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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>No. But then again I wasn't asked. Do I believe that
Justice Thomas was the finest legal mind available in all the land in 1991? No.
He too was a prime example of affirmative action. I do not think he is "a dim
bulb" however and I suspect your opinion is based on emotion and political
leaning rather than any actual evidence of intellectual deficit. Plus if back
story is the be all and end all of a supreme court nominee qualification, as so
many are making it out to be, then he has Sotomeyor beat six ways to
Sunday. After all, I would hope that a wise black man with the richness of
his experiences, would more often then not reach a better conclusion than a
latina woman who hasn't lived that life. Surely you agree.<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>g</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kjajmix1@msn.com href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">keely emerinemix</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=jampot@roadrunner.com
href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com">jampot@roadrunner.com</A> ; <A
title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A> ; <A
title=godshatter@yahoo.com
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=ttrail@house.state.id.us
href="mailto:ttrail@house.state.id.us">ttrail@house.state.id.us</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:58 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Reverse
Racism?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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.<BR><BR>Keely<BR><A
href="http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/">http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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From: <A href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com">jampot@roadrunner.com</A><BR>To:
<A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>; <A
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</A><BR>Date: Sun, 31
May 2009 09:42:55 -0700<BR>CC: <A
href="mailto:ttrail@house.state.id.us">ttrail@house.state.id.us</A>; <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?<BR><BR>
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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>>
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