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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 12:55 PM

    this is how AA plays out

    results of affirmation action:

    al roker's daughter gets a 155 on the LSAT and a full ride to Harvard Law school

    poor white person gets a 180 and 200,000 in debt.

    this is truly the essence of fairness. i don't know what i'm complaining about. i should just let my family's wealth and all that racist oppression i engage in for sport console me.

    and to the poster, libertyson, who thinks they know about law school by just like, looking at some from the street: race is considered in selection for law review. it certainly was at my school, which was a prestigious institution ranked in the top 5 by us news and world report.

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