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ladylou41 year, 3 months ago
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Barack served his community fresh out of college learning the process of how to lead people effectively. And then to top that, he earned a law degree to begin another process of working his way into the political world to use his outstanding thinking skills to lead people again! Sounds to me like he had a very good resume and plan if one measures his accomplishment of being elected to the Illinois Senate in 2004. Sort of reminds me of our founding forefathers when they used to meet in town halls to discuss very important issues that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and now guarantees your freedom to express yourself in this blog.
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BB641 year, 3 months ago
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Lead effectively. Was that when he was with Acorn? What exactly did he do?
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He won his state senate seat because some how seal divorce records of Ryan were opened and made public. Of course Obama had "nothing" to do with it. The Trib magically managed to find them. Even though they were sealed by court order. Go figure. Some how the Daley machine left the door open.
Never mistake luck for skill. Obama went to Harvard because of Affirmative Action and got his jobs because of dirty politics. Don't ever compare him to our forefathers. With his track record, what we could find, he'd be a Torry.-
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ConsAreNonGrata1 year, 3 months ago
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Bush went to Harvard because of affirmative action - LEGACY.
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Never recall Cons whining about his Yale Gentleman's C getting him in.
About the only thing Cons want to vote on when it comes to Obama is which tree to hang him from.
Cons miss the Golden Age.-
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pcknowledge1 year, 3 months ago
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"Obama went to Harvard because of Affirmative Action and got his jobs because of dirty politics"
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Did Obama pass the Bar exam because of affirmative action as well?
Funny, the University I attended for my degrees was plain & simple San Jose State University in California where I live.
I don't know anyone who graduated from there because of affirmative action alone. How does the affirmative action process supposedly work? The University grants someone a degree because they are a certain color? Is the person required to pass their exams, or is that not required either?
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BB641 year, 3 months ago
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First, in Wisconsin you don't have to take the Bar if you attended a state school or Marquette. Does Illinois if he attended Harvard?
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Secondly, he likes playing the race card when it suites him. For him to get into Harvard at that time, he would have had to. We're talking the 80's. At that time, it was an old boys network. For a minority to get in there, it's almost certain. Old Boys, even older money. He claims to have had school loans. Old money usually trumps that. He attended because he helped them meet racial quotas. Sad.
I am a product of Annapolis and I ended up at the War College. For me race meant very little. My class of 300 had over 12,000 applicants. Race or gender didn't matter. In fact I remember that was blocked out on our final letters of intent. We competed as equals. My classmates and I earned our positions because of our abilities and skills not because of the color of our skin.-
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pcknowledge1 year, 3 months ago
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In order to graduate from Harvard, did Obama have to pass his exams?
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Are you saying with affirmative action, people of color get a degree handed to them without passing their exams and getting the right grades? Cause I've heard of affirmative action, but I've never heard of people getting their degrees handed to them without doing the work for it.
And Bush didn't ever used connections? Bush doesn't have "old money?" What about McCain, who left his former wife for a wealthy woman, Cindy?-
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BB641 year, 3 months ago
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Passing exams and a Bar exam are two different things, but not in Wisconsin and a few other states. Color does effect at times. Stop by schools like MSOE for their "business" degree. While a great school of engineering, the business is a joke. It's like a journalism degree from one of our state schools. It prepares you for working in the food service industry, that's about it.
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As far as Bush, I'm sure it did. But again, Barry's race not skills got him where he is today. Along with a lot of luck.-
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pcknowledge1 year, 3 months ago
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I don't believe affirmative action, though it may get a colored person's foot in the door into an educational institution or a job, actually offers a colored person a degree or job advancement without hard work on their part.
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Obama has used his race much less, then Bush & McCain have used their race (white and born in this country which attracts the religious, conservative Republicans who have a lot in comon with the Taliban), family backgrounds, old, old money, and family connections.
Obama is much more self made then Bush and McCain put together.
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