Not everyone can not get into Swarthmore
Oh, poor Barack.
The admissions office may have to keep mum, but senior Joel Mittleman ’09 actually had the chance to personally confirm the rumor when Obama held an open town hall at Strath Haven High School during the Pennsylvania primaries. “I did ask Obama [whether he had been rejected from Swarthmore],” he says…Mittleman recalls the Senator laughing in response, asking him where he heard the information, and then saying “Yes, it’s true. It really broke my heart, actually.”
By my count, the score stands thusly:
Transcendent and inspirational presidential candidates who were rejected from Swarthmore but broke barriers and energized a nation in winning an electoral rout: 1
(h/t Stef)
November 10, 2008 - Posted by blogstra | Swarthmore, U.S. politics | Barack Obama, Michael Dukakis | 2 Comments
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Ah, but Dukakis isn’t all bad. He brought the Cambodians to MA!
I didn’t get into Swarthmore. However, I’d still like to consider myself a viable presidential candidate. mostly just based on my charm.