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Arizona State: Obama Too Inexperienced for Honorary Degree

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Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-04-10 09:52|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 What a refreshing breath of sanity! From a state school, no less.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-04-10 11:05|| 2009-04-10 11:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like a bunch of angry coffee shop people to me. Seems like they are trying to reason why that since he is president, why shouldn't he receive honorary degrees? There was the one brave soul, "Have to pass Speech 101 first", heh. Some posters who had reasoning/good points were shouted down, so on.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-04-10 11:10|| 2009-04-10 11:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Ooooooh. Much handwringing from the Huffy Po...

Posted by tu3031 2009-04-10 11:22|| 2009-04-10 11:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The ASU Honorary Degree Committee is made up of six members from across the campuses and is chaired by Dr. Laurie Chassin, a psychology professor.

Lauri is about to be the next target of the left media and O's brownshirt brigade. It was nice how they fed that one out there.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-04-10 12:54|| 2009-04-10 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 ASU Stiffs Obama

They actually think ASU owes him a adegree.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-04-10 13:04|| 2009-04-10 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 I may actually send them a donation this year for. ;)

Posted by AzCat 2009-04-10 13:06|| 2009-04-10 13:06|| Front Page Top

#7 I just took on a bunch of those whiney posters at Huffpo on this, got insulted left and right and it was worth it.
God, its like a hornets nest of whiney sycophants at Huffpo. Lets see if they still feel so good about Obama in about 2 years...

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-04-10 13:16|| 2009-04-10 13:16|| Front Page Top

#8 The editorial called it an "odd gap" that the nation's first black president would not be deemed worthy of an honorary degree.

The gall! Apparently running a good campaign isnt enough for ASUbetter throw out the race card and see what sticks.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-04-10 13:25|| 2009-04-10 13:25|| Front Page Top

#9 Do they have a graduate school program in Advanced Snark Studies?

Posted by Mike 2009-04-10 13:32|| 2009-04-10 13:32|| Front Page Top

#10 If they'd have stiffed Bush, they'd be dancing in the aisles over at the Huffy Po. They could break out all their Chimpy comments...

Posted by tu3031 2009-04-10 13:34|| 2009-04-10 13:34|| Front Page Top

#11 Notre Dame and ASU having some problems sorting out their commencement policies??? Jimmy Carter has a significant body of work despite nearly all of it stinking--they could have invited him if that were the standard. These honorary degrees are largely symbolic [and political]--kind of like the the Nobel Peach Prize.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-04-10 13:41|| 2009-04-10 13:41|| Front Page Top

#12 Yes, How dare I question Obama being that Ive never served as President of the United States of America?

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-04-10 13:41|| 2009-04-10 13:41|| Front Page Top

#13 Good to stir the hornets nest every now and then Girl Thursday. You are right, I think BO is a one term President like Jimmy Carter--the disenchantment will set in before four years.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-04-10 15:57|| 2009-04-10 15:57|| Front Page Top

#14 JohnQC, I think the disenchantment has set in before four months.
For me, of course, it was less than four yoctoseconds.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-04-10 20:59|| 2009-04-10 20:59|| Front Page Top

#15 That long, huh, Rambler?

You gave him a longer chance than I did....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-10 21:15|| 2009-04-10 21:15|| Front Page Top

#16 Barbara, actually I was disillusioned before the ~~nomination~~ election.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-04-10 22:55|| 2009-04-10 22:55|| Front Page Top

#17 Naaaahhhhh, Rambler. I don't think that's true,

I doubt you had any illisions in the first place.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-10 23:41|| 2009-04-10 23:41|| Front Page Top

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