Romney Supports Affirmative Action?

[AmyNation]

The only conservatives I have seen that want it gone are some of the people I see post here, I have not heard 1 person say that in real life or tv.

It's already gone, bro. It only affects government contracting these days.

But, let me spin it like this. If Romney bragged about not knowing any qualified blacks to put into his cabinet, and went to the NAACP to find people, and they gave him a binder filled with resumes of competent black men and women, and Romney plugged a bunch of those folks into cabinet jobs because they were black, would you think he even has the faintest clue what it means to be black and what is needed to address America's racial issues, or is committed to ending racism?

Or, would you think he was just a different kind of racist?

If it's already gone, why do some 'conservatives' refer to President Obama as the "Affirmative Action President"?

Because it helps salve their wounded pride.

God forbid they take responsibility and admit that Obama ran a better campaign than McCain, that he talked a better game, that he picked a better VP, and that America choose the democratic candidate.

All they can say its "it's cuz hes black!", "white guilt!", "affirmative action!"

 

[Pheonixops]

if Obama's mother had married a white guy the son would never have been president

You don't know that. I think that your assertion is a silly one, if it was so "true" (affirmative action), why didn't Jesse Jackson or Alan Keyes win? How come Herman Cain didn't win the primaries? How many other Presidents that were Black or part Black are there?

Obama even admitted to benefitting from affirmative action.

So I guess his saying that is racist too?

Maybe he did when it came to going to college, I'm sure that he certainly didn't state that he was elected because of 'Affirmative Action'. Is there a "Presidential election affirmative action program"?

 

[Amazed]

You don't know that. I think that your assertion is a silly one, if it was so "true" (affirmative action), why didn't Jesse Jackson or Alan Keyes win? How come Herman Cain didn't win the primaries? How many other Presidents that were Black or part Black are there?

Do you really want to try and make this pint?

Yeah, my pint of Guinness Extra Stout is in the fridge ready to be enjoyed.

Jackson, Cain and Keyes were all known quantities.

NOBODY vetted Obama , in fact he was made into a cult hero by a media that would have crucified a Reublican with the same credentials., he had no experience in ANYTHING and his ONLY real accomplishment was his vaunted position as Harvard Law Review editor which he got through affirmative action.

NOT because he was the "smartest" guy in the school.

 

[Pheonixops]

It's already gone, bro. It only affects government contracting these days.

But, let me spin it like this. If Romney bragged about not knowing any qualified blacks to put into his cabinet, and went to the NAACP to find people, and they gave him a binder filled with resumes of competent black men and women, and Romney plugged a bunch of those folks into cabinet jobs because they were black, would you think he even has the faintest clue what it means to be black and what is needed to address America's racial issues, or is committed to ending racism?

Or, would you think he was just a different kind of racist?

If it's already gone, why do some 'conservatives' refer to President Obama as the "Affirmative Action President"?

Because it helps salve their wounded pride.

God forbid they take responsibility and admit that Obama ran a better campaign than McCain, that he talked a better game, that he picked a better VP, and that America choose the democratic candidate.

All they can say its "it's cuz hes black!", "white guilt!", "affirmative action!"

Exfuckingactly!!!!!!

 

[Amazed]

Hell McCain sucked, nobody is defending him.

Has Bammy stopped the rising of the sea yet?

Has Bammy healed the planet yet?

 

[rdean]

ROMNEY: ... Important topic, and one which I learned a great deal about, particularly as I was serving as governor of my state, because I had the chance to pull together a cabinet and all the applicants seemed to be men.


And I went to my staff, and I said, “How come all the people for these jobs are—are all men.” They said, “Well, these are the people that have the qualifications.” And I said, “Well, gosh, can’t we—can’t we find some—some women that are also qualified?”


And—and so we—we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet.


I went to a number of women’s groups and said, “Can you help us find folks,” and they brought us whole binders full of women.

A few thoughts...

1. The Romney campaign didn't know a single woman who was qualified to serve in a cabinet-level role?

2. The Romney campaign ostensibly went out and recruited women in order to meet diversity goals?

Interesting.

I'm just happy that he's willing to let us leave work early so we can go home and cook dinner for our husbands and kids.

The place women love to be. Ask any Republican.

 

[AmyNation]

And nothing you've just said has anything to do with your assertion that Obama is an affirmative action president.

 

[Amazed]

And nothing you've just said has anything to do with your assertion that Obama is an affirmative action president.

Its how he became editor of the Law Review...you know his "vaunted" achievement.

 

[del]

Why is the left so desperate to portray Romney as moderate? Do they think the only agenda left for them is to try to suppress turnout on the republican side?

a better question would be why are you so desperate to believe he's a conservative?

 

[Pheonixops]

Do you really want to try and make this pint?

Yeah, my pint of Guinness Extra Stout is in the fridge ready to be enjoyed.

Jackson, Cain and Keyes were all known quantities.

NOBODY vetted Obama , in fact he was made into a cult hero by a media that would have crucified a Reublican with the same credentials., he had no experience in ANYTHING and his ONLY real accomplishment was his vaunted position as Harvard Law Review editor which he got through affirmative action.

NOT because he was the "smartest" guy in the school.

What do you mean that "NOBODY vetted Obama"? If you don't think that he was investigated by federal and state authorities then I have a bridge to sell you. Secondly he was a Senator and a state senator, so he was a "known quantity". Thirdly he authored multiple books about his life, again a "known quantity". The "conservative media" and the Mainstream media did extensive 'reports' about President Obama, so once again he was a "known quantity". He was VETTED.

I disagree about the "no experience" in anything, why do some people forget that he was a Senator at the federal level and at the state level, he is an author, he was a college professor, and he worked for community based organizations.

Going to Harvard, Columbia, having a wonderful family, being a professor, being an author and becoming a millionaire, running community organizations, becoming a state Senator and a Senator at the federal level, and getting elected POTUS are one HELL OF A SET OF ACHIEVEMENTS! What the fuck do you do and what have YOU achieved that is even close?

 

[del]

But you don't mind that Bammy is a lying Leftwing zealot?

I don't like Obama, but he hasn't started any big new expensive wars lately costing trillions of dollars and involving hundreds of thousands of service personnel. As a navy wife whose husband served in Iraq, that makes Obama markedly better than what Bush did and what I suspect Romney will do in Iran.

Neither has Mitt.

...and I live near Offutt Air Force Base and interacting as I do on a daily basis with Militray people from all over the World most of them disagree with you.

You are seeing Obama's Policies at work right now in Lybia, Syria and Egypt and you are kidding yourself if you don't think this crap isn't going to involve us again.

so living near an air force base makes you an expert on the military and foreign policy?

who knew?

 

[Amazed]

I don't like Obama, but he hasn't started any big new expensive wars lately costing trillions of dollars and involving hundreds of thousands of service personnel. As a navy wife whose husband served in Iraq, that makes Obama markedly better than what Bush did and what I suspect Romney will do in Iran.

Neither has Mitt.

...and I live near Offutt Air Force Base and interacting as I do on a daily basis with Militray people from all over the World most of them disagree with you.

You are seeing Obama's Policies at work right now in Lybia, Syria and Egypt and you are kidding yourself if you don't think this crap isn't going to involve us again.

so living near an air force base makes you an expert on the military and foreign policy?

who knew?

Makes me qualified to share the views of the people I deal with everyday, yup.

...and Syria, Lybia and Egypt are all doing so very well.

del you crack me up, you are stupid, but you crack me up.

 

[AmyNation]

And nothing you've just said has anything to do with your assertion that Obama is an affirmative action president.

Its how he became editor of the Law Review...you know his "vaunted" achievement.

Again, that has nothing to do with how he became president.

 

[Dick Tuck]

Yea Obama's record high unemployment and women on food stamps makes him the champion for women.

You are aware that the Jobs Bill Obama sent to congress would have provided the states with money to retain the teachers they were firing. You don't know that elhi education is a field dominated by women.

 

[Amazed]

Yeah, my pint of Guinness Extra Stout is in the fridge ready to be enjoyed.

Jackson, Cain and Keyes were all known quantities.

NOBODY vetted Obama , in fact he was made into a cult hero by a media that would have crucified a Reublican with the same credentials., he had no experience in ANYTHING and his ONLY real accomplishment was his vaunted position as Harvard Law Review editor which he got through affirmative action.

NOT because he was the "smartest" guy in the school.

"What do you mean that "NOBODY vetted Obama"? If you don't think that he was investigated by federal and state authorities then I have a bridge to sell you. Secondly he was a Senator and a state senator, so he was a "known quantity". Thirdly he authored multiple books about his life, again a "known quantity". The "conservative media" and the Mainstream media did extensive 'reports' about President Obama, so once again he was a "known quantity". He was VETTED."

LOL...so YOU knew that his fathers dream was a socialist government.....
That ALL of his great "mentors" were Communist.....
That not only was he good friends with a Terrosrist, but he launched his campaign in said terrorists house....and that said terrorist wrote his "book" for him....
You knew that he he thought of his great grandfather as a "house niger" (from his book)
You knew that much of what he wrote about himself wasn't true?
No, you didn't.
Why would ayone write two books about themselves before they'd ever done anything?
What does being a "community" organizer qualify you for?
Why would you vote for anyone who idolized Saul Alinksy...but you never even knew who Saul was


"I disagree about the "no experience" in anything, why do some people forget that he was a Senator at the federal level and at the state level, he is an author, he was a college professor, and he worked for community based organizations. "

None of that qualifies him to be the President of the United States. He has ZERO experience.

Going to Harvard, Columbia, having a wonderful family, being a professor, being an author and becoming a millionaire, running community organizations, becoming a state Senator and a Senator at the federal level, and getting elected POTUS are one HELL OF A SET OF ACHIEVEMENTS! What the fuck do you do and what have YOU achieved that is even close?

Not a damn thing, but I don't pretend to be someone who can "heal" the planet or "stop" the seas from rising. He wrote book about himself before he'd EVER done anything....narcissism.

He was elected as a lie....and people like you were too lazy to find out who he was...I'd like to know if he got into school through AA...

 

[Pheonixops]

Hell McCain sucked, nobody is defending him.

Has Bammy stopped the rising of the sea yet?

Has Bammy healed the planet yet?

Did Obama seriously claim or even claim to do any of the above? Please show me his exact quotes if that's what you are asserting.

 

[George Costanza]

They dont?
Youre zaying the loss if experience in a career when women have and raise children doesnt hurt them?

and what is his solution for that?

thanks for playing, hon. he had none.

more imporantly... no one cares about his binders or letting women go home early to cook.

he never said he'd have signed the ledbetter law... and we know what he thinks of women's rights.

so perhaps a male isn't the best person to make the defense of his terrible answer

You only think you know, you really don't know jack

If I were you, I wouldn't accuse a poster of Jilian's caliber of "not knowing jack." All that does is make YOU look even worse than you usually do.

 

[jillian]

They dont?
Youre zaying the loss if experience in a career when women have and raise children doesnt hurt them?

and what is his solution for that?

thanks for playing, hon. he had none.

more imporantly... no one cares about his binders or letting women go home early to cook.

he never said he'd have signed the ledbetter law... and we know what he thinks of women's rights.

so perhaps a male isn't the best person to make the defense of his terrible answer

You only think you know, you really don't know jack

and what is it i don't know, dear? that i want to be paid for my work the same as a man is. that i want my niece to know she is worth what her brothers are?

thanks for your insight.

 

[Pheonixops]

Jackson, Cain and Keyes were all known quantities.

NOBODY vetted Obama , in fact he was made into a cult hero by a media that would have crucified a Reublican with the same credentials., he had no experience in ANYTHING and his ONLY real accomplishment was his vaunted position as Harvard Law Review editor which he got through affirmative action.

NOT because he was the "smartest" guy in the school.

"What do you mean that "NOBODY vetted Obama"? If you don't think that he was investigated by federal and state authorities then I have a bridge to sell you. Secondly he was a Senator and a state senator, so he was a "known quantity". Thirdly he authored multiple books about his life, again a "known quantity". The "conservative media" and the Mainstream media did extensive 'reports' about President Obama, so once again he was a "known quantity". He was VETTED."

LOL...so YOU knew that his fathers dream was a socialist government.....
That ALL of his great "mentors" were Communist.....
That not only was he good friends with a Terrosrist, but he launched his campaign in said terrorists house....and that said terrorist wrote his "book" for him....
You knew that he he thought of his great grandfather as a "house niger" (from his book)
You knew that much of what he wrote about himself wasn't true?
No, you didn't.
Why would ayone write two books about themselves before they'd ever done anything?
What does being a "community" organizer qualify you for?
Why would you vote for anyone who idolized Saul Alinksy...but you never even knew who Saul was


"I disagree about the "no experience" in anything, why do some people forget that he was a Senator at the federal level and at the state level, he is an author, he was a college professor, and he worked for community based organizations. "

None of that qualifies him to be the President of the United States. He has ZERO experience.

Going to Harvard, Columbia, having a wonderful family, being a professor, being an author and becoming a millionaire, running community organizations, becoming a state Senator and a Senator at the federal level, and getting elected POTUS are one HELL OF A SET OF ACHIEVEMENTS! What the fuck do you do and what have YOU achieved that is even close?

Not a damn thing, but I don't pretend to be someone who can "heal" the planet or "stop" the seas from rising. He wrote book about himself before he'd EVER done anything....narcissism.

He was elected as a lie....and people like you were too lazy to find out who he was...I'd like to know if he got into school through AA...

Thanks for the laugh! The above sounds like a combination of sean hannity on crack and losing his mind and that other loon over at WND. Jeez!

 

[Amazed]

June 3rd, 2008.

The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people.

Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.