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ProfessorGAC

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4. Maybe I'm Missing Something

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 12:32 PM

Sep 2017

Without making it directly about Manning, a 29 year old who spent nearly a quarter of her life so far in prison (no matter how unjst that was) is qualified for a fellowship at an Ivy League School?

I'm not pleased with the Spicer selection either, but he's not an under 30 year old who lost 7 years of experience to prison.

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Chelsea Manning, Sean Spicer Named Fellows at Harvard [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

The "Holocaust Centers" guy........ yeah OK..... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2017 #1

I think Harvard's gone looney bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #2

Yeah. John Yoo is still teaching at Berkeley underpants Sep 2017 #3

Maybe I'm Missing Something ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #4

Who's next? bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #5

As subjective as it is, her qualifications appear to fit within the Fellowship Society's parameters LanternWaste Sep 2017 #6

Maybe it has to do with her experience with being a transgender soldier JI7 Sep 2017 #7

That Works For Me ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #9

Star power... Q-rating Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #14

Chelsea Manning a "fellow" a Harvard? left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #8

Manning and Spicer...best two falls out of three? brooklynite Sep 2017 #10

I think this is Harvard Lampoon, right? FakeNoose Sep 2017 #11

FWIW, MichMary Sep 2017 #17

Surprised Harvard would associate with a bigot like Manning. rogue emissary Sep 2017 #12

What? Yosemite Sam was unavailable? MrScorpio Sep 2017 #13

Harvard makes anyone fellows these days, don't they? Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #15

I'm trans and I have questions tonekat Sep 2017 #16