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I am not sure that is a problem. There are many hypocrites in the world.
It may or may not be a problem, but that wasn't what was in question. What was in question was whether a non-Yale-material person could get into Yale. And apparently the answer is yes.
If that was the case, then I guess he really is a dummy. Anyone who couldn't pass Yale or Harvard Law with anything less than a B, must really lack intelligence. Alert!!
*sigh* If you're gonna take a swing with sarcasm...at least make it a bit more clever please.
I have plenty of reasons to dislike the President without ragging on his intelligence or his integrity. I go straight to his job performance where he receives a big fat F, IMO.
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If one cannot get into Yale with a score so low, how did the "median" get to be the "median". By definition there must be scores much lower to arrive at the median. If any of you have any evidence that Bush received preferential treatment to be able to get into Yale and Harvard, please provide it.
Actually, to be the median, there must only be as many above as below, the actual scores are meaningless.
If one cannot get into Yale with a score so low, how did the "median" get to be the "median". By definition there must be scores much lower to arrive at the median. If any of you have any evidence that Bush received preferential treatment to be able to get into Yale and Harvard, please provide it.
Holy cow, Amaznjohn. This has REALLY struck a nerve with you! Wowee.
This is my final effort to produce some online information for my esteemed forum member inasmuch as it is always turned around as inadequate. But I found it and submit it for the jollies of others:
GWB was admitted to Yale because of his family history; his scores were below acceptable; his dean suggested he apply elsewhere; Yale made an exception in their final year of taking in family members of alumni and the one positive shining note in the piece is "Bush was popular" and apparently he still is!
While we are talking 'bout rich 'kids' who got away with it because of who they are...
I seem to remember a certain 'rich kid' Senator and a woman trapped in a car in water and all the records of that event have mysteriously disappeared and no one was to blame...
No - could it be the rich really do live differently then the rest of us - be it getting into law school or getting away with murder?
And we elect these people somehow!!!!
As far as evidence goes, negative evidence regarding GWB tends to go missing. Like his entire Texas driving record, for example. Or that little-bitty problematic AWOL during the war thingie. (Oh yeah, right, the felony...well, whatever.) So if it's evidence you seek...it's very, very doubtful any of us will be able to provide it.
If you seriously require evidence I suggest you start with the Bermuda Triangle rather than an internet forum.
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