[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[Joe Campbell]

Right on, Keely.

Joe Campbell

On May 31, 2009, at 9:58 AM, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:

> I disagree with you completely.  But what I'm really interested in  
> is this:  Did you make the same argument when Clarence Thomas was  
> nominated?  Because if you really want to showcase an intellectual  
> dim bulb on the Supreme Court, that might be a good place to look.
>
> Keely
> http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/
>
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> From: jampot at roadrunner.com
> To: thansen at moscow.com; godshatter at yahoo.com
> Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 09:42:55 -0700
> CC: ttrail at house.state.id.us; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>
> 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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