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Obama's Years at Columbia Are a Mystery

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Regarding questions about how Obama became president of the Harvard Law Review, this is from the Boston Globe of 27... [MORE]

Walter J. Culver 

Sep 28, 2008 14:29

There may well be a completely different reason for the Transcript not being released. The Transcript will show Obama's name... [MORE]

Will 

Sep 22, 2008 16:59

Many suspect that Obama has been passed from high school through Harvard on Affirmative Action-- that no school administrator could... [MORE]

Larry Whitaker 

Sep 18, 2008 14:27

I must admit I'm less interested in actual grades than I am with all of Obama's "alleged" academic accomplishments that... [MORE]

Porterhouse 

Sep 14, 2008 11:51

The American public rejects the most qualified candidates. For example, Mitt Romney was a valedictorian, and graduated from Harvard Business... [MORE]

Bot 

Sep 14, 2008 10:25

It is curious that the year Obama made editor of the Harvard Law Review is the same year there was... [MORE]

margot 

Sep 12, 2008 02:18

I bet Obama's stepfather paid for his tuition because it's a tradition in Indonesia for parents pay for the education... [MORE]

br-ma 

Sep 11, 2008 20:28

Randy's question is a good one. More important than his grades, who paid for his education. His $40,000+ student loan... [MORE]

Harry Epstein 

Sep 11, 2008 15:59

Kerry had lower grades than Bush and yet the liberals always get a good laugh at Bush and his grades.... [MORE]

nancy 

Sep 10, 2008 18:49

Has anyone bothered to check out this Columbia transcript yet? Or, are we all still preoccupied with finding something on... [MORE]

Jessica S, Naples, FL 

Sep 10, 2008 16:49

Poor grades -- based on the precedents of G.W.Bush, Bradley and McCain -- obviously are not (nor should they be)... [MORE]

Diane 

Sep 8, 2008 03:18

Obama must make full disclosure of his Columbia transcripts. The voters have a right to know. Imagine what the press... [MORE]

ken 

Sep 7, 2008 19:53

Has anyone checked Obama's grades at Occidental College in Los Angeles? [MORE]

Sue 

Sep 7, 2008 16:21

Obama has not let us see a real birth certificate. He will not let us in on the grades at... [MORE]

nan 

Sep 7, 2008 13:06

For all those out there...John McCain had good High school transcripts and all the requirements to enter Annapolis. There is... [MORE]

Jackie 

Sep 7, 2008 12:01

His stepfather was a rich Indonesian. No poor family ever lives in that neighborhood in Jakarta. [MORE]

br-ma 

Sep 7, 2008 11:55

IQ really matters and does not matter. With a 189 IQ myself, I failed in spelling, vocabulary and writing. Yet... [MORE]

Dr. Willett 

Sep 7, 2008 11:45

You have a Republican nominee who finished at the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy, yet was still... [MORE]

PC White 

Sep 7, 2008 03:26

There are many questions about BHO and his days at Columbia. We know from his own writings that he used... [MORE]

JerseyCal 

Sep 6, 2008 23:49

I attended Yale College ('54) and Yale Law School ('57) Barack was elected President of the Law Review (I was... [MORE]

Bill from Boca 

Sep 6, 2008 21:15

I cannot believe I am listening to this nonsense... Obama did not use race as a criteria for his admission... [MORE]

DrKaAp 

Sep 6, 2008 16:58

Obama's position on the Harvard Law Review was affirmative action. Grades didn't matter. That system (merit system) came under attack... [MORE]

Jessica S, Naples, FL 

Sep 6, 2008 16:26

George W. Bush scored on the SAT (under the harder pre-1995 scoring system) a 640 in math and a 566... [MORE]

Steve Sailer 

Sep 5, 2008 22:10

McCain's record is far worse: affirmative action to get into the Naval Academy via his father and grandfather (his academic... [MORE]

Michelle Wilkers 

Sep 5, 2008 14:29

His grades are of interest, but who paid his tuition? I thought that BHO was a poor child from a... [MORE]

Randy 

Sep 5, 2008 14:17

There was one little blurb that mentioned that Barack Obama had lived for a year with a female while attending... [MORE]

James T. Smith 

Sep 5, 2008 12:13

Wonder how Obama paid for Harvard? Student Loans? Gifts? [MORE]

fb-tx 

Sep 5, 2008 10:01

Speaking of cover-ups--did anyone notice the filmclip of Obama's life during the DNC convention? They went from a young child... [MORE]

Lucius B. Gravely, IV 

Sep 5, 2008 07:58

Did political correctness run amock or did he have a genuine gift for the law? If he was the editor... [MORE]

leo solomon 

Sep 5, 2008 07:41

I thought Kerry wenr to Yale, not Harvard.......I don't think grades necessarily reflect intellect. They might sometimes reflect intellect....if all... [MORE]

karenabcde 

Sep 5, 2008 00:36

I've suspected fraud in this man's college records. I don't trust him and I think someone else took his classes... [MORE]

Jessica s, Naples, FL 

Sep 4, 2008 04:46

I attended Columbia's School of International Studies the same years that Obama did — 1982-83. The star professors of the... [MORE]

Mark Suall 

Sep 3, 2008 23:59

It's what he studied, not the grades. Did he study economics? Mathematics? The physical sciences? Or did he just take... [MORE]

CHuck Cardiff 

Sep 3, 2008 21:13

Obama HOPE......not! I would really like to see his birth certificate and his credenitials from Harvard myself. [MORE]

Josh 

Sep 3, 2008 20:29

"In contrast with the rest of Mr. Obama's life story, little is known about his college experience," should read: Much... [MORE]

Chris of Rights 

Sep 3, 2008 14:13

When Obama walks out onto a stage at any of his rallies they play the chorus of a U2 song... [MORE]

Sheryl 

Sep 3, 2008 11:22

Obama keeps saying the more we know about him, the more we will trust him, the more we will like... [MORE]

Charlie 

Sep 3, 2008 10:27

Let's see what we know about Barack Obama: 1. His mother is (was) an American citizen. 2. He may have been born... [MORE]

Amos 

Sep 3, 2008 01:07

I'd like to chime in that Obama's lack of honors at Columbia College does not imply he performed poorly. I'm... [MORE]

Erich 

Sep 3, 2008 00:46

How could this be? With the all-knowing, all-seeing, detail-crazy media that we have? Do you mean to tell me that... [MORE]

Porterhouse 

Sep 2, 2008 23:18

Obama needs the same close scrutiny that has been given to Republicans. His birth record is still a question, as... [MORE]

Dart 

Sep 2, 2008 18:29

I have never been enamored with Obama's talent, or lack thereof. I have wondered about his academic accomplishments on more... [MORE]

Dennis Lesko 

Sep 2, 2008 13:59

Hmm, it might not be fair to comment on Obama's success during that time, but it is okay to comment... [MORE]

Elmer Singer 

Sep 2, 2008 13:47

Barack Obama, the first Affirmative Action Democrat nominee for President. All I can say is "No BO--he doesn't pass the... [MORE]

Diana Z 

Sep 2, 2008 10:03

Double standards you bet, this stellar student got c's in high school and still wound up at an Ivy League... [MORE]

Mike Donohue 

Sep 2, 2008 09:29

It appears that we voters are buying a "pig in a poke" with Mr. Obama, questions remain about his actual... [MORE]

jondar2 

Sep 2, 2008 09:28

Two things: You don't suggest that with lousy Columbia grades, Obama's admission to Harvard Law appears a product of "affirmative... [MORE]

Paul Matten 

Sep 2, 2008 09:22

Dear Mr. Goldberg: I have never seen proof that Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law. It just seems... [MORE]

susan ferris 

Sep 2, 2008 09:02