Some time ago, Yvette Clarke got herself into a bit of hot water at a DFNYC forum; she claimed to have been endorsed by Emily's List, which came as something of a surprise to the good people at Emily's List. At the time - and aided by very kid-glove coverage - this obvious falsehood was dismissed as a slip of the tongue.
In her 2004 congressional race, she claimed to have been endorsed by the New York Times, which she had not been in that race. Yvette weaseled out of that bind by claiming to have been referring to her City Council race.
Problem is, it just happened again. Clarke claims to be a graduate of Oberlin College - here's the Google cache of her 2004 congressional web site. To quote:
A graduate of public schools and Oberlin College - and a Public Policy Fellow at Stonybrook University - Yvette knows first-hand the strengths and weaknesses of our education system.
I just had someone put in a call to the registrar at Oberlin College. The college says, verbatim: "Yvette Clarke is not a graduate of Oberlin. End of story."
In short, Yvette just got caught lying on her resumée. I doubt that she ever graduated anywhere.
Oops.
Is now the time to mention that Chris Owens graduated from both Harvard and Princeton - for real?
[Update]: From the web site of Medgar Evers: "A maximum of 90 credits may be transferred toward a Baccalaureate degree."
Yvette's campaign manager claims she only took three classes at Medgar Evers. Most colleges require 120 credits for the Baccalaureate. These numbers do not add up. Is Yvette your classic college dropout?
