Obama at University of Chicago Law School

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<p>It occurred to me that since Barack Obama taught law for many years at Univ. of Chicago, there must be a lot of students who took his classes and formed an opinion of him. (I remembered my own law school days – given the intensity of a Constitutional law class and use of socratic method at law schools, I’d have to say that even in very large classes I felt I knew the profs very well by the end of term). </p>

<p>So I did some Googling and here is what I’ve found:</p>

<p>[The</a> University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog: Barack Obama](<a href=“http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2006/10/barack_obama.html]The”>http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2006/10/barack_obama.html)</p>

<p>[Professor</a> Obama was a listener, students say :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama](<a href=“http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/253391,CST-NWS-prof12.stng]Professor”>http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/253391,CST-NWS-prof12.stng)</p>

<p>[Comments</a> on Barack Obama as a Law Professor](<a href=“404 Not Found”>Comments on Barack Obama as a Law Professor)</p>

<p>[Barack</a> Obama taught Constitutional Law At Chicago Law School. Dkos diary by one of his students - Democratic Underground](<a href=“Democratic Underground Forums - Request error”>http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4239757)</p>

<p>[Obama:</a> The University of Chicago Democrat - Open University](<a href=“The New Republic”>The New Republic)</p>

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<p>I haven’t read the links, but from what I’ve heard on campus he and his classes were quite popular. I’m not surprised; anyone who can speak that well has to be a pretty good lecturer, at the least.</p>

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<p>calmom, thanks for the links.</p>

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<p>A friend of mine works for the consulate of a major country. He & the consul were invited to attend an Obama appearance. Friend later told me, the reception Obama got in town was “like for the Rolling Stones” – Crowds of chanting, waving fans lined the street to the venue where O was to speak. Police were holding people back, presumably from running onto the street to touch O’s car. It all had the feel of a rock concert, except that many of the fans were 50+. The consul, a career diplomat, said he’d never seen anything like it,</p>

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<p>Just like Lonesome Rhodes.</p>

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<p>Like Lonesome Rhodes, except for the crassness. and the girls. and the homespun ‘aw shucks’. and the appeal to the illiterates. and the manipulation. </p>

<p>Othewise, just like Lonesome Rhodes ;)</p>