Deval Patrick Flubbed His Family Bio In Campaign Kickoff Video

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) apparently mischaracterized his personal background in the presidential campaign announcement video he released on Thursday, adding to a rocky campaign launch for a candidate selling himself as a competent alternative to the current roster of hopefuls.

“I was the first in my family to go to college and law school,” he says in the two-minute spot.

Patrick’s father, celebrated jazz musician Laurdine Kenneth “Pat” Patrick, attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, as well as Wilson Junior College, according to Grove Music Online, an encyclopedia created by Oxford University Press.

MSNBC producer Andrew Joyce was the first to point out the discrepancy on Twitter. HuffPost checked the source of the information about Patrick’s father and followed up with Patrick’s campaign.

Several hours after HuffPost’s request for comment, Patrick’s campaign did not have a response.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deval-patrick-father-college-flub-announcement-video-2020-democratic-presidential-primary_n_5dcdb86ce4b06a60957d292d

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. What?

[The Valley Below]

2. Grammatically, he's correct.

Deval Patrick went to college AND law school. His father did not.