Do we have his transcript? Newspaper accounts? Or even a copy, independently supplies, of the program from the graduation?
Given that he has trouble putting 3 words together without use of the teleprompter, it seems somewhat incredulous that he'd have been able to graduate MCL from an "old school" law school, which put a big premium on extemporaneous speaking and thinking on one's feet.
Do we have his transcript? Newspaper accounts? Or even a copy, independently supplies, of the program from the graduation?
IIRC he had the magna cum laude thing on his University of Chicago webpage. Also it was in the news a lot. I don't think he could just put such a fact "out there" if it was not true and not have either Harvard or one of his many classmates shoot it down.
Given that he has trouble putting 3 words together without use of the teleprompter,
That's actually not true. It's just that a lot of people can't stand to hear him talk for more than 3 words before they flip the channel. I watched two of his town halls and he did speak extemporaneously on a number of very complex topics during the question period. IMHO it did not appear that all the questioners were plants. There were very few pauses and he managed the time well. Of course he had planned the overall message he wanted to put across.
He gave a speech at the beginning where he may have been using a teleprompter. As I was mainly just listening I did not notice.
He was also able to appear to think on his feet during the debates, although again that could have been helped by good preparation.
The person I have known in my life who paused the most in his speech was also one of the most extremely intelligent people I have ever met. Some people pause in their speech when they are thinking. Obama may be a socialist but he is not stupid.