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Fri May 13, 2016, 08:11 AM

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The erasure of Malia Obama, or why we question the accomplishments of a 17-year-old [View all] gollygee May 2016 OP

Sounds like someone with a solution in search of a problem... TipTok May 2016 #1

If you are judging society by the comments section Egnever May 2016 #2

She has a very intelligent thoughtful look about her lostnfound May 2016 #3

Actually lots of people questioned George w Bush's admission to Yale and Harvard Doctor_J May 2016 #4

Yeah, because Bush speaks English on a fifth grade level. There's nothing Chakab May 2016 #13

the premise isn't flawed when you've got 1200 radio stations proposing certainot May 2016 #23

Wrong FLPanhandle May 2016 #5

Can you explain this? Raine1967 May 2016 #9

Come on. FLPanhandle May 2016 #11

The Obamas were not rich when they got into those schools. Raine1967 May 2016 #15

Who's denying their daughter? FLPanhandle May 2016 #17

Please define the concept of "regression to the mean". AngryAmish May 2016 #43

Even here. DUers were questioning why she had gotten in, and insisting it happened pnwmom May 2016 #6

Right here in this thread, to be more precise. Raine1967 May 2016 #7

That's Far Too Binary ProfessorGAC May 2016 #30

The Obama kids are no doubt hard workers...like their parents Ned_Devine May 2016 #8

+1 Raine1967 May 2016 #10

Yeah, you can hold both ideas in your head. Jerry442 May 2016 #12

Not to mention 'legacy' students. (Or double 'legacy' in this case.) X_Digger May 2016 #40

The Obama girls both seem highly intelligent to me. raging moderate May 2016 #44

No doubt, but to deny the role that politics and legacy status plays in college admissions.. X_Digger May 2016 #45

Many white people have no insight into themselves. raging moderate May 2016 #14

I agree and if anyone wants to pretend Sanders support.. ConservativeDemocrat May 2016 #18

Well there you go. zeemike May 2016 #22

Hmm well I'm a Sanders supporter. N/t gollygee May 2016 #26

The people who thought those kids could not pay were NOT Sanders supporters! raging moderate May 2016 #39

I was only going to help them if worst came to worst, no matter what! raging moderate May 2016 #42

We don't know what her grades and test scores are bluestateguy May 2016 #16

Reasonable people might think that the children of non-legacy Ilsa May 2016 #19

What about: Maybe she's just fucking smart and qualified. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #25

Yeah, that's what I'm saying -- she's Ilsa May 2016 #29

Malia Obama is not a legacy admission. Neither of her parents went to Harvard College. StevieM May 2016 #20

This article is idiotic oberliner May 2016 #21

Because Racist America cannot bring itself to admit that black people are intelligent human beings. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #24

Any university in the country will accept a child of the president, Nye Bevan May 2016 #27

Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #28

We? Iggo May 2016 #31

like a school is going to turn down the child of a sitting president.....well maybe the morons at dembotoz May 2016 #32

In this one case, a lot of people suddenly don't believe privilege exists Democat May 2016 #33

kick for truth... Blue_Tires May 2016 #34

I am glad she's getting to attend Harvard. JEB May 2016 #35

still looks like there is something to hide hfojvt May 2016 #36

K&R ismnotwasm May 2016 #37

The thing is, many who are qualified to go to elite universities wildeyed May 2016 #38

Wear it like a loose robe, Malia: what's inside is all that counts struggle4progress May 2016 #41