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Post by Elvado on May 29, 2012 10:21:32 GMT -5
Fair enough. That answers half the question. How about for admission preference? He clearly had no qualms with being held out as foreign born to hawk books.
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Post by flyoverhoya on May 29, 2012 11:01:45 GMT -5
Less sure about that one, although the only reason I can think of where national origin could help (in the absence of being the kid of someone rich, famous, etc...) is the instance in which the school wants to be able to trumpet the fact that it has students from a large number of states and/or foreign countries. All other things being equal, that may lead a school to take a kid from a foreign country (again, assuming demonstrated ability to pay) over yet another kid from New York.
At most schools, this manifests itself more clearly with respect to wanting to claim students from all 50 states. Competitive colleges fall all over themselves chasing kids (or, perhaps more accurately, the kid) from North Dakota with good grades and boards scores.
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Post by Elvado on May 29, 2012 11:05:58 GMT -5
Clearly this issue woild be purely academic if the Leader of the Free World would release his college records. Just sayin...
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Post by nodak89 on May 29, 2012 12:05:02 GMT -5
At most schools, this manifests itself more clearly with respect to wanting to claim students from all 50 states. Competitive colleges fall all over themselves chasing kids (or, perhaps more accurately, the kid) from North Dakota with good grades and boards scores. There were several of us at my public high school. Also had classmates attend Stanford and Princeton (and Harvard, too? I forget. It was 27 yrs ago.  ) |
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Post by rosslynhoya on May 29, 2012 14:56:07 GMT -5
Less sure about that one, although the only reason I can think of where national origin could help (in the absence of being the kid of someone rich, famous, etc...) is the instance in which the school wants to be able to trumpet the fact that it has students from a large number of states and/or foreign countries. All other things being equal, that may lead a school to take a kid from a foreign country (again, assuming demonstrated ability to pay) over yet another kid from New York. How certain are you about this acceptance after "demonstrated ability to pay" thing? It was my understanding that Georgetown and similarly selective schools are very generous in terms of admissions for foreign applicants on the basis that they only show up if they're able to foot the bill. It's like a license to print money, with almost no downside. I know of a handful of individuals who applied from abroad and were admitted despite modest test scores, and then and only then "remembered' that they actually had U.S. citizenship and would be taking full advantage of their financial aid rights. I'm guessing that this is the scenario that Trump and others would like to uncover with this particular campaign. |
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Post by kchoya on Jun 1, 2012 8:49:04 GMT -5
W visits the White House and days later it's announced that the unemployment rate has started going up again. Clearly Obama was right about all economic problems being caused by his predecessor.
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Post by kchoya on Jun 1, 2012 9:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Jun 1, 2012 9:22:22 GMT -5
I imagine sticking it to Barack Obama would please Bill Clinton to no end. I think he would have loved to do more of it last time, actually, but after Hillary was knocked off, he was facing a groundswell that could have really damaged him if he went too strongly against it. Now that the bloom is off that particular hope'n'change rose, my guess is this is not the last time something like this will happen. Does anyone really doubt - even though his spokesman denies it - that Willie DID, in fact, say all those "amateur" comments about Obama? I sure don't. |
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Post by quickplay on Jun 1, 2012 9:32:48 GMT -5
I imagine sticking it to Barack Obama would please Bill Clinton to no end. I think he would have loved to do more of it last time, actually, but after Hillary was knocked off, he was facing a groundswell that could have really damaged him if he went too strongly against it. Now that the bloom is off that particular hope'n'change rose, my guess is this is not the last time something like this will happen. Does anyone really doubt - even though his spokesman denies it - that Willie DID, in fact, say all those "amateur" comments about Obama? I sure don't. Couldn't agree more. Watching Clinton praise Obama was like watching him smile while getting his teeth drilled. Obama is now not as teflon-coated within his own party as he used to be. I wonder if they still have ambitions for a future Hillary run or if this is just out of dislike. |
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Post by Elvado on Jun 6, 2012 14:43:36 GMT -5
68 years after our boys stormed the beaches of normandy to save the free world, our president stormed the beaches of California to raise campaign cash. Surely, he would at least acknowledge the heroes of D-Day. Guess again.
Then again, why credit those guys for their little operation? According to Joe Biden, the Obama team pulled off the most audacious military mission in over 500 years just last year.
His disdain for this country's history and traditions knows no bounds...
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Post by kchoya on Jun 16, 2012 16:39:49 GMT -5
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jun 16, 2012 19:11:16 GMT -5
Bashir is following the cable host upward mobility plan--do something crazy to get noticed--sometimes it pays off (Ed Schultz), sometimes not (Rick Sanchez). Then again, he's the reporter who had the bizarre Michael Jackson interview way back when, so it's not like anyone's confusing him with Eric Severeid. |
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Post by Guest on Jun 16, 2012 19:46:00 GMT -5
Not a good week for campaign journalism, and Bashir is no different. One also has to wonder whether the Republicans will come out in support of the deportation of Munro, whether the Governor of Arizona will ask for his papers if he enters the state soon, and the like.
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Post by kchoya on Jun 16, 2012 19:53:18 GMT -5
Not a good week for campaign journalism, and Bashir is no different. One also has to wonder whether the Republicans will come out in support of the deportation of Munro, whether the Governor of Arizona will ask for his papers if he enters the state soon, and the like. What's the basis for asking for his papers? Did he commit a crime? And if you're objective (which you're not), you'd admit there's a slight difference between what Bashir did and what Munro did. |
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Post by Guest on Jun 16, 2012 20:04:44 GMT -5
If you were objective, you would not have read equivalence into my comments, which are not positive toward Bashir. Regardless, most who read this board know you are late to the game as far as something like Bashir is concerned.
As for the asking for his papers remark, that's the point. The police can stop folks in Arizona based on a suspicion that they are here illegally without some other crime evident. I haven't seen Munro's papers but suspect they look different from mine, but I understand why he wouldn't be challenged.
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Post by kchoya on Jun 16, 2012 21:02:50 GMT -5
If you were objective, you would not have read equivalence into my comments, which are not positive toward Bashir. Regardless, most who read this board know you are late to the game as far as something like Bashir is concerned. As for the asking for his papers remark, that's the point. The police can stop folks in Arizona based on a suspicion that they are here illegally without some other crime evident. I haven't seen Munro's papers but suspect they look different from mine, but I understand why he wouldn't be challenged. Late to what game? You really are the most insufferable prick on this board. |
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Post by Guest on Jun 16, 2012 21:19:46 GMT -5
I think most of us remember the reaction to Gabby Giffords on here (that you referenced above). The sermons about the First Amendment were moving.
Admittedly, I am reluctant to speak more strongly about Bashir. Were he fired, some would be quick to point out any increase in joblessness.
As far as being a prick, I just try to put things in language you can relate to and understand.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jun 17, 2012 20:36:32 GMT -5
Late to what game? You really are the most insufferable prick on this board. You, of all people, have got to be joking. |
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Post by TC on Jun 18, 2012 12:57:10 GMT -5
I have no idea where to post this but it was too crazy not to post : dailycaller.com/2012/06/15/bryce-harper-conservative-hero/Bryce Harper is a conservative hero because he's white or something and Jason Heyward is a lazy liberal because he's black. He does know that Bryce Harper is a member of a union, right? |
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jun 18, 2012 13:05:00 GMT -5
I think the author ran out of stuff to write about. What a d-bag article, totally absent from reality.  |
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