No Arizona State Degree for Obama

I just happened to see this headline on Google News and I thought, "huh?" I don't understand what the story is here. Who cares if ASU gives Obama an honorary degree? Does Obama care? He has a JD from HARVARD. Harvard! So - who cares? Who cares if they name a scholarship after him? He has no association with Arizona State or Arizona the state aside from the fact that he is the President of the United States and he beat the Senator from Arizona in getting there.

This story is another example of "Something that Shouldn't Matter Because There are Way More Important Things Going on in the World".

No degree, but ASU names scholarship for Obama

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University says it will name a scholarship program after President Barack Obama as it continues to be stung by its decision not to award him an honorary degree.

ASU President Michael Crow issued a statement Saturday afternoon apologizing for the "confusion" surrounding a decision not to award a degree when Obama gives a commencement address on May 13.

Crow says it has always been ASU's plan to honor Obama. Since the decision not to give a degree was first reported by the student-run State Press newspaper early this week, the school has been mocked in various forums, and Politico reported on Friday that Crow was reconsidering.

Crow says ASU would instead name its "most important" scholarship the President Barack Obama Scholars program.

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