So where are Obama's college transcripts?

[zinfamous]

Honest question - How do you/we know that?

Do you have a link from Harvard announcing that or something?

Fern

It's rather easy to refute or confirm, is it not? As easy as it is to confirm whether or not he was president of the Harvard Law Review...which he was.

This is a position that is not given to idiots.

Now, as for Kerry/Bush and pretty much any president or candidate prior to Obama (excluding Clinton), the sole honor of "inductee into Skull and Bones" is considerably less....stellar.

 

[CanOWorms]

Honest question - How do you/we know that?

Do you have a link from Harvard announcing that or something?

Fern

It's a well-published fact. I don't have his official transcript, but it's published in quite a few places. It would have also been verified and posted on his bios at his law firms and at the law school he taught at. Also, he was on the Harvard Law Review.

Many of Harvard's websites also mention that he graduated with the distinction in question.

People can disagree with his politics, but Obama has an impressive academic background.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Are you saying Obama graduated magna cum laude?
If so, I'd love to see some confirmation. I've never heard of this before.
TIA
Fern

I don't have confirmation from Harvard administration on this. I confess to assuming the honors to be valid since every source from Wikipedia to the Harvard Crimson cites his honors.

 

[Fern]

I don't have confirmation from Harvard administration on this. I confess to assuming the honors to be valid since every source from Wikipedia to the Harvard Crimson cites his honors.

Yeah. I couldn't find any other 'source'. I did see those two you mention.

I tried Harvard's site but got nothing.

Not that I care much, but I don't see how we can really consider it confirmed unless it's from Harvard itself. Again, I don't think it much an issue because he's got a record to run on (or defend, depending upon your perspective), but i was just curious.

Saw an interesting tid bit, said approx 90% of Harvard undergraduates graduate with some for 'cum laude' honors. IDK if that applies to law school as well.

Fern

 

[JS80]

He barely got a good enough SAT score in HS to get into Occidental. Used affirmative action to transfer to Columbia. Did not graduate with honors. Gets into HLS through affirmative action. Becomes editor because of the color of his skin, because he is not an impressive writer nor analyst. Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation. *golf clap*

 

[Jhhnn]

He barely got a good enough SAT score in HS to get into Occidental. Used affirmative action to transfer to Columbia. Did not graduate with honors. Gets into HLS through affirmative action. Becomes editor because of the color of his skin, because he is not an impressive writer nor analyst. Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation. *golf clap*

Utterly unsubstantiated character assassination... why am I not surprised?

This whole line of attack is just a variant on Birtherism, an attempt to deny legitimacy to Obama. It's sour grapes, and I suspect we'll hear a lot more of it after the election.

 

[CallMeJoe]

...Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation...

Kudos if you can explain how "grade inflation" works to move someone into the top 10% of one's class.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Nothing but racist white people ranting. Move on.

 

[IronWing]

Kudos if you can explain how "grade inflation" works to move someone into the top 10% of one's class.

It was a black op obviously. The details will never be known.

 

[Doppel]

These are important! I also want to see proof from his doctor that his testicles dropped during puberty and dental records to prove his teeth are real. Also we need a semi annual analysis of his feces to prove he isn't a Muslim.

 

[HomerJS]

He barely got a good enough SAT score in HS to get into Occidental. Used affirmative action to transfer to Columbia. Did not graduate with honors. Gets into HLS through affirmative action. Becomes editor because of the color of his skin, because he is not an impressive writer nor analyst. Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation. *golf clap*

from the Fox News Movie studios...

Birtherism of a Nation...Part Deux Revenge of the Sheets

You have unknowlingly proved an old addage sucessful black people have to do that much better then whites just to maintain parity. Obama released 10 years of tax returns when he ran for office, Mitt only released two. Without any additional requirments of pure as the driven snow Mitt, there are demands on Obama for birth certificates, college transcripts, etc. Meanwhile Mittens can't even meet the standards set by his father.

 

[CitizenKain]

He barely got a good enough SAT score in HS to get into Occidental. Used affirmative action to transfer to Columbia. Did not graduate with honors. Gets into HLS through affirmative action. Becomes editor because of the color of his skin, because he is not an impressive writer nor analyst. Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation. *golf clap*

Look at the speculation from someone who wasn't good enough to accomplish that themselves. I'm sure you are thinking, "But I should get all that, because he is black, and they are only fit to carry my golf clubs!"

 

[Rainsford]

He barely got a good enough SAT score in HS to get into Occidental. Used affirmative action to transfer to Columbia. Did not graduate with honors. Gets into HLS through affirmative action. Becomes editor because of the color of his skin, because he is not an impressive writer nor analyst. Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation. *golf clap*

I'm sort of amused by the implied argument you're making that nothing Obama has actually done is worth attacking, so you have to make stuff up to complain about. Although I sort of feel like you're making the Democrats' job easier for them in November. Pretend issues could make some people think you don't have any real issues.

I've been surprised before though. Someone the ridiculous "refighting the Vietnam War" approach kind of worked for the Republicans in 2004.

 

[cybrsage]

Obama is no such thing. The fact that the opposition party is full of bat shit crazy extremists doesn't make Obama polarizing.

Can you give me some of the drugs you are taking? They apparently alter reality quite nicely!

 

[cybrsage]

It was a black op obviously. The details will never be known.

Well played!

 

[CanOWorms]

Look at the speculation from someone who wasn't good enough to accomplish that themselves. I'm sure you are thinking, "But I should get all that, because he is black, and they are only fit to carry my golf clubs!"

Unfortunately, this type of mentality is extremely common.

 

[trenchfoot]

Well, I guess if symbolically spitting in Obama's face by authoring/disseminating/repeating gross and abject lies and innuendo about him makes those that somehow feel threatened by him "feel good" about themselves, then hey, go for it! It's much better than having them taking it out on their family members and loved ones.

Victimless therapeutic ranting is good for one's troubled soul and pure gold entertainment for the rest of us.

 

[xBiffx]

He barely got a good enough SAT score in HS to get into Occidental. Used affirmative action to transfer to Columbia. Did not graduate with honors. Gets into HLS through affirmative action. Becomes editor because of the color of his skin, because he is not an impressive writer nor analyst. Supposedly graduates latin honors in a school notorious for grade inflation. *golf clap*

I am loving the haters on this statement. It just shows what lemmings they are. Instead of bringing sources to refute JS80's claims in his statement, they just shit on him immediately with blind attacks and nothing to back them up because they just simply don't like the message. Lemmings, here is your chance. It should be easy enough to debunk all of these claims but instead you like carrying water for dear leader and following the orders to tar and feather all who would speak ill of him. Onward civilian soldiers of the Turd Reich, you now have a new mission.

 

[IronWing]

I am loving the haters on this statement. It just shows what lemmings they are. Instead of bringing sources to refute JS80's claims in his statement, they just shit on him immediately with blind attacks and nothing to back them up because they just simply don't like the message. Lemmings, here is your chance. It should be easy enough to debunk all of these claims but instead you like carrying water for dear leader and following the orders to tar and feather all who would speak ill of him. Onward civilian soldiers of the Turd Reich, you now have a new mission.

Onus is on JS80 to back up his claims. He made the claims, he must know the source of his material.

 

[xBiffx]

Onus is on JS80 to back up his claims. He made the claims, he must know the source of his material.

I agree but to see people coming in blindly flailing at his statements, I would think some of the onus is on them to justify shitting on someone. Until then they look like baseless attacks just because they don't like the message and or messenger. Fine, but it would behoove their side of the argument to back up the shit slinging instead of looking like petulant lemmings. Then again this is ATP&N and he is a righty so I don't expect them to bring any facts either.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

Here is an interesting letter that Obama wrote to the Harvard Law Record in response to criticism about the the use of afirmative action in the selection process for law review. http://theconservativetreehouse.com...ipt-of-obama-law-review-letter-to-the-editor/

The original letter appears to be taken down from Harvard's servers so pardon the source. My thoughts:

1. His argument is not particularly compelling, but I don't think there is a compelling argument to be made for Affirmative Action within Harvard. I think by the time you make it Harvard Law you are already on a level playing field. Obama himself was not in any way disadvantaged and I actually find his defense of him personally benefiting from it a bit offensive.

2. I have no idea if the claims made by the author about Obama becoming the editor without ever publishing are interesting if true.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

I agree but to see people coming in blindly flailing at his statements, I would think some of the onus is on them to justify shitting on someone. Until then they look like baseless attacks just because they don't like the message and or messenger. Fine, but it would behoove their side of the argument to back up the shit slinging instead of looking like petulant lemmings. Then again this is ATP&N and he is a righty so I don't expect them to bring any facts either.

So no comment on JS80's statement itself being baseless or does that standard only apply to liberals?

 

[Todd33]

I am loving the haters on this statement. It just shows what lemmings they are. Instead of bringing sources to refute JS80's claims in his statement, they just shit on him immediately with blind attacks and nothing to back them up because they just simply don't like the message. Lemmings, here is your chance. It should be easy enough to debunk all of these claims but instead you like carrying water for dear leader and following the orders to tar and feather all who would speak ill of him. Onward civilian soldiers of the Turd Reich, you now have a new mission.

Your nuts if you think someone has to spend a minute of time researching a crazy persons claims. He is a loony, no onus on me to do anything. If he wants to float tin foil hat theories, then let him find evidence. The rest of us wil sit back and laugh at him and you, his defender.

 

[xBiffx]

Your nuts if you think someone has to spend a minute of time researching a crazy persons claims. He is a loony, no onus on me to do anything. If he wants to float tin foil hat theories, then let him find evidence. The rest of us wil sit back and laugh at him and you, his defender.

You're illiterate if you think that is what I said. I said nothing about the haters researching JS80's claims. I said that the haters should back up their own claims that what he said isn't true. I'm not defending what he said, I am calling out the naysayers for never backing up their own claims. Some of them of them are hypocrites because they attack him for not backing up his claims while offering nothing in defense of their own claims.

 

[xBiffx]

So no comment on JS80's statement itself being baseless or does that standard only apply to liberals?

Read my last line. Either being the critical word there.