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All it does is piss me off the same way that I am over being called ‘racist’ for being against Affirmative Action.
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All it does is piss me off the same way that I am over being called ‘racist’ for being against Affirmative Action.
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Affirmative Action candidate?? you must mean that female candidate who has been running on the legacy that her husband made who's made despirate efforts to leverage her campaign into the momentum that Obama camp has created harvesting out new democrat and independat voters this election year.
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Why did he speak out against Affirmative Action in the 1990's if he's such a friend to blacks in this country?
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And since we so very rarely see anyone saying that, they must be hiding behind the legitimate Left and Right arguments, as bigots hide behind rational arguments against Affirmative Action, and recreational pot smokers hide behind Medical Marijuana arguments.
Thanks, Erich Steven Barnes 2009
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It could be serving an entirely different purpose, like Affirmative Action, for example.
At the Hat Steve Hulett 2009
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And since we so very rarely see anyone saying that, they must be hiding behind the legitimate Left and Right arguments, as bigots hide behind rational arguments against Affirmative Action, and recreational pot smokers hide behind Medical Marijuana arguments.
Archive 2009-06-01 Steven Barnes 2009
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Black feminists also charge that white feminists deserted them during the fight against Proposition 209, which ended racial and gender hiring in the state of California, even though Affirmative Action has benefited white women the most!
Going Old South On Obama: Ma and Pa Clinton Flog Uppity Black Man 2008
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According to Phil McNamara, DNC Director of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, in the late 70's "youth" was included in a group for which the Party sought Affirmative Action policies to increase their representation in Party Affairs.
Lane Hudson: DNC Meeting: Young Democrats Lose Quest, But It's Okay! Really. 2008
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Normally, someone like Palin as the Affirmative Action candidate, Republicans would denounce and wince over -- however, they are willing to help her from start to finish so that if elected, she might be ready for the job some day.
Yvonne R. Davis: Sarah Palin: America's Affirmative Action Candidate 2008
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