Remember when Joe Biden lied through his teeth about his academic credentials

[DigitalDrifter]

Instead of graduating in the top half, he was 76th in a class of 85 .

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May 3, 2019
That Time Joe Biden Lied About His Academic Credentials

The presidential candidate bragged about graduating in the top half of his class at law school. He was 76th in a class of 85.



A commenter at the wonderful blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money dug up this C-SPAN video of Joe Biden lying about his academic credentials in 1987.

In his statement today, Mr. Biden, who attended the Syracuse College of Law and graduated 76th in a class of 85, acknowledged: “I did not graduate in the top half of my class at law school and my recollection of this was inacurate.”


As for receiving three degrees, Mr. Biden said: “I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science. My reference to degrees at the Claremont event was intended to refer to these majors – I said ‘three’ and should have said ‘two.'” Mr. Biden received a single B.A. in history and political science.


”With regard to my being the outstanding student in the political science department,” the statement went on. “My name was put up for that award by David Ingersoll, who is still at the University of Delaware.”


In the Sunday interview, Mr. Biden said of his claim that he went to school on full academic scholarship: ”My recollection is – and I’d have to confirm this – but I don’t recall paying any money to go to law school.” Newsweek said Mr. Biden had gone to Syracuse ”on half scholarship based on financial need.”

A commenter at the wonderful blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money dug up this C-SPAN video of Joe Biden lying about his academic credentials in 1987.

That time Joe Biden lied about his academic credentials

The presidential candidate bragged about graduating in the top half of his class at law school. He was 76th in a class of 85.

www.motherjones.com

 

[DigitalDrifter]

 

[rightwinger]

35 years later....who really cares?

 

[easyt65]

Perhaps someone should suggest to the Democrats that anyone in their ranks who can show a higher IQ / college scores/grades than Joe should get the nomination......

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Think CNN or MSLSD will dig this video up and report on it ?

 

[22lcidw]

35 years later....who really cares?

Its just that as a politician, that is what he is.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

You might also remember the 1988 election campaign when Joe plagiarized a British politician.
Notice the date of this article.

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What Kind of Plagiarist Is Joe Biden?
The unusually creepy kind.

By Jack Shafer
Aug 25, 20086:46 PM

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Also in Slate: David Greenberg argued that Joe Biden’s plagiarism shouldn’t be forgotten. Shmuel Rosner examined the “erratic pragmatism” of Biden’s Middle East policy.

The wacky plagiarisms of Joe Biden.

Joe Biden's return as a vice-presidential candidate signals forgiveness—at least from Barack Obama—for having plagiarized a leading British politician...

slate.com

 

[Gdjjr]

Joe Biden has been a protected idiot his whole life- but, I think maybe the hair plugs did some irrecoverable damage to that space between his ears.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

By the way, there's this: Also in Slate: David Greenberg argued that Joe Biden’s plagiarism shouldn’t be forgotten. Shmuel Rosner examined the “erratic pragmatism” of Biden’s Middle East policy.

This was 2008, wonder if Greenberg still feels this shouldn't be forgotten ? LOL !!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

"What is certain is that Biden didn’t simply borrow the sort of boilerplate that counts as common currency in political discourse—phrases like “fighting for working families.” What he borrowed was Kinnock’s life.

Biden lifted Kinnock’s precise turns of phrase and his sequences of ideas—a degree of plagiarism that would qualify any student for failure, if not expulsion from school. But the even greater sin was to borrow biographical facts from Kinnock that, although true about Kinnock, didn’t apply to Biden. Unlike Kinnock, Biden wasn’t the first person in his family history to attend college, as he asserted; nor were his ancestors coal miners, as he claimed when he used Kinnock’s words. Once exposed, Biden’s campaign team managed to come up with a great-grandfather who had been a mining engineer, but he hardly fit the candidate’s description of one who “would come up [from the mines] after 12 hours and play football.” At any rate, Biden had delivered his offending remarks with an introduction that clearly implied he had come up with them himself and that they pertained to his own life."

Why Biden's plagiarims shouldn't be forgotten.

Teachers and scholars consider the unattributed use of someone else's words and ideas to be a very serious offense, but the public doesn't seem to...

slate.com

 

[rightwinger]

What do you call the person who finished dead last in their Medical School Class?



Doctor

 

[Rambunctious]

What do you call the person who finished dead last in their Medical School Class?



Doctor

No....a lawyer.....

 

[DigitalDrifter]

What do you call the person who finished dead last in their Medical School Class?



Doctor

No....a lawyer.....

And a guy who finishes dead last in law school ?


………..A judge.

 

[Syriusly]

Instead of graduating in the top half, he was 76th in a class of 85 .

• Politics

May 3, 2019
That Time Joe Biden Lied About His Academic Credentials

The presidential candidate bragged about graduating in the top half of his class at law school. He was 76th in a class of 85.
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A commenter at the wonderful blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money dug up this C-SPAN video of Joe Biden lying about his academic credentials in 1987.

In his statement today, Mr. Biden, who attended the Syracuse College of Law and graduated 76th in a class of 85, acknowledged: “I did not graduate in the top half of my class at law school and my recollection of this was inacurate.”


As for receiving three degrees, Mr. Biden said: “I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science. My reference to degrees at the Claremont event was intended to refer to these majors – I said ‘three’ and should have said ‘two.'” Mr. Biden received a single B.A. in history and political science.


”With regard to my being the outstanding student in the political science department,” the statement went on. “My name was put up for that award by David Ingersoll, who is still at the University of Delaware.”


In the Sunday interview, Mr. Biden said of his claim that he went to school on full academic scholarship: ”My recollection is – and I’d have to confirm this – but I don’t recall paying any money to go to law school.” Newsweek said Mr. Biden had gone to Syracuse ”on half scholarship based on financial need.”

A commenter at the wonderful blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money dug up this C-SPAN video of Joe Biden lying about his academic credentials in 1987.

That time Joe Biden lied about his academic credentials

The presidential candidate bragged about graduating in the top half of his class at law school. He was 76th in a class of 85.

www.motherjones.com

Is it time again for this thread?

Remember when Joe lied 30 years ago about his academic credentials

Remember when Trump lied last week about everything?

Remember when Trump sent his attorney to his schools and threatened them with lawsuits if they leaked his grades?

 

[Syriusly]

Perhaps someone should suggest to the Democrats that anyone in their ranks who can show a higher IQ / college scores/grades than Joe should get the nomination......

Imagine if someone suggested that to Republicans- and Trump?

You know- Trump who both accused Obama of trying to hide his college grades- and Trump who also sent his own attorney around to threaten his schools with lawsuits if they leaked his grades.

What do you think Trump is trying to hide?

 

[Syriusly]

Remember when Trump claimed he was worth over $200,000,000- but filed a tax return for $25k?

'Times' Journalists Puncture Myth Of Trump As Self-Made Billionaire

Investigative reporters Susanne Craig and David Barstow say the president received today's equivalent of $413 million from his father's real estate empire, through what appears to be tax fraud.

www.npr.org

 

[Syriusly]

Remember when Donald Trump claimed he got a 1 million dollar loan from his father and used that to build his empire?

But in reality his father had been funneling money to him since he was 3 years old, and loaned him $60,000,000?

'Times' Journalists Puncture Myth Of Trump As Self-Made Billionaire

Investigative reporters Susanne Craig and David Barstow say the president received today's equivalent of $413 million from his father's real estate empire, through what appears to be tax fraud.

www.npr.org

 

[Syriusly]

Remember the time that Trump declared he was a financial genius?

But his daddy had to bail him out of his financials crisis?

CRAIG: There was one just almost unbelievable moment in the story, and you see it in 1990. And this is a time in, you know, the back end of 1990. And Donald Trump is in incredible financial distress. A number of his companies are either in trouble or facing bankruptcy. And Fred Trump had been there for him at every turn, according to the documents. We can see he's assisting him with money in one case. Donald Trump's casinos, they're facing a debt payment. And Fred Trump has a lawyer go into the casino and buy casino chips and walk out without placing a bet. It was simply a way to give Donald Trump money. And this period...

GROSS: And this was, like, $3 1/2 million worth of chips. Right?

CRAIG: It was $3 1/2 millon worth of casino chips.

 

[Syriusly]

What do you call the person who finished dead last in their Medical School Class?



Doctor

No....a lawyer.....

And a guy who finishes dead last in law school ?


………..A judge.

I was going for a Trump judicial nominee

 

[jknowgood]

35 years later....who really cares?

You cared about Romney in grade school, hypocrite.