[quote=pri_dk][quote]Then read the careful nuance in the U of C release, a point that FactCheck ALSO MAKES.[/quote]
What was I thinking? Just because he taught the subject for years at one of the top schools in the nation doesn’t mean that he’s a “scholar” – you know, someone who has knowledge of the subject.
I now realize that in the 12 years that Obama gave lectures, created assignments, graded papers, and led discussions with top law students he never actually knew anything about the Constitution at all.
Yes, it all comes down to semantics. Not a “scholar” but a “professor” – because the difference – and there must be one because you say there is – is so relevant.
I should have realized that it all comes down to “area of practice” – that’s the key!
Let’s ignore the common-sense facts and keep dancing in your circle of “nuance!”[/quote]
Pri: Ah, back to the nonsense. Let’s simplify, shall we?
A scholar is defined by scholarship, i.e. published works (in academia, this falls under the old saw “Publish or Perish”).
Thus, “scholars”, by definition are FULL-TIME academics, not visiting lecturers or profs who divide their time between teaching and other pursuits, such as a political career. Hence, MY FRIGGIN’ POINT.
