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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Tom Hansen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Paul Rumelhart" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>godshatter@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cc: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:ttrail@house.state.id.us"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>ttrail@house.state.id.us</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>;
<</FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:13 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse
Racism?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>> Paul Rumelhart stated:<BR>> <BR>> "This is how it is supposed
to work, as far as I understand it. All <BR>> other things being equal,
choose the minority so that the staff becomes<BR>> more diverse. If the
clear winner is a member of the majority or a<BR>> minority, it doesn't
matter, hire him or her."<BR>> <BR>> I agree with you partially,
Paul. A job should go to the best qualified,<BR>> regardless of
race/gender, even if the best qualified for the job happens<BR>> to be a
55-year-old Latina raised by a single parent in the projects of<BR>> the
South Bronx.<BR>> <BR>> Right, g?<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>>
Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the
Optimist expects it to change<BR>> and the Realist adjusts his
sails."<BR>> <BR>> - Unknown<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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