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If you read the post then you should know what I was talking about. I never made any claim about Malia's scores. They are not known.
I know you didn't talk about Malia. You said that she probably got in based on affirmative action. Then you brought up Michelle Obama as a case for why it would be the same for Malia. Not sufficient evidence considering mother and daughter had far different academic circumstances.
Read what I stated below the bold statement. What I posted about private schools having higher standards. Oh, Malia Obama went to a very good private school. High standards, more expectations to perform well. That is a reason to believe that she did do well.
I doubt it. Her father's (Barack Obama) belief is that successful people are "lucky." Their success is due to nothing they've done.
We're talking about admission to Harvard's freshman class.
That's what Malia just got admitted to.
So your stats are irrelevant, and mine are correct.
You tell me.
You're the one who is so sure that she is qualified.
You really love to miss the point, don't you?
Chelsea and the Obama daughters went to fancy private schools while their Democrat daddies were talking about how great the public schools were and insisting (at the behest of the public school teachers unions) that ordinary students shouldn't be allowed to get vouchers to attend the schools of their choice.
That just goes to show what hypocrites the Democrats are -- as well as their heartless selfishness and elitism -- you black kids in the ghetto will have to settle for crap while OUR daughters go to exclusive private academies!
Get it now???
I wasn't talking about the freshman class. I was talking about ALL of Harvard's student body. Harvard's freshman class is only ONE part of Harvard. It is your stats that are irrelevant. They only address one part of Harvard's population. When I said Harvard didn't have many Blacks or Hispanics, notice I did not say anything about the freshman class. You said that.
You said you didn't think she was qualified. I never said she was qualified. I said I can come up with sufficient reason to believe she might have been qualified. I brought up to another poster that private schools have higher standards. Students are expected to have a higher performance. More is expected, more attention is given. Now, until you and me know her test scores for real, then
Chelsea and Malia went to private schools. What children of Presidents in this era HASN'T attended very good private schools?
And your last statement speaks volumes about making racial assumptions. Saying "you Black kids in the ghetto". I never lived in the ghetto. I grew up in the suburbs. I grew up middle class, the son of an educated father. And based on my experiences, those Democrats you like to talk bad about, I have seldom been treated badly by them. There have been more conservatives who have treated me badly, based on my experiences from childhood onward.
Sorry, Post 73 has no evidence. The fact that 'some of her teachers' said she didn't have the grades means nothing.
In fact, in that era teachers pretty much decided who would take what classes. Poor white or black were shuttled to the trades. Middle class and above were put on the college track. I know; I lived through those times.
Then add in the chance that those teachers might have some bias against Blacks, well...there you go!
Got her SAT scores or any other hard evidence? No, I didn't think so.
Yes, I did. It echoes Obama's "you didn't build that" speech. So, naturally, I believe Obama is sincere when he thinks neither his own daughter Malia nor anyone else actually earned their success, and that they were just "lucky."
You're the one who is so sure that she is qualified.
Malia got accepted by Harvard University.
So, prima facie, she has the smarts to be accepted.
You and others are contesting that.
Therefore, you and/or others must back up your opinions that she is NOT qualified with hard facts and evidence, otherwise, you are just being contentious for the sake of contention (and blowing off some racial and political hatred).
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