[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[g. crabtree]

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.

g
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: keely emerinemix 
  To: jampot at roadrunner.com ; Tom Hansen ; godshatter at yahoo.com 
  Cc: ttrail at house.state.id.us ; vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:58 AM
  Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?


  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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