Chief Douche Bag

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Yeah but nepotism has its advantages.

Bush is not a re re but he's clearly one of the least intelligent presidents of all time.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle634182.ece

and he's clearly lacking in...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openness_to_experience

You can dislike Obama but you would be a fool to bet against him in a battle of wits against either Bush.

Really? Bush Sr. was pretty sharp. Ever see his experience record?

And I knew the alleged nepotism was going to come up. Are we to assume that there was no advantage given to Obama, at all? I find that hard to believe.

Originally Posted by joeydb

Really? Bush Sr. was pretty sharp. Ever see his experience record?

And I knew the alleged nepotism was going to come up. Are we to assume that there was no advantage given to Obama, at all? I find that hard to believe.

Bush Sr. relished in nepotism as well.

Sure Obama had some advantages like affirmative action but if given the choice would you rather be an impoverished minority benefiting from government entitlements or would you prefer to be the descendant of a filthy rich family with access to basically anything your heart desires?

Exactly.

[joeydb]

It's too bad we can't interview the person who was turned down so that Obama could attend Harvard via "Affirmative Action".

Or anybody turned down so that, if you're correct, nepotism could prevail in Bush's favor.

The answer in both cases is a pure merit system.

Originally Posted by joeydb

It's too bad we can't interview the person who was turned down so that Obama could attend Harvard via "Affirmative Action".

Or anybody turned down so that, if you're correct, nepotism could prevail in Bush's favor.

The answer in both cases is a pure merit system.

Why would we want to interview someone who went to another school and more than likely ended up being successful?

I'm not saying nepotism is fundamentally wrong nor would I lie and say that I wouldn't slapdick my way through life like Dubya did and snort coke until my motor skills deteriorated to the point where I was stuck with a permanent dumbfounded expression on my face...

Just like I'm not saying Affirmative Action is fundamentally wrong and I wouldn't take advantage of it if I was a minority and had no other means of attending college and/or getting a job due to a country that, for the most part, is run by white guys.

What I'm saying is I respect Obama more than Bush. He's had a tougher road and no doubt has faced way more adversity than Jr.

He's someone african-americans should look up to. He lets them know that it is possible to achieve great things in a country that enslaved their great-grandparents.

[Honu]

Bullpucky!!!! He was hand fed and gifted all the paths to higher education and a job in politics if he wasnt then you tell me how the poor little guy from Hawaii with no Daddy has gotten where he has. He is a made man just like others before him its just that he wasnt made by family money he was made by wealthy benafactors who have seasoned him to fullfill their agenda.

Originally Posted by Honu

Bullpucky!!!! He was hand fed and gifted all the paths to higher education and a job in politics if he wasnt then you tell me how the poor little guy from Hawaii with no Daddy has gotten where he has. He is a made man just like others before him its just that he wasnt made by family money he was made by wealthy benafactors who have seasoned him to fullfill their agenda.

That is laughable.

He lived in Indonesia for 4 years and moved back to Hawaii with his grandparents and attended a private school on scholarship.

Not exactly living like a Kennedy.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Honu

Bullpucky!!!! He was hand fed and gifted all the paths to higher education and a job in politics if he wasnt then you tell me how the poor little guy from Hawaii with no Daddy has gotten where he has. He is a made man just like others before him its just that he wasnt made by family money he was made by wealthy benafactors who have seasoned him to fullfill their agenda.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[herkhorse]

Coach is owning this thread, and that's pretty impressive considering he bashes Obama on a regular basis. I'd give him 10 pies.

[Honu]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

You have no idea what you're talking about.

Oh I dont, well go see what kind of 411 you get on his records from Columbia he was a B plus student. Beleive me I do tend to research things a little bit before I post here esp about the POTUS.
A private school in Hawaii is like going to a good school in Iowa, they arent exactly known for their quality of education publicly or privately. He may have not lived like a Kennedy but he was molded like one later in life. So you tell me how a kid with no Daddy and no money and no real connections gets as far as he has. He was in school and then he was in politics and you dont think anyone helped him along the way? Can I get a hiit of some of your cush?