ASU Won't Give Obama Honorary Degree

[cwo_ghwebb]

because he hasn't accomplished anything.

Arizona State University will not award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he speaks at commencement on May 13.

The university decided against awarding Obama the degree because it is customarily awarded for “lifetime achievement,” ASU spokeswoman Sharon Keeler told POLITICO.

“It’s normally awarded to someone who has been in their field for some time,” she said. “Considering that the president is at the beginning of his presidency, his body of work is just beginning.”

University won't award Obama degree - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

Perhaps they didn't consider his two best selling fiction books as accomplishments.

[twinoaks207 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

because he hasn't accomplished anything.

University won't award Obama degree - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

Perhaps they didn't consider his two best selling fiction books as accomplishments.

Almost missed this -- haven't had enough coffee yet, I guess....

Guess the Library of Congress doesn't share your view since they have it classified in the Dewey 328's (nonfiction)

[jetmonkey]

Honorary degrees are an insult to students that had to earn theirs.

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Here comes the Racist Card!

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by twinoaks207

Almost missed this -- haven't had enough coffee yet, I guess....

Guess the Library of Congress doesn't share your view since they have it classified in the Dewey 328's (nonfiction)

I should have added the tag.

[ImnoMensa]

A College that actually makes sense. That's highly unusual.

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

A College that actually makes sense. That's highly unusual.

Too bad they caved in to the "race card" complaints. Hot Air » Blog Archive » Inevitable: ASU caves, will probably award honorary degree to Obama


Interesting that another American President in recent history was denied an honorary degree by a prestigious university.

However, Al Felzenberg, author of "The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game," explained this has happened in the past - to President Ronald Reagan in 1986 by none other than the prestigious Harvard University.