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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Isn't she lovely?

In her prime-time speech Monday, Michelle Obama foiled her harshest detractors and perhaps even won over Middle America.

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 01:31 PM

    @trudy b

    I don't know for sure. I can make an educated guess based on my experiences at an ivy league college, a top 5 law school, statistics, studies, etc. It would help if they would release their LSAT scores, which they won't do.

    But I would know for sure that michelle obama was every bit as qualified as everyone else at princeton, etc., if there were NO SUCH THING as affirmative action. and then you would know for sure too, and we wouldn't have to wonder if it played a role in her accomplishments.

    You know who AA hurts the most? Asians and Jews. Do you think its fair that asian and jewish students with top scores get rejected from schools so that lesser qualified students can take their place? It's totally racist and wrong.

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