":

I bet if we had real journalists out there they could do some research and would find out that there was NO ETHICS CLASS taught in the 8th grade Obama attended.

[Thors2000]

I would like to know one school that has an “ ethics “ class.

[nascarnation]

I would like to know one school that has an “ ethics “ class.

It's definitely offered in Catholic seminaries.

HTH

[Mount Athos]

You guys are all wrong, Obama’s school (Punahou) did teach ethics for 8th grade.

[Myrddin]

Muslim ethics..al taqqiya.

[IbJensen]

Perhaps the equivalent of a US 8th grade was taught at his muslim school in Jakarta. We know he’s a damned liar because there are no ethics in the muslim school.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks IbJensen. What a huge surprise.

[GOPJ]

...Solyndra Fast and Furious ØbamAA++Care GM/Chrysler giving companies to the unions not shareholders Stimulus (payola for campaign contributions) Maxine Waters, Charlie Wrangle, AL GORE...

Yeah, but he IS good at basketball...

[IbJensen]

He dribbles and shoots like a transgendered person.

[hattend]

bttt