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Ooo...poor word choice.The conclusion that Obama is an affirmative action case is pretty damn strong. He didn't qualify for admission to Harvard Law School based on his grades at Columbia because he never even made honor roll there. It pushes the limits of credibility to suppose that Obama made up for lackluster Columbia grades by knocking his LSAT out of the park. There just aren't that many black students who reach the upper realms of intelligence.
Conclusion: Obama was admitted because he was black.
You're conclusion is funny though. I will also add that Maureen Dowd of the NYT seems to think that Obama didn't even put his race on his Harvard application. That's an unexpected turn of events.
McCain could dismiss W. as a lightweight, but he knows Obama’s smart. Obama wrote his own books, while McCain’s were written by Salter. McCain knows he’s the affirmative action scion of admirals who might not have gotten through Annapolis without being a legacy. Obama didn’t even tell Harvard Law School that he was black on his application.
Op-Ed Columnist - McCain’s Green-Eyed Monster - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com