6.9.08

A New Reality Show: Wayne Allyn Root's $1,000,000 Challenge

Wayne Allyn Root has called Barack Obama out.  According to Root, he graduated from the same class at Columbia, '83 poli sci/pre-law.  Root does not remember Obama from his years at Columbia.  Root is not accusing Obama about lying about attending, but that Obama did nothing while at Columbia.  The $1,000,000 challenge pits Roots GPA against Obama's while at Columbia.  Root claims to have earned B+/A- grades and a decent LSAT score, but was told not to even consider Harvard or any other top tier Law School.  Obama got in to Harvard, and according to Root, it could not be because of Obama's abilities (or at least efforts in his under-grad).  This is an interesting challenge, however rather meaningless.

Undergrad grades are one thing, but I don't even think they prove that much in the long-run.  It does bring to mind the thing I've heard about Obama abstaining from important votes while in the Illinois state senate.  I don't have the facts, so I can't really judge but if true that alone should disqualify him from being a viable candidate in the minds of most people.  How can you be an agent for change if you do not participate in important decisions?  Something to chew on.  I wasn't planning on voting for Obama anyway.  I get to throw my vote away with the Libertarian Party ticket, which does include Mr. Root in the VP slot.

If there are any takers for the challenge, please contact Wayne Allyn Root.  As an aside, I didn't really like Tucker Carlson, but this interview I thought was pretty good.  I have new found respect for Tucker.

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