The brightest guys in the room

Founding Ideals ^ | 04/04/2012 | Aaron Gee & Steve Graff

[agee]

My father, a high school teacher, used to joke “Those that can – do, those that can’t – teach, those that can’t teach – teach teachers”. I never expected that axiom to be true of the President of the United States, until yesterday. Obama’s answer to a reporter’s question clearly demonstrated that you didn’t want professor Obama for constitutional law. Not if you want to pass that bar that is. Methinks President Obama’s previous life as a community organizer fits the teaching teachers part of the axiom pretty well. If you missed it, President Obama was asked to clarify the previous days remarks. In his clarification the President attempted to cite law. Apparently his teleprompter was broken, because it didn’t go well. His response was so inept that it inspired James Taranto to title his Wall Street Journal piece for that day “The Man Who Knew Too Little“. This isn’t the first example of Obama citing law that didn’t support his argument. When President Obama was just a Senator, he also cited case law that wasn’t really relevant.

[agee]

Obama has a hard time when inconvenient facts come up against his ideology. From his inability to come up with law that supports his arguments to the fact that he appears WAY in over his head when it comes to constitutional issues. How could he have taught constitutional law?

[RatRipper]

Somebody needs to ask Jay Carney every day: “Are you SURE the President taught Constitutional law?”

Maybe it was the course with the title, “Constitutional Law for the Totalitarian Communist State”.

[Gil4]

“graduated from Harvard, one of the most prestigious schools in the country, does that fact make you more or less likely to consider Harvard for a law school now? “

No change. It just adds further supporting evidence.

[agee]

That would take courage - not with the lapdog press core. Although I think the press may be starting to get a little better. The blogosphere is competing with them and it’s embarrassing to slobber that much.

In 2009 there would not have been a follow up question on Obama’s previous comments.

[know-the-law]

Obama Didn’t Write His Own Course Syllabus.
Posted by Ann Barnhardt - March 27, AD 2012 8:20 PM MST

Breitbart.com published Obama’s University of Chicago “Constitutional Law” course syllabus a couple of weeks ago.

HERE IT IS.

Guys, Obama didn’t even write his own syllabus. The prose is sophisticated, the grammar is flawless, and the punctuation is good - heck, there are several semicolons used, and used correctly. In other words, the syllabus is everything that every other sample of genuine Obama-written prose is not. It isn’t the same voice. It isn’t the same author. Period.

Every sample of genuine Obama-written prose in existence is HORRIFIC in terms of prose, grammar and punctuation. Agonizingly horrific. Please see Jack Cashill’s body of work, including several new pieces at AmericanThinker.com .

Look at the course structure itself. Obama only had to bluff his way through four actual class periods, with most of those class periods consisting of student discussion. Students were explicitly graded on their participation in these four class sessions. The other six sessions were “small group project” presentations by the students. Obama wouldn’t have to say or do anything in those class periods except play the part of the “wise professor.” Total scammage.

I think Obama was (and is) so stupid, and such a fraud that he had to have someone else prepare his course for him, including what little bit of lecture he delivered in those four class sessions.

Who might have prepared a course syllabus and light lecture notes on constitutional race issues with an emphasis toward education and race?

Bernardine Dohrn. As in Bill Ayers’ wife.

Bernardine Dohrn was a paralegal at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin from 1984-1988, and, as an aside, was very likely acquainted with Michelle Robinson (later Obama) when Michelle summer interned at Sidley Austin while she was in law school and was later hired right out of Harvard Law in 1988. The dates match exactly. Barry was hired as a summer associate by Sidley Austin in 1989 while he was still in law school. That is allegedly how he and Michelle met. Since both Barry and Michelle are affirmative action frauds and put together don’t have the brains God gave a goldfish, neither one lasted long in an actual performance environment, and have only ever held non-performing meaningless crony positions.

The reason Dohrn was a paralegal and not an attorney is only because she was a convicted felon per her terrorism activities with the Weather Underground back in the 1960s and 1970s. Dohrn was fully capable of passing the bar, and was working as a de facto attorney at Sidley Austin, just under the necessary title “paralegal” due to her criminal past.

So, here we have yet another possible connection between Bill Ayers-Bernardine Dohrn and both of the Obamas. But back to the syllabus.

We now know that Bill Ayers’ parents put Obama through Harvard, thanks to Allen Hulton’s testimony. The Ayers also knew that Obama was a lightweight intellectually who needed as much help with his academic tasks as he needed with his finances. Now Obama had been hired at the prestigious University of Chicago law school as an adjunct and had to actually teach a class - and appear credible. So, roll in the Ayers-Dohrn machine to the rescue. Just like the way that Ayers came to the rescue and wrote “Dreams From My Father” for Barry.

Lawyer-in-all-but-name Bernardine Dohrn puts together a curriculum including lecture notes, and even writes the syllabus for Obama (as evidenced by the excellent prose, grammar and punctuation). All she needs to do is give Obama a few rhetorical platforms per class session (of which there were only FOUR) upon which he can then launch “class discussion.” Dohrn could have put this together in just a few hours. In class, Barry kicks back, fakes the role of all-wise “professor”, and cruises while the students in the class basically teach themselves.

It should be mentioned that Dohrn has been a law professor since 1991, and focuses on race and juvenile/education issues. Which is pretty much exactly the focus of Obama’s course syllabus.

Oh, and Bill Ayers has a Ed.D. in “Curriculum and Instruction.” As in, putting together curricula.

Just sayin’.

http://barnhardt.biz/

[DustyMoment]

Here's a scenario that will, hopefully, give everyone pause for thought. It is appearing more likely than not that the RNC is going to shove Romney down our thoughts after the convention in the flawed belief that "Republicans will rally around the eventual nominee." For the record, this former Republican won't. And, before you lecture me on how my NOT voting for Romney will affect the election, I already know.

As of today, I believe a LOT of factors are in play that will heavily influence the election but, at the end of the day, I am becoming more convinced that Obama will be re-elected. IF that occurs, given the damage he has done in his first term, consider how much damage he will do in his second "lame duck" term.

As of today, Obama still has to pretend that he is a brilliant leader who deserves a second term so that the dumbed down electorate with the assistance of the dishonest media will get him re-elected. If this occurs, every worst nightmare scenario for this country will come to fruition, IMO. Because, in a lame duck term, he doesn't have to face re-election and he can and will do at least 10 times more damage to America than he already has.

[The Antiyuppie]

“graduated from Harvard, one of the most prestigious schools in the country, does that fact make you more or less likely to consider Harvard for a law school now? “

No, because I’m sure that it’s still extremely demanding for the unconnected and unprotected. Someone has to do the work, you know, and they need to be qualified.

[PzLdr]

The ONLY way Obama’s the “brightest man in the room’, is if it’s a convention of village idiots.

[William Tell]

DustyMoment said: "And, before you lecture me on how my NOT voting for Romney will affect the election, I already know."

Romney would pick better nominees for the Supreme Court by accident than the best pick by Obama.

[Makana]

Obama was a “Lecturer” rather a Professor. Lecturers are temporary, nontenured instructors who follow a syllabus developed by the full-time faculty.

Their added value is supposed to be subject matter expertise (not) or career experience (not)

...Former Lecturer in an MBA program

[brityank]

The way I heard it fits perfectly with this scumbag!

Those that can, do.
Those that can't, teach.
Those that cannot do or teach, administrate!

And a piss-poor job is done by all.

[thouworm]

Ping. and post #5 -— [If the Breitbart article and/or NYT article were pinged before, I missed it. Others may have also.]

Obama Didn’t Write His Own Course Syllabus.
Posted by Ann Barnhardt - March 27, AD 2012 8:20 PM MST
http://barnhardt.biz/

[Barnhardt does not have direct links to her posts.] From her post:

Breitbart.com published Obama’s University of Chicago “Constitutional Law” course syllabus a couple of weeks ago.

HERE IT IS [see below for pdf file.]

Guys, Obama didn’t even write his own syllabus. The prose is sophisticated, the grammar is flawless, and the punctuation is good - heck, there are several semicolons used, and used correctly. In other words, the syllabus is everything that every other sample of genuine Obama-written prose is not. It isn’t the same voice. It isn’t the same author. Period.

Every sample of genuine Obama-written prose in existence is HORRIFIC in terms of prose, grammar and punctuation. Agonizingly horrific. Please see Jack Cashill’s body of work, including several new pieces at AmericanThinker.com .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

Current Issues in Racism and the Law
Spring Term 1994
Prof. Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/politics/2008OBAMA_LAW/Obama_CoursePk.pdf

[LucyT]

Article and comments # 5 , and 12.

Thanks, thouworm.

[Smokeyblue]

‘Professor’ Obama? Title never granted

http://www.wnd.com/2010/04/138321/

SNIP

Ross wrote on his blog that he “spent some time” with an unnamed professor who was “the highest tenured faculty member” at the University of Chicago who claimed Obama “applied for a position as an adjunct and wasn’t even considered.”

“A few weeks later the law school got a phone call from the Board of Trustees telling them to find [Barack Obama] an office, put him on the payroll, and give him a class to teach,” Ross continued. “The board told him he didn’t have to be a member of the faculty, but they needed to give him a temporary position. He was never a professor and was hardly an adjunct.

Ross further claimed other professors “hated” Obama because “he was lazy, unqualified, never attended any of the faculty meetings, and it was clear that the position was nothing more than a political stepping stool.”

[Cyber Liberty]

Romney would pick better nominees for the Supreme Court by accident than the best pick by Obama.

Unlikely. Two words: David Souter. That's the kind of pick Romney will serve up.

[Fantasywriter]

What’s the theory on Obama’s grammatically atrocious exam questions? Did he insist on writing those himself? They’re pretty sad—and ridiculously moonbat.

Here’s my fav.:

Law week, two men, Richard and Michael, walked into you office and asked for your help.

You learn that they are a monogamous, gay couple who have been living
together for the past ten years. Both men are successful architects, and after devoting the past decade on their respective careers, they have now decided that they want to marry and raise children together.

[agee]

Bill Ayers or his girlfriend weren’t around when he was writing that fantasy.

[DustyMoment]

Romney would pick better nominees for the Supreme Court by accident than the best pick by Obama.

Not to be argumentative but, you don't know that. Reagan selected some SCOTUS candidates who all appeared to be staunch conservatives and, as soon as they were approved to join the Court, turned into rabid liberals.

With Romney's Democrat and RINO roots, I wouldn't bet money on him making SCOTUS appointments that are any better than zero's.