Video: Carney dodges question about Obama’s college transcript
posted at 6:05 pm on January 17, 2012 by Tina Korbe
Forget birth certificates and tax returns: What really qualifies a person for president is straight As in college. No? Never mind, then. But wait — as long as we’re fixating on documents that, in the end, have no effect whatsoever on job creation or economic growth, why can’t we see Barack Obama’s college transcripts? As it turns out, Jay Carney didn’t say we can’t; he just referred Fox reporter Ed Henry to the Obama campaign. (Incidentally, I love how jaunty Henry is in this video. Why can’t more reporters be like that?)
The question-and-answer between Henry and Carney occurred in the context of a discussion about whether Mitt Romney should or shouldn’t, will or won’t release his tax returns. Carney did make it clear the president and he thinks that’s a “good idea“:
“I think we’ve answered this a bunch. The tradition of releasing income tax records for serious potential nominees, and nominees of the two parties is well established. It’s not a law. But it’s well established. It’s one this President abided by when he was a Senator. It’s one numerous Republicans and Democrats have abided by and we think its a good idea.”
At any rate, Romney clarified this morning that he will release his returns in April — so expect to hear more about this until he does. Just kidding. Let’s hope not.
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I’ll get a-hold of the guy who made the birth certificate and see if we can find those transcripts! Soon!
ConcealedKerry on January 17, 2012 at 6:10 PM
The smartest Doofus in the WH has chit for grades.
they lie on January 17, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Romney should make a deal to release his tax returns and grade transcripts in exchange for Obama’s grade transcripts.
robm on January 17, 2012 at 6:10 PM
College transcripts are only worthwhile in evaluating someone you are trying to get the measure of.
The country has had quite an opportunity to get a measure of the man, transcripts won’t change that. All they could do is point out how worthless the schools he went to and how much they inflate grades if they are anything over barely passing.
Betenoire on January 17, 2012 at 6:11 PM
They certainly considered Bush’s college performance to be important. Odd how things like this — or free speech — change when it’s a liberal.
JDSX on January 17, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Jaunty is a good description. How can you be nasty to someone that acts in such a way?
Norky on January 17, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Yes! The income tax release should never be mentioned without a demand that O quit hiding his grades. Every time. Without fail.
kunegetikos on January 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM
I was actually hoping Romney would answer that debate last night question with, “Sure I’ll release my tax returns when Obama releases his college transcripts and other records he’s spent so much effort hiding from the public.”
Harbingeing on January 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM
I don’t care about Obama’s grades or his birth certificate. This is what I want to see released.
Kataklysmic on January 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM
+1
kunegetikos on January 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Any Obama records would do at this point.
Medical Records
Occidental College Records
Columbia University Records
Harvard University Records
Birth Records
University of Chicago Records
Khalidi Video
(more)
etc,
SirGawain on January 17, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Silly side show. The GOP just needs to hammer Obama on the real issues: the economy, regulations, spending, deficit. Pound on those themes, with concrete examples. Gitmo, Afghanistan, Eric Holder, F&F, birth certificate, college transcripts, golf, DADT, electric cars, etc are all valid criticisms, but won’t sway many voters.
Stick to the core issues, and just pound on them. Don’t get distracted by all the less-significant issues.
Mohonri on January 17, 2012 at 6:14 PM
he won’t release his transcripts for a very obvious reason, his bad grades, the only identifiable knowledge we have of his academic prowess was his Law school thesis, which was mocked and ridiculed by his peers for it’s incoherence, and shoddy logic, look it up, it will destroy his “vulcan” mystique that his sycophants in the media enveloped him with.
golembythehudson on January 17, 2012 at 6:15 PM
True, and isn’t it odd that weren’t hearing Jay Boy’s standard, “but Bush did it” retorts?
Flora Duh on January 17, 2012 at 6:16 PM
s/b we aren’t
Flora Duh on January 17, 2012 at 6:17 PM
And you Newtbags have the gall to diss the effervescent “Tina be thy name” !!!!! Shame on you and your OWS followers.
FlaMurph on January 17, 2012 at 6:18 PM
My guess is these institutions REQUIRE their affirmative action degree recipients to NOT reveal their grades for fear of devaluing the brand. I don’t need to see his lousy grades at this point to know he is an ignorant, unintelligent man. And if his grades were great the schools he went to are as big a joke as Hussein is.
wildcat72 on January 17, 2012 at 6:18 PM
“George” Romney?
whatcat on January 17, 2012 at 6:18 PM
I don’t care about Obama’s grades. I want to know if he applied for foreign student aid.
John the Libertarian on January 17, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Years from now, Carney will release his memoirs:
“Being Howdy Doody”
/Suxtabehim
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Don’t hold your breath on that one. I mean, free press and all.
Bmore on January 17, 2012 at 6:20 PM
We know who Mitt’s daddy is.
Do we know that about Obama ?
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:21 PM
He was funded by the House of Saud. But you don’t need to know that, do you? No, you don’t.
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Doesn’t a college diploma have honors listed? If not we should ask Obozo if he still has his tassles or ribbons for graduating CUM LAUDE or better. Where are those pictures from graduation with the proud grand-parents?
Come on Carney get with the program.
banzaibob on January 17, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Interesting theory. You may be onto something.
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:22 PM
:facepalm:
I see Team Romney is going full birther now.
tetriskid on January 17, 2012 at 6:22 PM
I’d like to see any articles he “published” as the “editor” of Harvard Law Review.
Oh, there are none? Oh, okay then.
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Any one else listening to Mark Levin’s tepid endorsement on the baby Dr.
Bmore on January 17, 2012 at 6:24 PM
..bent over double laughing at how they badgered Bush on his grades at Yale and Harvard Biz bellowing what a dummmy he was..only to find out Gooberus Goreus Man-Bear-Pig had poorer grades.
The War Planner on January 17, 2012 at 6:24 PM
The Washington Post had no trouble publishing the college transcripts for both Chimpy Bush and Algore in the runup to the 2000 election; and in 2004 Chimpy Bush published his college transcript on his own website. His “opponent” that year, after he had just barely lost the election, finally followed suit, and it showed his college grades were inferior to Chimpy’s.
Funny how the WaPo was so curious about the college records of the 2000 candidates, but absolutely incurious about the records of the fellow they endorsed 8 years later.
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Com’on out liberal4life…crawl out of your tent, roll a fat one, and jump in :P
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:25 PM
tetriskid and angryed…separated at birth?
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:26 PM
The birther thing is ridiculous. Asking for college transcripts, apps, Harvard Law Review publications, not so much. But YOU don’t need to know anything about Obama, ya hear? So quit asking questions you miserable racist, clinging to your Bible and your guns against the first black POTUS. Sheesh. You should be literally ashamed of yourself….
/Rachel Maddow
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Did Mitt Romney’s kid make a “birther” joke and then say his Father would never release his tax info?
Yes or No?
tetriskid on January 17, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Our side should have never let up on this last election. Hit on his record these past three years and this silly secrecy of his.
jazzuscounty on January 17, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Sorry I don’t think the Republican party delving into racist conspiracy theories is a good thing.
I don’t think Obama is a CIA plant or not an American citizen.
Just go after the policies.
Gunwalker.
Fast & Furious.
The bailouts to the auto companies.
etc.
Don’t be a conspiracy nutball.
tetriskid on January 17, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Eh, what? Please don’t tell me he’s endorsed Ron Paul over Romney in VA.
The Count on January 17, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Check here: Barack Obama in 1990
American Thinker of last August discussed this:.
The War Planner on January 17, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Time to make Obama live by his own rules. Alinsky would approve I am sure.
Grunt on January 17, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Obama has a lot to hide. Transparent he is not.
Roy Rogers on January 17, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Can we please just let this birther nonsense die already? Every time I see a candidate or conservative in the media bring up Obama’s birth certificate I cringe. The last thing we need is the general public thinking that the republican party is filled with a bunch of nutjob conspiracy theorists. We need to be appealing to independents-not driving them away with this silly nonsense.
theoddmanout on January 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Romney won’t push the issue. If 2008 was any indication, he’ll likely tell us what a brilliant man 0bama is and how we have nothing to fear from four more years of his brilliance.
CurtZHP on January 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Obama didn’t put out his tax returns until march 25th 2008. Looks like Romney still has a few months to go.
Roymunson on January 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Man, I sure as hell hope Romney is waiting for the press’s howl about his income tax statements to reach a fever pitch before he says he’ll release them and his academic transcripts when Obama releases his.
The Count on January 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Obama can delete his grades. I’m more curious about the courses he took. My guess is that they’ll do nothing but fuel the meme that Obama is a clueless idiot. Lots of multicultural BS. Perfect for a career in low-rent community-organizing. Hardly suitable for leader of the free world.
BuckeyeSam on January 17, 2012 at 6:35 PM
So can we see the transcripts of the proceedings which forced the Obamas to “surrender” their license to practice law ?
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Please read the thread title. No mention of birth certificate.
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Nope, what you don’t realize is that Mr. Obama even at that stage of his career was on such a higher level of thinkin than the rest of us rubies.
/
arnold ziffel on January 17, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Yeah, doing things like that isn’t helping.
It gives the media a huge stick to bash all Republicans as kooks.
Just stick to the issues.
Obama has been a terrible President.
Don’t give him an out by delving into conspiracy world.
tetriskid on January 17, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Didn’t anyone else hear the theme song from “The Andy Griffith Show” while watching that clip?
Bishop on January 17, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Romney should simply release EVERYTHING at once. Tax returns, college and law/business school transcripts and thesis papers, LSAT/GMAT scores, even his Myers-Briggs type if he has done that. Let the comparisons then begin. If nobody but Ed Henry bothers to ask for Obama’s test scores and transcripts, we will know for sure they are worthless scribes for Obama.
rockmom on January 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Professors remember two kinds of students, those that are incredibly bright and those that are incredibly stupid. I admit I have done no research on the issue but for those of you out there who have my question is this: what have his old college professors said about Obozo?
My guess is, they being mostly libtards and all, that they will be gushing with praise regardless. What have you folks found, if anything?
Bubba Redneck on January 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM
I’d like to see the Zachari tapes the LAT is hiding.
Bishop on January 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Did Obama himself make a ” birther joke” after spending millions of dollars to conceal his paper trail ?
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM
When GWB was running for office, the left was really concerned about his college grades. Now it’s ‘not a big deal’, especially when referencing Barry’s grades. Must be the “nuance”.
GarandFan on January 17, 2012 at 6:39 PM
This is kind of a moot point question at this time. It really doesn’t take a genius to figure out Mr. Obama may not have been the sharpest tool in the shed. Who has bought and paid for a potential presidential candidate is a little more significant.
DDay on January 17, 2012 at 6:40 PM
You do realize that Obama does that because it paints Republicans as nutballs. Right?
He keeps this issue alive to make fun or Republicans.
Just highlight Obama’s terrible record.
It’s not that hard.
The average voter rolls their eyes and cringes then this stuff is brought up.
tetriskid on January 17, 2012 at 6:40 PM
I think people are missing the real importance of Obama’s college transcripts. It’s not about the grades, it’s about the courses and the professors. It would be embarrassing to the Obama campaign for America to discover how many progressive/socialist/communist courses he took and how many radical professors served as mentors.
Ordinary American on January 17, 2012 at 6:41 PM
No quite the contrary , sorry I forgot the OT and the sar/ tag. The Paul folks are spamming Amazon to harm Levin’s new book Ameritopia. He is just eviscerating him. Such fun!
Bmore on January 17, 2012 at 6:42 PM
You brought up the BC. Try and keep up.
SirGawain on January 17, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Don’t need to make a big deal about it. He just needs to say he’s going to disclose everything – tax info, academic transcripts, whatever, when the Obama Campaign decides it wants full disclosure to be a 2-way street.
The Count on January 17, 2012 at 6:42 PM
F-
As I have correctly noted, the Democrat Media (Washington Post) had already dug up both candidates’ college transcripts in early 2000.
And all along, they have been touting O’bama as some sort of “genius”, while at the same time showing absolutely no curiousity as to whether or not that was Settled Science.
Heck, earlier this year someone leaked Rick Perry’s college records to the Zsa Zsa Post.
You’re saying that O’bama should be held to a totally different standard than his opponents. Why?
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Not-so-artful dodger
LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot on January 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM
Didn’t he graduate magna cum laude from law school? I’m not certain about Harvard in the 90s, but at most law schools you have to be somewhere around top 10% to get that honor. That should give an idea about grades.
red_herring on January 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM
theoddmanout on January 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM
FAIL
CW on January 17, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Did you find his records?
SirGawain on January 17, 2012 at 6:46 PM
So far, I have seen one of O’bama’s “professors” say he remembered him.
That would be Harvard’s Laurence Tribe, well known Democrat Hack for decades.
From the Harvard Crimson:
About 2 weeks ago, Tribe heartily endorsed his former “student” when he made an unprecedented recess appointment while Congress was not in fact in recess; yet in 2007 he heartily condemned Chimpy Bush for daring to make Recess Appointments when Congress was in fact in recess.
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Don’t forget Obama’s health records, also never released.
As far as the White House is concerned, the only records that are essential for candidates to release are the ones Obama already has released.
Socratease on January 17, 2012 at 6:46 PM
I think he got decent grades at Harvard Law, but he was a lousy student at Columbia and a dunce at Occidental. Even my leftist brother-in-law and well-connected Columbia grad has admitted to me that he’s spoken to people in the administration who have admitted as much.
But, all you really need to do is think about how narcissistic this president is – if he even had half-way respectable grades, he’d have them hanging them below the presidential seal on his podium.
The Count on January 17, 2012 at 6:47 PM
I usually enjoy your posts, but just have to ask.
Do you realize how high the cost of tin foil is these days?
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:48 PM
I think he keeps the issue alive because he is really scared that inspite of his best efforts , someone might end up squealing on him !! Its more out of his nervousness than dirty political theater
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:48 PM
As a SCOAMF, he’s a Summa Cum Laude for sure.
TXUS on January 17, 2012 at 6:49 PM
I don’t need to see his college transcripts– his work ethics and product tell me all I need to know. He forever has tainted any ‘elite’ reputation Columbia and Harvard had…
hillsoftx on January 17, 2012 at 6:50 PM
So far, the only verifiable “document” that O’bama has released has been his and Michelle’s Wedding License.
Guess who performed the ceremony?
Del Dolemonte on January 17, 2012 at 6:50 PM
I’m sticking with Howdy Doody.
Did you hear he’s going to Didney Whirl?
Great way to tie up I-4, the 408, the 528, John Young Parkway and I-Drive.
I smell a snarl coming on and it ain’t from Teh Mooch.
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Hey remember that deep bow to the Saudi King ?
You know WHY he had to do that ?
( google video : Mansoorian candidate)
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Mike Huckabee?
/
Key West Reader on January 17, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Carney is more stupid than Gibbs, blessedly.
Schadenfreude on January 17, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Is this a joke?
red_herring on January 17, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Bill Ayres?
red_herring on January 17, 2012 at 6:57 PM
He probably has ok grades. The truly revealing info from his transcripts would be the courses he took, which would likely be a hodgepodge of soft social/political science courses typical of a Marxism disciple. Bad grades won’t be in the transcripts, because he can’t fail calculus if he doesn’t take it in the first place.
86 on January 17, 2012 at 6:58 PM
because it is racist to hold Obama to the same standards
as other people.
:D
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Actually, I would like to know more about the Marxist professors Obama sought out.
OxyCon on January 17, 2012 at 6:59 PM
I don’t care about Obama’s college grades or Mitt Romney’s income tax returns. I know that Obama graduate from college and I have no doubt that Romney paid all the income tax that he was required to pay on the income that he made. I also have no doubt that Romney made a lot of money and is in the one percent.
SC.Charlie on January 17, 2012 at 7:01 PM
I am not saying that.
I am saying that this is a stupid diversion that only the document obsessed care about.
Every person on the face of the earth knows Obama knows nothing about economics. Do we need to see his grades to prove that?
Obama will never give them up.
All this does is make some people look obsessed.
tetriskid on January 17, 2012 at 7:02 PM
@ 2:25 onward
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 7:04 PM
I’m with you on this. I guarantee whatever good grades that would show up in his transcripts were AA enhanced.
However, there is some information from his background and life that would be helpful. Where are the school mates, the drinking buddies, the girlfriends or, who knows, boyfriends, the teachers, his early co-workers, i.e., the people in his life? Yes, we know about Ayers and Jeremiah Wright, and his brother in the hut and Aunt Zatootie, but it’s almost like he never had a real past.
TXUS on January 17, 2012 at 7:05 PM
I had to look this one up just to make sure it means what I think it means. It does. I’m not sure I saw jaunty. Maybe I did.
But 2 points to Tina for using it; great word. I think, in fact, that it was jaunty of her to use it, and that’s why we use it, yes?
Jaibones on January 17, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Auditioning for Mickey Mouse job after Gingrich gets done with him?
He does have the ears and chit eatin grin for it!
ConcealedKerry on January 17, 2012 at 7:07 PM
I don’t doubt that Bammie had decent grades at Hahvahd, that has to go along with the A/A admission, ditto the awarding of a degree. SATs and LSATs however are blind, and would be much more interesting than transcripts.
slickwillie2001 on January 17, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Jeremiah Wright?
Syzygy on January 17, 2012 at 7:08 PM
He is going there to read a speech about how this country needs to give even more unscrutinized tourist visas to those innocent
fun-luvin muslim yoofs from around the world
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 7:13 PM
It’s not a law. But it’s well established.
Hmmm, yet waiting until Congress is in recess to make recess appointment is law and doing so isn’t well established with quite alright with this regime?
I’d say it has its reasoning cap on a** backwards.
madmonkphotog on January 17, 2012 at 7:13 PM
Al Satan ?
burrata on January 17, 2012 at 7:15 PM
The GOP nominee oughta make a big dealio outa releasing his college transcripts. He should do it in the student lounge at Columbia.
Where was Obooba baptized? When? By whom?
Have any babes come forward and confessed to dating Obooba in college? High school? Indonesian madrassa?
Akzed on January 17, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Channeling When Harry Met Sally:
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yesssssssss!
Buy Danish on January 17, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Wrong. From the LATimes:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When members of Harvard Law School’s class of 1999 receive their prestigious degrees Thursday, 36% fewer graduates than last year will be awarded with honors, the school said Wednesday.
The relative scarcity of honors grads is the result of a new policy intended to boost the value of a cum laude degree and remove the stigma associated with not graduating with honors, Harvard Law spokesman Mike Chmura said.
Under a system implemented three years ago that first took effect with this year’s class, Harvard Law said it will limit magna cum laude degrees to the top 10% of the class. The next 30% will receive cum laude degrees.
The policy for summa cum laude, the highest honor, is unchanged. One summa degree was awarded this year, Harvard Law School said.
Under the old system, 76% of Harvard Law grads earned honors, the school said.
Let’s not forget either, the ‘magna cum laude’ or ‘cum laude’ claim is no better than the claim that he is a ‘constitutional expert’. Until I see it on paper it’s just more of his nonsense.
slickwillie2001 on January 17, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Bingo!
If his college records were really that great, he would have rubbed everyones face in it long ago.
MichaelGabriel on January 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM
That won’t be good enough. Our state-run media will ignore Romney’s reciprocal request out of hand and go on to attack his wealth. He needs to hold them until Obama agrees to release his transcripts. Period.
The Count on January 17, 2012 at 7:20 PM
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