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2008-06-15 Home Front: Politix

Obama's Excellent Adventure in Middle America

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Posted by Bobby 2008-06-15 05:39|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "What I liked about him was the way he was brought up, that he had never had anything gave to him."

Say what?

Posted by Besoeker 2008-06-15 09:30|| 2008-06-15 09:30|| Front Page Top

#2 He meant, "given to him", but it was left that way to show the speaker was a rube, and if he believes it, a moron.

Posted by Bobby 2008-06-15 10:09|| 2008-06-15 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 "What I liked about him was the way he was brought up, that he had never had anything gave to him."

Before the appearance of the welfare state and affirmative action, that was true. Obama was a major beneficiary of both. Tell me another one.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2008-06-15 13:43|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-06-15 13:43|| Front Page Top

#4 If his grandparents were poor folk, as the other article here today about Senator Obama alleges, who paid for that fancy private high school in Hawaii that he went to as a lad? For that matter, who paid for his undergraduate education? I've no doubt he went to Harvard Law on a full scholarship, and glad they were to give it, too. But if he was a scholarship boy at the private high school, I can see him discovering insecurities and resentments, if he was the only one without funds and designer clothes.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-15 19:18|| 2008-06-15 19:18|| Front Page Top

#5 I suspect undergrad on scholarship and loans, law school on loans is more likely. There's no problem getting loans at Harvard Law as you're a sterling credit. Even Harvard College, not so much.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-15 19:21|| 2008-06-15 19:21|| Front Page Top

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