Literary agent's bio says Obama was born in Kenya

Stitch · May 22, 2012

Starman said:

beardpuller said:

It's really fascinating to me that we can go on for eight pages about this. And on, and on, and on...
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Don't stop believin', hold on to this feelin' ...
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Luckily, the board has a lot of concerned citizens.

Tom Petty · May 22, 2012

king cranium maximus IV said:

This is Obama's Katrina.
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"Ragu, you're doing a helluva job!"

Smallpotatoes · May 22, 2012

sportbook said:

I'd like to see someone go through the book of bios that included the Obama bio and find out how many other bios included wrong birthplaces. I think we know the answer.
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They had the wrong year for when Tip O'Neill became Speaker of the House.

old_tony · May 22, 2012

The Big Ragu said:

BTW. ... Zeke brings up contemporaneous accounts. First, if you are going to rattle off papers, date them in relation to this, and show me if they actually covered his background with specifics in the profiles.

Here is one that always gets linked to.

http://ironicsurrealism.com/2012/03/14/obama-1990-interview-were-going-to-reshape-mean-spirited-america/

I just looked through, and now I am wondering if there already a pattern of bullshit in there.

His dad is an Oxford and Harvard educated economist in that story.

His dad did a fellowship at Harvard after he got a BA from the University of Hawaii, but never finished a PhD. I'll give him the Harvard education.

But when was he educated at Oxford? I can't find it in any bio of the guy.
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We could find an Obama resume with "Head Football Coach, University of Notre Dame, 1995-'99" on it and Zeke would blame it on some "clerk at the resume-writing service".

Zeke's protests are starting to sound so hollow that I'm thinking he realizes he backed a fraud.

The Big Ragu · May 22, 2012

He's not a fraud.

He started from nothing, graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law, was editor of the law review and got himself elected first to the Senate and then as president--as a black guy, something most of us would have thought impossible 20 years ago. He's a bright, ambitious, charismatic guy.

Let's see anyone else on here accomplish the types of things he has.

There is nothing about his ability to be president of the U.S., or his credentials, that is fraudulent.

He's also a probably a guy who has created different narratives of his life designed to further his ambitions at different times, and if that has meant stretching the truth, let the bullshit flow. If that is the case, he's not the first, won't be the last. Especially among politicians, many of whom are on your home team.

You calling him a "fraud" is no different than Zeke putting his fingers in his ears and saying, "nutjob. end of conversation."

The world has more nuance than a lot of people on here want to accept.

Dick Whitman · May 22, 2012

The Big Ragu said:

He's not a fraud.

He started from nothing, graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law, was editor of the law review and got himself elected first to the Senate and then as president--as a black guy, something most of us would have thought impossible 20 years ago. He's a bright, ambitious, charismatic guy.

Let's see anyone else on here accomplish the types of things he has.

There is nothing about his ability to be president of the U.S., or his credentials, that is fraudulent.

He's also a probably a guy who has created different narratives of his life designed to further his ambitions at different times, and if that has meant stretching the truth, let the bullshit flow. If that is the case, he's not the first, won't be the last. Especially among politicians, many of whom are on your home team.
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Marco Rubio wants to know what the big deal is!

old_tony · May 22, 2012

The Big Ragu said:

He's not a fraud.

He started from nothing, graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law, was editor of the law review and got himself elected first to the Senate and then as president--as a black guy, something most of us would have thought impossible 20 years ago. He's a bright, ambitious, charismatic guy.

Let's see anyone else on here accomplish the types of things he has.

There is nothing about his ability to be president of the U.S., or his credentials, that is fraudulent.

He's also a probably a guy who has created different narratives of his life designed to further his ambitions at different times, and if that has meant stretching the truth, let the bullshit flow. If that is the case, he's not the first, won't be the last. Especially among politicians, many of whom are on your home team.

You calling him a "fraud" is no different than Zeke putting his fingers in his ears and saying, "nutjob. end of conversation."

The world has more nuance than a lot of people on here want to accept.
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Now I know why Notre Dame fans and graduates are so insufferable. It's clear that Head Coach of Notre Dame football is a more important job than President of the United States.

Fudge your resume when you're going for the Notre Dame coaching job and you get removed.

Dick Whitman · May 22, 2012

old_tony said:

The Big Ragu said:

He's not a fraud.

He started from nothing, graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law, was editor of the law review and got himself elected first to the Senate and then as president--as a black guy, something most of us would have thought impossible 20 years ago. He's a bright, ambitious, charismatic guy.

Let's see anyone else on here accomplish the types of things he has.

There is nothing about his ability to be president of the U.S., or his credentials, that is fraudulent.

He's also a probably a guy who has created different narratives of his life designed to further his ambitions at different times, and if that has meant stretching the truth, let the bullshit flow. If that is the case, he's not the first, won't be the last. Especially among politicians, many of whom are on your home team.

You calling him a "fraud" is no different than Zeke putting his fingers in his ears and saying, "nutjob. end of conversation."

The world has more nuance than a lot of people on here want to accept.
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Now I know why Notre Dame fans and graduates are so insufferable. It's clear that Head Coach of Notre Dame football is a more important job than President of the United States.

Fudge your resume when you're going for the Notre Dame coaching job and you get removed.
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Marco!

Rubio!

imjustagirl · May 22, 2012

I was born in Cameroon.

Is that a problem?

LongTimeListener · May 22, 2012

imjustagirl said:

I was born in Cameroon.

Is that a problem?
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My favorite flag.

EDIT: Nevermind, I was thinking of Algeria. So in addition to being unpatriotic, I suck at geography.

There go my presidential hopes.

old_tony · May 22, 2012

LongTimeListener said:

imjustagirl said:

I was born in Cameroon.

Is that a problem?
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My favorite flag.

EDIT: Nevermind, I was thinking of Algeria. So in addition to being unpatriotic, I suck at geography.

There go my presidential hopes.
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Not if you run as a Democrat.

YGBFKM · May 23, 2012

I apologize on behalf of America and its 57 states. [/the president]

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