From Clarence Thomas to Palin

Palin and Thomas are both casualties of an effort to create a country that measures diversity only in terms of appearance.

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  • Posted By: test10022 @ 10/04/2008 9:58:55 PM

    On Thomas--you only criticize him as an affirmative action baby, because he opposes the policy. If he supported it, like Obama, you would have nothing but praise. But if the old white liberal who supports affirmative action--thereby making it impossible for his kids (with the same scores) to attend the same schools--has a valid opinion; then Thomas has a valid opinion as well. In fact, opinions that go CONTRARY to one's self interest deserve special consideration--for most certainly, personal ambition not the driving force behind the point of view.

    On Palin--she's not an affirmative action pick. You don't hire George Will to sell African Americans basketball shoes. And you don't hire Arnold Schwarzenegger to convert women to the republican party. It's not "affirmative action" when the job is public facing and a minority is chosen for marketing reasons. In that case (and ONLY that case) selecting diversity means choosing the best qualified person for the job.

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/03/2008 9:17:05 PM

    Day 5 of stealing Ohio's election!:
    http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3130656&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/03/2008 3:32:05 PM

    EVEN MORE ON THE VOTER FRAUD THAT IS GOING ON IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES!:
    http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3129737&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/
    DON'T SAY THAT I NEVER WARNED OF OBAMA'S NEFARIOUS CAMPAIGN!

  • Posted By: Jim Johnson @ 10/03/2008 7:55:50 AM

    Lithwick is a nitwit. Folks, she lives in the past. Let's leave her behind and continue on to the future, Pull your head out of Obama's ass and smell the roses.

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/03/2008 1:16:56 AM

    You may not like Bill, but sometimes you have to love him!
    http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html

  • Posted By: sirhc @ 10/02/2008 11:40:21 PM

    DOES IT FRIGHTEN ANYONE THAT SHE WOULD NOT ANSWER THE MODERATOR'S VERY FAIR QUESTIONS?!!!!!!!!

    DOES IT FRIGHTEN ANYONE THAT SHE WANTS TO GIVE THE VP MORE POWER "AFTER" CHENEY'S 8 YEAR POWER GRAB?!!!!

  • Posted By: Patricia723 @ 10/02/2008 4:08:21 PM

    I am so sick of hearing that Sarah Palin is being blasted because of her gender. It's because she's not ready to be vice-president or president of the United States. Stop for just one moment and picture Kay Bailey Hutchison answering Kaite Couric's questions or Charles Gibson's questions. Do you honestly think we hear the same absurd, stupid answers? No. Because Hutchison is a well-informed, respected republican woman. Not a "Joe Six-Pack."

  • Posted By: Kawena @ 10/02/2008 3:50:34 PM

    Clarence Thomas.. Oh, please...when he can admit to his relationship with Monsanto and his decision to help them in the court.

  • Posted By: Kawena @ 10/02/2008 3:47:03 PM

    Clarence Thomas. and his relation with Monsanto, when you see that you will see how bad this man is.

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/02/2008 2:32:41 PM

    More on the voter fraud in Ohio:
    http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3128354&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/

  • Posted By: steve04074 @ 10/02/2008 11:48:11 AM

    i disagree with your assertion that Palin was chosen to "bring diversity to the ticket." She was clearly chosen primarily to appeal to the far right-wing, fundamentalist Christian branch of the Republican Party.

  • Posted By: 4carol @ 10/02/2008 10:57:16 AM

    If Ms. Palin got her degree in journalism (even though it took how many colleges?) , why doesn't she talk like a real Joe Six-Pack or smarter instead of in circles with no meaning!!! If she can't face up to Katie Couric, how will she ever face up to Iran, Russia, North Korea, Patistan, etc., etc, etc. She doesn't belong, period!

  • Posted By: Perusing-through @ 10/02/2008 3:22:22 AM

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    IT IS PERFECTLY REASONABLE THAT KATIE COURIC ASKED SARAH PALIN ABOUT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, AS SHE DID JOE BIDEN AND BARACK OBAMA. SO LET US SEE . . .

    (1.)
    Sarah Palin when asked could not name a single Supreme Court case other than Roe vs. Wade.

    (2.)
    Joe Biden graduated from University of Delaware with a double-degree in "political science & history". He later received his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. As a Senator he has initiated several laws directly challenging the Supreme Court, to include the "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act" of 1994 (aka Biden Crime Law), and the "Violence Against Women Act" of 1994 (VAWA), which contains a host of tools to fight violence and procure funds to fight gender-based crimes.

    (3.)
    Barack Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Some of the laws Obama introduce, co-sponsored or supported are Energy Policy Act of 2005, Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, Secure Fence Act, Nunn-Lugar & Coburn-Obama Transparency Act, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program.

    Sarah Palin is NOT READY to be a single heartbeat away from President of the United States.

    Enough said!

  • Posted By: Nins @ 10/02/2008 12:27:10 AM



    Sarah Palin is a fraud. She was pregnant before she got married, has had an affair with one of her husband's friends, her 19 year old son is rumored to have serious drug problems, her 17 year old unwed daughter is pregnant, and she has used her political power to get even with people who disagree with her, yet all she talks about is being a "good Christian" and doing God's will. As a Christian she is a hypocrite who can not walk her talk, and as a politician she is completely unqualified to be Vice President. Her interview with Katie Couric showed her to be a woman with a disorganzied mind, a woman who is in over her head, utterly unprepared for the twist her fate has taken.

    Even committed Republicans who support McCain have to ask themselves if they really would take the risk of putting our country into Palin's hands. Sure, being VP doesn't necessarily take a lot of skills, but being President requires great intelligence and a clear-eyed world view, one untainted by religious fanaticism. Look at the mess we got with the under-qualified Dubya, and even he seems smarter and less fanatical than Palin. McCain is 72 years old, with high cholesterol and high blood pressure; his father and grandfather each died of heart attacks at age 72. McCain's Vice President HAS to be ready to lead. And by lead, I am not referring to a full speed charge into Armageddon.

    For those of you who don't know, Palin belongs to a fundamentalist church that believes the end of the world is near: that war, financial distress and famine will kill off the sinful non-believers, and that when this holocaust occurs all good Christians will be taking refuge in Alaska. Furthermore, her church conducts witch hunts -- they actually use prayer to locate "witches" in their community, then publicly brand them as witches, and hold them responsible for everything that goes wrong in town. (Honestly, I think the long winters must be getting to their minds.) You can go on YouTube and watch videos of Palin participating during sermons like this. She stands on the altar facing the members. The congregation stands with outstretched hands, trancelike, speaking in tounges while the priest prays to "keep Sarah safe from all forms of witchcraft."

    Could you REALLY feel comfortable knowing that a woman who holds these beliefs would have the power to declare war and deploy nuclear missiles?

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/01/2008 10:40:33 PM

    voter fraud in Ohio:
    http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3126975&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/01/2008 10:17:30 PM

    A man of great wisdom:
    http://www.atlah.org/broadcast/manningreport.html

  • Posted By: PennaDextra @ 10/01/2008 3:56:03 PM

    "Although the former exudes self-confidence and the latter seems crippled by self-doubt, both are frozen in a defensive crouch, casualties of an effort to create an America in which diversity is measured solely in terms of appearance."

    And Obama hasn't made countless references to HIS race, HIS unfortunate circumstances of birth? Gimme a break. Thomas is right: affirmative action assumes that certain people can't quite measure up on their own merits, and builds in advantages for them based on the most arbitrary of "qualifications." I for one would not feel particularly accomplished if my success was a result of preferential treatment based on something that does not reflect any particular skill, talent, or achievement on my part. It's an empty victory, to collect a reward for which I have not worked. Beware of a government that assumes you cannot make it on your own and need them to fix all your hurts for you. It is a short leap from the "nanny state" to complete control. Imagine never growing up, answering to "parents" forever.

    • Posted By: sirhc @ 10/01/2008 10:15:18 PM

      IT WOULD BE A GOOD ARGUEMENT IF CLARENCE THOMAS HIMSELF WASN'T THE BIGGEST RECIPIENT OF AFFIRMNATIVE ACTION EVER. HE LIED AND SAID IT DIDN'T HELP HIM-WHEN SHOWN, HE HAD TO ADMIT IT GOT HIM INTO YALE............THEN SAID HIS YALE DEGREE WAS USELESS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A USELESS YALE DEGREE (SEE: GEORGE BUSH). AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS DAMN NEAR A MUST BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A STATISTIC THAT EXIST THAT SHOWS FAIRNESS IN HIRING OR PAY PRACTICES IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE IS 2 GROUPS OF PEOPLE STATISTICS SHOWS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HELPS-WHITE WOMEN AND BLACK MEN. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ACTUALLY HELPS WHITE WOMEN MORE THAN ANY OTHER GROUP.

      WHITE MEN HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THEIR OWN FORM OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR CENTURIES. WE HAVE A "C" STUDENT RUNNING THE COUNTRY WHO CAN'T EVEN SPEAK PROPER ENGLISH. NOW WE WANT TO FOLLOW HIM UP WITH A "D-" STUDENT WHO ONLY GOT IN SCHOOL FOR THE SAME REASON THE "C" STUDENT GOT IN-BECAUSE OF HIS RICH WHITE DADDY'S LAST NAME.

      TO THE POST I READ EARLIER ABOUT OBAMA RECIEVING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. HE WAS A 4.3 HARVARD LAW GRAD(MAGNUM *** LAUDE) AND PRESIDENT OF THE HARVARD LAW REVIEW-THERE IS NOT A FORM OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION THAT CAN GET YOU THAT. THAT IS EARNED. THE FUNNIEST PART ABOUT THAT IS IF YOU GAVE SARAH PALIN, MCCAIN AND BUSH "HELP" THEY STILL WOULDN'T QUALIFY TO BE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD LAW REVIEW -RIGHT NOW!

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/01/2008 9:50:06 PM

    Obama's dirtiest, darkest secret!:
    http://larrysinclair.org/

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/01/2008 9:49:49 PM

    Obama's dirtiest, darkest secret!:
    http://larrysinclair.org/

  • Posted By: Krohn @ 10/01/2008 9:05:34 PM

    A man of great wisdom:
    http://www.atlah.org/broadcast/manningreport.html

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