Wednesday, April 11, 2012

"Dear Leader Cult" - Obama 'admirer' To Teach “Understanding Obama” Class At Harvard Law School





"Dear Leader Cult" - Obama 'admirer' To Teach “Understanding Obama” Class At Harvard Law School.(DC).Not every Harvard Law School alumnus has a class devoted to him — but then, President Barack Obama is not just any alumnus. According to the Harvard Law School course catalog, professor Charles Ogletree will be teaching a reading group called “Understanding Obama” for one classroom credit during the 2013 spring term. “This reading group will focus on the way in which race, religion, and politics have impacted the development of President Obama as a leader,” the Harvard Law School Course Catalog explains. “We will explore his views as a biracial child, his time as a student at Harvard Law School, the successes and failures of his political campaigns, and the way religion and his views on faith nearly derailed his campaign. Finally, time will be spent analyzing the challenges he faces as president of the United States in establishing both his domestic and global policies.” Ogletree was a mentor to both President Obama and Michelle Obama while they were Harvard law students.Not everyone is convinced that the class will be a critical look at Obama.“Everyone knows professor Ogletree is an uncritical admirer of the president,” one Harvard Law student told TheDC. “To me, this looks like course credit for participating in an Obama fan club".Read the full story here.

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