[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[Andreas Schou]

Gary --

Could you describe the reasoning behind any one of the cases she's decided
as an appellate judge? Just one would be fine.

-- ACS

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:42 AM, g. crabtree <jampot at roadrunner.com> wrote:

>  I'm very sorry to be the one to burst your little bubble but, while the
> nomination of your 55 year old latina is unquestionably politically savvy,
> she is far from the legal communities most prominent shining light. Her
> nomination will, no doubt, score OBL a few short term brownie points with a
> certain segment of the electorate but will leave scant impression on
> American jurisprudence. While her story is touching and all, you would be
> hard pressed to find anyone who honestly believes that she has the
> intellectual firepower to make any headway with legal minds the likes of
> Breyer or Ginsberg much less Alito, Roberts, or Scalia. She is pretty much
> destined to be little more than a liberal "me too." In other words,
> affirmative action as it's most commonly practiced.
>
> g
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <ttrail at house.state.id.us>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>
> > Paul Rumelhart stated:
> >
> > "This is how it is supposed to work, as far as I understand it.  All
> > other things being equal, choose the minority so that the staff becomes
> > more diverse.  If the clear winner is a member of the majority or a
> > minority, it doesn't matter, hire him or her."
> >
> > I agree with you partially, Paul.  A job should go to the best qualified,
> > regardless of race/gender, even if the best qualified for the job happens
> > to be a 55-year-old Latina raised by a single parent in the projects of
> > the South Bronx.
> >
> > Right, g?
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
> change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
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