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Politics : The Next President 2008 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: puborectalis who wrote (2913)	6/7/2008 7:04:13 PM
From: TARADO96	Respond to of 3215

Agreed. At 72, McSame is 7 years past his first eligibility date. No wonder he does not pick up the phone after 7 pm. <ggg>.

To: puborectalis who wrote (2913)	6/11/2008 12:10:16 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 3215

On February 23rd, the Politico blog releases Michelle's blocked thesis on racial divide. "My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before," the future Mrs. Obama wrote in her thesis introduction. "I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don’t belong. Regardless of the circumstances under which I interact with whites at Princeton, it often seems as if, to them, I will always be black first and a student second." The thesis, titled "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community" and written under her maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, in 1985, has been the subject of much conjecture on the blogosphere and elsewhere in recent weeks, as it has been "temporarily withdrawn" from Princeton’s library until after this year’s presidential election in November. Some of the material has been written about previously, however, including a story last year in the Newark Star Ledger. Obama writes that the path she chose by attending Princeton would likely lead to her "further integration and/or assimilation into a white cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a full participant." Michelle Obama's senior year thesis at Princeton University shows a document written by a young woman grappling with a society in which a black Princeton alumnus might only be allowed to remain "on the periphery." Read the full thesis "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community" Critics, who have read the thesis, say it is the most sophomoric, non-scholarly piece of drivel ever and claim it exposes the lack of academic rigor at Princeton, even over 20 years ago.

To: puborectalis who wrote (2913)	6/11/2008 12:11:47 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3215

"In a [February 2008] interview with Newsweek, [Michelle] Obama reveals that she got into Princeton … not on the strength of her grades, which she admits were unexceptional, but thanks to her brother Craig, a star athlete and gifted student who preceded her to the school. As a 'legacy' candidate and a beneficiary of affirmative action, Michelle Obama was granted an opportunity that others more accomplished were denied." At Princeton, Miss Robinson wrote a senior thesis entitled "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community," (links to complete thesis above). Some excerpts from the thesis include the following: "Predominately white universities like Princeton are socially and academically designed to cater to the needs of the White students comprising the bulk of their enrollments." "[My Princeton experiences] "will likely lead to my further integration and/or assimilation into a White cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a full participant." "I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my White professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don't belong. Regardless of the circumstances under which I interact with Whites at Princeton, it often seems as if, to them, I will always be Black first and a student second." "Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated to this community and would utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit this community first and foremost." "In defining the concept of identification or the ability to identify with the Black community … I based my definition on the premise that there is a distinctive Black culture very different from White culture." "Elements of Black culture which make it unique from White culture such as its music, its language, the struggles and a 'consciousness' shared by its people may be attributed to the injustices and oppression suffered by this race of people which are not comparable to the experiences of any other race of people through this country’s history. However, with the increasing integration of Blacks into the mainstream society, many 'integrated Blacks' have lost touch with the Black culture in their attempts to become adjusted and comfortable in their new culture –- the White culture. Some of these Blacks are no longer able to enjoy the qualities which make Black culture so unique or are unable to share their culture openly with other Blacks because they have become so far removed from these experiences and, in some instances, ashamed of them because of their integration." Interesting, Michelle capitalizes Black and White -- I never learned that in school. After graduating from Princeton, Miss Robinson went on to attend Harvard Law School, where she was accepted under the aegis of a minority outreach program. As one of her friends would later reflect, Robinson recognized that she had been privileged by affirmative action and was very comfortable with that. After law school, Miss Robinson returned to Chicago to work for the law firm Sidley Austin. There she met her future husband, Barack Obama, who was working for the firm as a summer associate. In the summer of 1991 she joined the staff of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.