肖恩·达菲 (Sean Duffy) 心里知道自己的女儿入不了哈佛，却夸夸其谈说什么不让女儿去哈佛。
交通部长肖恩·达菲在一档真人秀节目中，与他 18 岁的女儿帕洛玛就她是否应该就读哈佛大学展开了辩论。
讨论内容： 在真人秀《伟大的美国公路之旅》中，帕洛玛提到，如果被录取，她想去哈佛上学。
父母的反应： 肖恩·达菲和他的妻子瑞秋·坎波斯‑达菲表示反对，称他们可以“说不”，不让她去读。
原因： 达菲声称，像哈佛这样的机构已经“专业化”了如何“腐蚀”年轻学生的思想，并削弱传统的天主教价值观。
结果： 在与哈佛的天主教牧师交谈后，父母同意如果帕洛玛选择去哈佛，他们会允许。之后，她被芝加哥大学录取，并将前往该校就读。
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy debated his 18-year-old daughter Paloma on a reality show about whether she should attend Harvard University.
The Discussion: On the reality series The Great American Road Trip, Paloma mentioned wanting to attend Harvard if accepted.
The Parents' Reaction: Sean Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, objected, stating they could "say no" to her attending.
The Reason: Duffy claimed that institutions like Harvard have "professionalized" how to "corrupt" the minds of young students and undermine traditional Catholic values.
The Resolution: After speaking with a Harvard Catholic chaplain, the parents agreed Paloma could attend if she chose. She was later accepted to the University of Chicago, where she is set to enroll.