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→Well-known, and mostly Liberal, Rhodes Scholars: explained how liberal some recipients have been
In 2002, a Rhodes scholarship was awarded to Chesa Boudin, best known for being the child of "Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, who were members of the violent 1960s radical group the Weather Underground ... in prison for their part in the murder of two police officers and a guard as the result of a robbery of a Brinks armored car in New York at the late, unradical date of 1981."<ref name="Chesa">Slate.com, ''Weatherson: Chesa Boudin, radical chic Rhodes scholar'', by Emily Yoffe, Posted Monday, Dec. 9, 2002 [http://www.slate.com/?id=2075224]</ref> Chesa expressed support for the views of his parents, "My parents were all dedicated to fighting U.S. imperialism around the world. I'm dedicated to the same thing."<ref name="Chesa"/>
In 2002, a Rhodes scholarship was awarded to Chesa Boudin, best known for being the child of "Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, who were members of the violent 1960s radical group the Weather Underground ... in prison for their part in the murder of two police officers and a guard as the result of a robbery of a Brinks armored car in New York at the late, unradical date of 1981."<ref name="Chesa">Slate.com, ''Weatherson: Chesa Boudin, radical chic Rhodes scholar'', by Emily Yoffe, Posted Monday, Dec. 9, 2002 [http://www.slate.com/?id=2075224]</ref> Chesa expressed support for the views of his parents, "My parents were all dedicated to fighting U.S. imperialism around the world. I'm dedicated to the same thing."<ref name="Chesa"/>
==Well-known, and mostly [[Liberal]], Rhodes Scholars==
==Well-known, and overwhelmingly [[Liberal]], Rhodes Scholars==
*[[Kim Beazley]], Australian politician, Chancellor of [[Australian National University]]
*[[Kim Beazley]], Australian politician, Chancellor of [[Australian National University]]
*[[Wesley Clark]], US general
*[[Wesley Clark]], U.S. general, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.
*[[Bill Clinton]], US President
*[[Bill Clinton]], [[liberal]] Democratic President of the United States, impeached by Congress in 1998.
*[[J.W. Fulbright]], founder of the Fulbright Scholarships
*[[J.W. Fulbright]], [[liberal]] Democratic U.S. Senator from Arkansas who founded the Fulbright Scholarships at taxpayer expense
*[[Bob Hawke]], Australian Prime Minister
*[[Bob Hawke]], Australian Prime Minister
*[[Edwin Hubble]], astronomer
*[[Edwin Hubble]], astronomer