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Obama Is The One
Jul. 30th, 2008 01:53 amTeaching Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Apart
I think this article shows us, as much as we can know at this point, a time where the man will try to conceal as much brains as possible in order not to alienate an electorate which is allergic to "elitism" and elected George W. Bush not once but twice, that Obama Is The Real Deal: a progressive intellectual with a tight grip on issues of race and an ability to think outside the box. I infer this, because both the article and the course material don't show positions in particular (the article underscores the fact that Obama has published no legal papers and has been loath to emit opinions on many issues when it has been expected), but I think you will agree with me that beyond what we have seen so far in public, these documents show that as far as politicians go, Obama is the cream of the crop.
In class, Mr. Obama sounded many of the same themes he does on the campaign trail, Ms. Callahan said, ticking them off: “self-determinism as opposed to paternalism, strength in numbers, his concept of community development.”
But as a professor, students say, Mr. Obama was in the business of complication, showing that even the best-reasoned rules have unintended consequences, that competing legal interests cannot always be resolved, that a rule that promotes justice in one case can be unfair in the next.
So even some former students who are thrilled at Mr. Obama’s success wince when they hear him speaking like the politician he has so fully become.
“When you hear him talking about issues, it’s at a level so much simpler than the one he’s capable of,” Mr. Rodriguez said. “He was a lot more fun to listen to back then.”
Hopefully, he will reacquaint himself with his intellect once he is elected.
The next article has print-outs from his various exams, and the syllabus for his Current Issues in Racism and the Law course.
Inside Professor Obama’s Classroom
I think this article shows us, as much as we can know at this point, a time where the man will try to conceal as much brains as possible in order not to alienate an electorate which is allergic to "elitism" and elected George W. Bush not once but twice, that Obama Is The Real Deal: a progressive intellectual with a tight grip on issues of race and an ability to think outside the box. I infer this, because both the article and the course material don't show positions in particular (the article underscores the fact that Obama has published no legal papers and has been loath to emit opinions on many issues when it has been expected), but I think you will agree with me that beyond what we have seen so far in public, these documents show that as far as politicians go, Obama is the cream of the crop.
In class, Mr. Obama sounded many of the same themes he does on the campaign trail, Ms. Callahan said, ticking them off: “self-determinism as opposed to paternalism, strength in numbers, his concept of community development.”
But as a professor, students say, Mr. Obama was in the business of complication, showing that even the best-reasoned rules have unintended consequences, that competing legal interests cannot always be resolved, that a rule that promotes justice in one case can be unfair in the next.
So even some former students who are thrilled at Mr. Obama’s success wince when they hear him speaking like the politician he has so fully become.
“When you hear him talking about issues, it’s at a level so much simpler than the one he’s capable of,” Mr. Rodriguez said. “He was a lot more fun to listen to back then.”
Hopefully, he will reacquaint himself with his intellect once he is elected.
The next article has print-outs from his various exams, and the syllabus for his Current Issues in Racism and the Law course.
Inside Professor Obama’s Classroom
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