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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (91803)	10/25/2008 9:38:29 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541465

He was the editor of the Law Review. You can go look up what that job involves if you like. Because he never pursued a serious legal academic career and his law practice was aimed at community work, no I am not surprised he didn't publish any lengthy pieces on constitutional issues. But the guy has written and spoken so much since then that anyone who claims he is a "mystery" is simply shutting out the ample public record. At least I can respect someone who says they read the books and listened to the speeches and debates and still disagrees strongly with him. Fine, that's politics. But this mythical theme that Obama is an unknown alien, that's the one that has become a futile dead end for the McCain campaign. Pursuing it has just driven up McCain's unfavorable ratings. That should tell you something about the popular verdict on Obama.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (91803)	10/25/2008 9:38:30 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541465

He was editor. You must know what editors do. I was on the ELQ (Environmental Law Quarterly) at Berkeley- that's a tiny insignificant publication compared to the Harvard Law Review. Our editor was so busy coordinating the fact checking on all the student writing and submissions (from outside sources- non-students), she didn't have time to write. Obviously people who haven't been involved in publications wouldn't know about the massive amount of time involved in the submissions and publishing process- but surely people at least know about how editors check and shape other people's articles; I didn't find it odd at all. Let me tell you, my small job, as fact checker, took me hours every week. I never wanted any of the more "serious" jobs, because I would have had to spend all my time at the law school, and I had a husband, and aging (and in my father's case, dying) parents.