How is this guy POTUS?

The Real Bingo · October 23rd, 2009, 01:47 PM

American Thinker Blog: Obama's Columbia thesis excerpt surfaces

At Columbia, he wrote a thesis - which probably received an A+++ with a happy face - that said...

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"... the Constitution allows for many things, but what it does not allow is the most revealing. The so-called Founders did not allow for economic freedom. While political freedom is supposedly a cornerstone of the document, the distribution of wealth is not even mentioned. While many believed that the new Constitution gave them liberty, it instead fitted them with the shackles of hypocrisy."

And he is supposed to uphold the Constitution?

Pexster · October 23rd, 2009, 01:57 PM

A little context might be useful here.

The Real Bingo · October 23rd, 2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pexster

A little context might be useful here.

Yeah, it'd be nice if Columbia and/or BO would let the public see the document in-full...but I guess we'll just have to go with what we have.

And, really...if you've been paying attention, you should know already he disdains the Constitution and the old, white guys who wrote it. This is just more fodder.

Pexster · October 23rd, 2009, 02:15 PM

Well, exactly how much economic freedom did anyone who wasn't a white male landowner have?

As for the masters thesis, I thought those were generally archived and available. Maybe that's only for doctoral dissertations?

The Real Bingo · October 23rd, 2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pexster

Well, exactly how much economic freedom did anyone who wasn't a white male landowner have?

Amendments were needed to outlaw discriminatory practices, but the Constitution never endorsed such things. It never said, "only white landowners can vote". There's nothing in there about poll taxes or keeping the black man down. That's a product of scumbag politicians.

Pexster · October 23rd, 2009, 02:41 PM

Did not endorse, but "allowed."

Theophylact · October 23rd, 2009, 02:44 PM

It's a BA thesis. Those aren't usually requirements for a degree, they're Honors projects. BA theses aren't submitted to University Microfilms, which handles only graduate theses.

C'mon, he wasn't yet 22 when he wrote that. I'd worry more about, say, Bob McDonnell's MA; he was 34 when he wrote that, and he's followed its outline in his political career ever since.

The Real Bingo · October 23rd, 2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pexster

Did not endorse, but "allowed."

The Constitution is just paper. Government is normally a slow-moving entity. It took years to make Amendments outlawing slavery, and even giving women the right to vote.

Law is reactive, not proactive. If there is a problem, it will be resolved by a law (i.e. women and blacks have the right to vote after having that right denied by laws that weren't necessarily unconstitutional at the time). Lawmakers can't possibly foresee every problem, therefore there aren't laws on the books for things that haven't yet happened.

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Originally Posted by Theophylact

C'mon, he wasn't yet 22 when he wrote that. I'd worry more about, say, Bob McDonnell's MA; he was 34 when he wrote that, and he's followed its outline in his political career ever since.

Theophylact · October 23rd, 2009, 03:15 PM

Fixed.

The Real Bingo · October 23rd, 2009, 03:19 PM

Yeah, the guy is a wacko...

And so is Obama, in his own way.