Is America Ready for an Affirmative Action President?

The Virginian ^ | 8/27/2008 | Moneyrunner

[moneyrunner]

The question is often asked “Is America ready for a Black President?” It is most often asked by Liberals like Jacob Weisberg who proclaims that If Obama Loses Racism is the only reason McCain might beat him.

In Weisberg’s mind the only reason people would not vote for Barack Obama is because they are racists.

Citing President Bush’s unpopularity (keep in mind that Bush is not running), he maintains that

“Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence and vision. McCain has struggled with a fractious campaign team, lacks clarity and discipline, and remains a stranger to charisma. Yet at the moment, the two of them appear to be tied. What gives?” Let’s parse that paragraph: Obama has a · “crack political organization” · Raised lots of money · Gives a good speech So based on these attributes he deserves to be our next president. If he is not, why not?

His answer is racism. He cites the result of a NY Times poll which refers to, in his words:

“…white America's curious sense of racial grievance. In the poll, 26 percent of whites say they have been victims of discrimination.” Note the word "curious." Your mind’s ear can hear the incredulity in Weisberg’s voice. Whites cannot be the victims of discrimination in Weisberg’s universe. By Liberal definition, whites are the oppressors, never the oppressed.

This ties together with the reason why Barack Obama is the Democrat’s choice for President: he’s Black.

[moneyrunner]

Weisberg’s entire screed is a paean to affirmative action. He demands that we make Barack Obama our first affirmative action President. Old white men need not apply.

[gdzla]

Last night I joined a new political action group.
“Barak Obama Or Biden Supportrs”
Our motto is “We stand Firm”.

[TexasCajun]

The Clintons and their like should all proud of their Affirmative Action creation.

They preach to us all that Ameica is "unfair" & now Hillary is on the bench and the underachiever is in the game.

Is there a pool for how many times Jr says some form "Fair"?

As in:

Capitalism = unfair
Military Supremecy = unfair
School Standards - unfair
Gun Ownership - unfair
Live Birth Abortions - unfair
Prisons - unfair
War on Terror - unfair
...and on and on

[Born In America]

Affirmative action by definition elevates the less than capable to a position they would otherwise be unable to capably execute.

I chose to use my vote to elect the most capable of the choices presented to me. In this case, Husssein Obama is the less capable of the two. The fact that he is black is secondary to his ability. In some ways, his race is his form of affirmative action in and of itself....

[Beckwith]

Affirmative action is Obama's friend.

On February 6th, 1990, Obama was named President of the Harvard Law Review, after a meeting of the review's 80 editors that convened Sunday and lasted until early this morning, a participant said.

Until the 1970's the editors were picked on the basis of grades, and the president of the Law Review was the student with the highest academic rank.  Among these were Elliot L. Richardson, the former Attorney General, and Irwin Griswold, a dean of the Harvard Law School and Solicitor General under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon.

That system came under attack in the 1970's and was replaced by a program in which about half the editors are chosen for their grades and the other half are chosen by fellow students after a special writing competition.  The new system, disputed when it began, was meant to help insure that minority students became editors of The Law Review.

And, it worked!

In other words, Obama was the first affirmative action President of the Harvard Law Revue.

The Obama File

[syriacus]

A vote for Obama is a vote for FTA (fourth trimester abortion).

[Roccus]

Affirmative Action...proof of the immortality of the Nixon DoJ.