(CNN) – The University of Chicago said Friday Barack Obama accurately described himself as a onetime law professor at the school, despite the fact his formal title was "Senior Lecturer."
The university's statement comes after the Clinton campaign recently suggested on several occasions that the Illinois senator was embellishing his role at the school by calling himself a professor.
The campaign also sent out a press release quoting a 2004 Chicago Sun-Times column that stated of Obama's professor claim: "Several direct-mail pieces issued for Obama's primary campaign said he was a law professor at the University of Chicago. He is not. He is a senior lecturer (now on leave) at the school. In academia, there is a vast difference between the two titles. Details matter."
But in a statement, the university said its senior lecturers are considered professors.
"From 1992 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Barack Obama served as a professor in the Law School," the statement said.
"He was a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996. He was a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004, during which time he taught three courses per year. Senior Lecturers are considered to be members of the Law School faculty and are regarded as professors, although not full-time or tenure-track," it also said.
– CNN's Alexander Mooney and Peter Hamby
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Obama tells the truth about his background while Clinton lies and embellishes her background. It's that simple. Honest politician and decent guy against a dishonest politician binded by her own ambition.
OBAMA 08
And anyone with the least familiarity with academia would know this – Hillary Clinton's people are either ignorant or shameless – or maybe both!
He shoots... HE SCORES!
Obama '08
Obama belongs in a Professorship of a Law School. Perfect Vocation for Obama; however, he is NOT qualified, because of his total lack of experience, to be the President of this great Nation.
He was a professor, not just married to a professor.
Uh-oh... Hillary was caught lying again!~ I believe that's the fourth one exposed this week! No wonder her rating as trustworthy is at a 7 year low!
Can we please not get riled up about this?
Well , by this argument Hillary is overwhelmingly more qualified to lead the country than Obama.
This should closed the issue to his status as a law professor.......or will Hillary have a rebuttal to the University of Chicago's statement?
Is it anybody's fault that Billary and Hillam (including Chelsea) can not even tell their shadow or mirror image the truth. They need to realise everybody is not pathetic liars as they are. Americans how noble will it be to have a second lying president be sure you ve got someone out to double check whatever they tell you, even when it is day check to be sure it is really really really...day.
President Professor Obama!!! I like the sound of that. Such better than all the other options. Certainly better than what we have now.
Obama '08
I guess Clinton will be "under sniper fire" after this...
Like always...just a bunch of hot air.
Obama supporters generally consider embellishments lies.
But not when it is Obama
There she goes again, trying to get everybody in the mud with her. She fabricates (or lies, however you want to label it) and then tries to get everyone down in the gutter with her. What an inspirational leader she is? NOT!
of course it's from IL, they'll back what he says. Maybe the news will ask other PROFESSORS, if that's true, but not use their names as they might get fired for correcting their golden boy.
Anyone else find this funny? Clinton is telling everyone details matter, while at the same time talking about running for cover in Bosnia. Hilarious.
Shame on the Clinton Campaign!
The Clintons saying "details matter" is a little like David Duke calling someone a racist. But more seriously, maybe they should have done a little more fact checking before making fools out of themselves–yet again. Then again, since Hillary couldn't be bothered to read the entire report on something as important as the Iraq war, how could we expect her or her campaign to be expected to expend energy checking what this university considered a professor.
haah...Hillary..HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I hate you..girl...
This man DOES NOT lie.
He just constantly distorts and reshapes the truth.
He just constantly re-spins words to excuse what he actually said.
Gimme Hillary
Obama supporters always ask Clinton to quit everytime she is about to win a primary hmmmm.........Not this not patriotic!
Now what? What else are they going to try and dig up...should have done their research before even putting it out there. I will ceratinly be gald when this mess is doen and over with. It is really taking too much time and attention of what really matters.
One more time, minus one for the Clintons. Obama just proved he is a reliable person. Anything else you want prove of Mrs Clinton?
When I worked for the music department at a major university, the top professional musicians who taught academic courses there had the title Senior Lecturer. They were considered faculty members on an equal footing with the tenure-track faculty. I never heard one of them call himself a professor, but it doesn't seem out of line to describe oneself that way to people who may not be familiar with the other term.
me to the Clinton campaign: really? REALLY?
Details matter when you're discussing your trip to Bosnia, or when you're talking about peace deals you DID NOT broker in Ireland. Details such as your tax returns matter....shall I go on?
UGH.
Obama, the Professor, in 08.