Not involved in this story, but that's what i thought. It's not just false, it's impossiblehttps://twitter.com/BradMossEsq/status/662714250121482240 …
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Replying to @joshgerstein
@joshgerstein West Point recruiting material calls them scholarships. See here:pic.twitter.com/VMGHAVB6x3
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Replying to @gabrielmalor
@joshgerstein Sure, the offer is a bit misleading, since the service commitment makes it nothing like other scholarships. Carson knew that.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @gabrielmalor
@gabrielmalor@joshgerstein It's the "the scholarship" — the 2nd usage — that makes it hard for me to buy the idea that this was not ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@gabrielmalor@joshgerstein ... an intention to reference a specific, not generalized, scholarship offer. I know that's drilling down ...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@chrisgeidner@joshgerstein If you're 17 with grades for Yale, and General offers you a free ride to WP, unreasonable call it a scholarship?3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @gabrielmalor
@gabrielmalor@joshgerstein Also: The walkback to the NYT is that it was "informal" & "we could easily get you a scholarship."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@gabrielmalor@joshgerstein Which was my point about the "the" in the second reference. That's specific, not generic, and not "informal."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@chrisgeidner@joshgerstein That "the" is being asked to do a lot of work here.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@gabrielmalor @joshgerstein A lot of things are being asked to do a lot of work today, Gabe.
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