THE PLANK AUGUST 8, 2008
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The RNC's Hawaii travel guide gives prominent mention to Obama's alma mater, the Punahou School, which the RNC describes as "a coeducational college preparatory day school . . . [whose] campus covers 76 acres at the edge of the Manoa Valley." I assume this is part of the GOP's attempts to brand Obama as an out-of-touch elitist. But it's probably worth mentioning that Obama attended Punahou on a scholarship. What's more, McCain attended his own fancypants prep school, Episcopal High School, which sits on 130 acres. Something tells me he wasn't on scholarship, either.
--Jason Zengerle
3 comments
If I recall correctly, doesn't McCain have a history of less-than-distinguished, perhaps even abysmal academic performance? So, on the one hand, you've got McCain, whose family bought his gold-plated education, and, on the other, Obama, who earned his.
- StraussGuy
August 8, 2008 at 12:40pm
McCain, twice as preppy - based on acreage - as Obama.
- anonevent
August 8, 2008 at 1:08pm
Obama went to school? Wow, that's pretty elitist already. I mean, that's where the betrayal of American values begins.
- ironyroad
August 8, 2008 at 1:29pm