McCain Reverses Himself on Affirmative Action

He is now apealing to the racist wing of the republican party, otherwise known as the republican party as a whole. Wait for hispanics McSame!!!

Republicans are desperate and will do and say anything to get elected. The last eight years has proved they will say whatever they want one day and then create phony pre-texts to wage war and jack up energy prices as a distraction for their flip-flopping. By the way, who let McSame wander out alone from the old-age home anyway? Trust no one over 46!

How can anyone say that ending affirmative action is “racist”? Affirmative action is, by its very nature, racist. Ending it is not racist. Typical of leftists to get all turned around and upside down.
Good for McCain. I’m starting to feel better about him.

What a shame this is. This is very divisive stuff from John McCain. Mr McCain will rather divide the country racially and gender in order to win an election. BIG SHAME ON HIM

“Reverses” aka FLIP-FLOP. I knew this was coming soon. I knew McCain was a hypocrite when he attended the 40th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination in Memphis TN.
In 1983, McCain voted against a motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill to designate the third Monday of every January as a federal holiday in honor of the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
McCain Consistently Voted Against The Civil Rights Act. In 1990, McCain voted against a bill designed to address employer discrimination at least 4 times. According to the Washington Post, the “Civil Rights Act of 1990 is designed to overturn several recent Supreme Court rulings that made it much more difficult for individual employees to prove discrimination.
McCain Repeatedly Voted Against Raising The Minimum Wage. In the senate, John McCain voted at least eight times against measure to increase the minimum wage.

For those of you saying Affirmative Action is reverse discrimination, you do realize that white women have benefited the most. Google it. You’ll be surprised!

beth – lots of people say that ending affirmitive action is racist. In fact, I’m saying it right now. Because it’s true.

A position in favor of affirmative actions was perhaps appropriate 10 years ago. Today, affirmative action is no longer required. McCain may have updated his views, and I applaud him for that. Of course, the whiney liddle libs will call this “flip flopping” and clamp down on it once again in hopes of derailing the McCain Train. All I’ll say about that is, “Get off the tacks…you got a big surprise comin’ at you in November”

McCain flipflops again. Pathetic.

I am a lifelong Democrat, but I have always opposed Affirmative Action because, at its core, it is morally wrong. This referendum bans both preferential treatment AND discrimination. I used to be a knee-jerk liberal and then I grew up. Please explain with intelligent thought why one man with better qualifications should be denied a job to a man with lesser qualifications simply because the lesser man is black. THAT, is discrimination, plain and simple.

katerina, I understand what you posted; however, I believe your viewpoint is wrong. Affirmative action is indeed racist, and unnecessary. ALL Americans are protected by the same constitution. No quota system in the world will make up for historical racial inequities or inequalities. That is a romantic and noble notion, but it is also outdated. For instance, why is it “right” to deny a more qualified person of one race a certain positon just to be able to meet a mandate that the position be held open for a person of another race? How does that make restitution for racial inequalities of the past? Few, if any, white people today have ever owned a slave. Few, if any, black people today have ever been slaves. If there is a systematic exclusion of one race from holding well paying jobs, then that travisty needs to play out in the courts. And the liberal courts of today will indeed make the perpetuators of such discrimination pay dearly. There are laws on the books today that protects minorities from discrimination. Use those laws, and use the courts to uphold them. Because those laws apply to ALL of us…not just a chosen few.

same old same old.
He is just getting worse and worse.
Indies are going to flee…tax flips coming… 180 degree flips on almost every single issue just to win the Presidency…
very sad.
Someone needs to start calling this guy Romney.
these aren’t adgustments to the center…or a slight derivation on what he said …
or slightly changing his mind on and issue
thsi is a guy whose values have suddenly are trumped by his own need to fulfill his military father’s dream (sound familiar for his C-/D+ son
to become President.
It’s 2000 and 2004 all over again.
ugh.

McCain is old and out of step. Women will rise!!!
Women will no longer take second place to men. Thank you, Hillary for cracking the glass ceiling and now it’s Obama turn to break it for all of us, once and for ALL!

McCain is scared. Now he plays the affirmative-action card. In Sep., it’ll be gay marriage. In Oct., it’ll be prayer in schools.
The Gas and Oil party (GOP) is up to its same old tricks again. I’m just glad today’s electorate can see right through the b.s.

Affirmative action is not racist. It is designed to help plenty of minorities, like women, hispanics, and any other groups of people that face discrimination. Its not just solely designed for black people. White women have benefited the most from Affirmative action. You People really need to get informed. Ignorance is bliss.

The people who are defending GW and McBush are people that will never vote for someone who does not look or think like them. Don’t waste your time trying to convince them..CHANGE will riegn in January. Instead concentrate on the undecided voters. The stupid and the racist are not the change we can believe in that Obama campaigns for anyway. Sore losers!!

Never underestimate McCain. He has come back against all odds…repeatedly.

He claims that he will not change his position to win the election. But as McCain gets battered by Barack he continues to Flip-Flop(which was one of his favorite attacks on Obama a few weeks ago), to win votes. McCain will make the choice obvious by November. And the only people that will vote for him will be extreme religious conservatives.

John – nobody thinks that. What we do think is that Obama will run a smarter foreign policy than a hotheaded warlover like McSame.

I must hire 10 white males, 10 women, and 10 African Americans to meet the quota .. instead of the 30 most qualified! Insane!

Beat the system – just like NFL owners do .. hire your man behind the scenes and then interview whomever to meet the quota b.s.

PhillyPaul – you got it backwards, dude. AA is not “biased and unfair” – it’s meant to correct bias and unfairness in hiring practices. And despite the silly lies, it works!

Well let me throw some of you’ll an life line. Because I think alot of you’ll haven’t did the research on Affirmative Action. Because if you’ll did you would understand that Affirmative Action isn’t just for Blacks. It was for all including white women. The ones that talking about Affirmative Action don’t know the meaning and understand about the program. I see women talking about Affirmative Action if they knew what the program was about and for what, I think you’ll would look stupit.

Yeh Knickerbocker – I need to government to tell ME who should be hired by MY company! I’ll even throw out a little ROFL to that myself!

PhillyPaul: Two men apply for a job. The better one gets it. Looks like it’s Obama! Thanks for your support.

Affirmative Action is the lesser-qualified-man’s way of feeling up to par.

I have thought about the Jesse Jackson comments caught on tape and have concluded what he is upset about is his belief that Obama is playing the black voters. I watched some of his comments when Clintons were being accused of racism and his disagreement with what was being accused. I have been very disappointed in this election with the racism and sexism has been used and I believe intentionally by the media and as well by the Obama campaign. I think the Obama campaign knows exactly what they are doing.

lois – I disagree. You can blame the media all you want for injecting race and sexism into this campaign, but not team Obama. The Obama campaign does not want to make this election about race. Why? Because it’s a losing strategy. I think Obama wants to call as less attention to his skin color has humanly possible. Obviously you can be black and run for president, but you can’t run for president as a black candidate.

OH Lord, I think this is going to start getting ugly.

If nothing else Mccain’s stance on this issue should be another reason to unite the democrats. If Mccain is trying to win over women he has a funny way of showing it. Its obvious he realizes he will never get the african american vote this go round, so he is stirring the pot to try and get the racist, biggot vote. Sadly to say there is some still out there, but hopefully the majority of Americans will see through this evil mans attempts and send the republicans packing in the fall.

Once again it is plain to see that in our “two” party system voters are allowed to vote for ‘A’ or ‘A’. We really do not have any real choices since both candidates have been hand picked by the economic ruling class because they fit the mold.
flip-flop flip-flop – thy are only words spoken by pawns and signifying no real choices for the voters.

This is one of over 60 documented, confirmed flip=flops by McCain. It is clear now why his new name is JukeBox John.

I was just watching George S. show this morning and it was very painful watching McCain. What a clown.. The people of America do nt want this old nut representing our country.. What an embarrassment.. None of the world leaders like him and his McBush ways.. But the media is in on the cover-up to make this old fool look important but the only thing is He (McCain)is blowing it.. The second half of the show was even worse.. George S. and his guests were horrible.. And this is what we have presented to us daily as news.. They entire panel should be ashame of themselves.. It was like watching a K.K.K. meeting.. The bigger questions is, Why does the media hate Obama ?? Is it because he looks black.. I sure hope that no one tampers with the vote via the Electorial College… The REPUBS in charge can not be trusted..

I honestly don’t think McCain knows what he supports or doesn’t support any longer. It gets harder by the week to keep up with which way he swings. By the way, did everyone catch the arrest of the retired Methodist preacher who was protesting at the Republican fund raiser by Karl Rove in Des Moines Friday? First a librarian, and now a retired preacher, who’s free speech right’s are going to be silenced next?

JD, I see you don’t understand the mean behind quotas. You are talking about qualified. I see over and over time and time again. The first thing that comes out of some whites mouth when they don’t get a job and a black or a woman get that job it’s has to be Affirmative Action. Why can’t it be that they are more qualified then that white person are. I think a bunch of you’ll really think that blacks can’t be as smart as white person are. The only reason why this issue is in play now is because some of you’ll just can’t believe that blacks and anyone that not white isn’t smart… But you are willing to put someone in charge that grad in the bottom 1% of his class. That is what I call a “Dumbie”.

I’m an African American Democrat, but I am opposed to Affirmative action for a number of reasons. I agree with its intent to level the playing field, but I have to look realistically at its effect. I think to the greatest extent it does not aid the minority that it is supposedly the beneficiary. I use the word beneficiary for a lack of a better word because leveling the playing field and providing equal opportunity should be a right and not a benefit. The problem with AA is that as a minority it does not matter what your credentials are ;within too many hearts there still lies bias. I don’t think you can legislate bias away. The heart has to stop beating or the mind has to be changed. Having said that, I do not see where it has harmed the majority despite hearing cries from folks that their jobs are being taken by “supposed” AA employees, most of who are probably not. Besides, if we are going to legislate economic and social fairness, then we need to go further and address inequality within the insurance, banking, housing and healthcare industries. It’s simply smoke and mirrors to make an equal salary when it does not harness the same buying power. The presence of legislation really makes no difference unless you voted for or against AA.

Big AL, Sorry, I am not for McCain. And thank you for calling me a clown and fool. And Bill Clinton was caught on tape saying, “You know they played the race card against me”.
JimmyTmac, Obama is a politician and he comes from the Chicago “Way”. Did you ever think that maybe what they say is not what they are doing behind the scenes? David Axelrod is a savvy media consultant. I think when Bill Clinton made that remark off mike he being a politician as well knew exactly what they were doing against him.
They are all politicians.

ConTwister – Nice, I “MOM” who takes her kids to Sunday School and also makes fun of “Gays”. God help your kids, because you sure are not a good mother. If one of your kids spills his milk, what do you do, slap him?

Monster Man – you probably think that because you like so many others assume all blacks and democrats are for affirmative action. In your heart and mind, you assume too many things about minorities before you even speak a word to them and before you understand them as an individual. This is exactly why Affirmative Action does not work. There are certain things numbers can not measure and laws can not change. I would rather struggle through invisible adversities and obstacles than to give or allow the likes of you to give, Affirmative Action ANY CREDIT for the successes in my life.

Jesus Christ!
What or who came up with the BRILLIANT idea to have him speak in a grocery store in the first place?
He probably hasnt been to a grocery store in decades. It showed, he was out of place.
He must have hired the Laurel and Hardy Marketing Group for extravaganza.
It is really sad to see the antics of the people controling him. It is like they have been hired to make him look stupid.
I smell another conspiracy.

affirmative action only splits the races. we donot need it. there are enough laws on the books now to make sure everyone is treated equally if they are equal. i am glad mccain finally woke up and had the courage to change. everything changes in A 30 YEAR RIME SPAN

Read more about Affirmative Action, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action.
Given that we agree with the objectives of Affirmative Action, can we agree that there will be a point in time that its practice can be considered harmful to its objectives rather than helpful?
If no, then please kindly articulate your views.
If yes, then please kindly provide a roadmap for Affirmative Action to avoid the harm it can bring.
Be cool.

Supporters of affirmative action cannot answer the most basic question regarding the policy!
Why is it needed now and how do we know when it will not be needed anymore?
Lacking an answer to the above shows it is not a coherant policy but rather coddification of emotions for specific groups.

Fedup – I think you misunderstand what the African American community is trying to leverage being Black. We are trying to leverage equality DESPITE being Black. I don’t support AA, but I strongly disagree with your assessment of the so called benefits AA has given Blacks. If you want to use SAT stats as a measure of gain then do so. However, don’t be dismissive or blind to other indicators which suggest otherwise. Why are minorities with Masters and PHDs not being paid equally or in too many cases making the salary of people who have no degree or a B.S.?

Affirmative action will no longer be needed when racism ends and equlaity for all is granted. When racism ends…..affirmative action will come to a halt. Don’t hold you breath though!

Comon – any takers – how do you measure the need for AA and how do you know when it has done it’s job?
Supporters of affirmative action cannot answer the most basic question regarding the policy!
Why is it needed now and how do we know when it will not be needed anymore?
Lacking an answer to the above shows it is not a coherant policy but rather coddification of emotions for specific groups.

Rosta, I take it you are an Anglo Saxon republican and has never faced discrimination based upon your race, your gender, or your creed. Do you really want an answer to your question, one that you should already know the answer to, or are you simply asking elitist and condescending question(s). The lack of equality, racial discrimination, and person biases like the one you exhibit are the reasons for affirmative action. When these things are eradicated, you will have the answer to all of your crass questions and AA will be a thing of the past.

dmac1 – Yes I want an answer not some emotional diatribe response.
Just so we are clear on the question I would like an answer regarding:
What methdology is used (or would you use) to verify that AA is needed, is working or has done its job.
Your labeling of me does not do anything but prove my previous point.
Yes I have been discimnated aginst before and citing skin color indicates your willingness to use race for justification purpoises – that seem racist to me.

Rosta – you seem to be in denial regarding racism and therefore, I can see why it would be difficult, if not impossible, for you to take notice of discriminatory behavior and practices. If the mention of skin color is racist to you, then you should be able to make the leap that the sight of skin color brings about more detrimental reactions and behaviors. When people of any color ask me if I have ever been discriminated against instead of assuming I have, then I think that will be an indicator that equality regardless of color has a foothold on American culture. Affirmative Action has its flaws, but that in no way is a concession that racism and inequalities are prevalent in our society. None at all.

The consequence of the 2003 Affirmative Action paradigm in Michigan with respect to race is to target and harass the handicapped, those older than faculty, those who are Veterans, and those who practice the 1st Ammendment. Those administrators and faculty who’ve lived within the confines of academia their entire professional career – here, at Michigan (Ann Arbor campus) hide set people with those attributes — up to fail with the hopes of gaining a law suit to perpetuate the myth that they believe in equal opportunity. Just goes to show you — when the Department of Education issues a Right To Sue — such as the Football stadium issue — we’re dealing with the Tip Of The Iceberg. If you think Michigan lost the right to run a democratic primary because of a few Not So Good People — then you’re missing the point of the story. Affirmative action implemented like they do it there — at U of MI — is the worst thing in the world, almost like NAZI concentration camps…..targeting gone amonk by those who have misused their priviledge as officers of the court (ie., lawyers). It comes under Abuse of Power. McCain is right -he’s right to change his mind on THAT KIND of affirmative action and I think he ought to put the state of Michigan under review. I wouldn’t call it “flip flopping”‘ I’d call it knowledge of VERY, VERY BAD implementation. McCain is right.
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Oh, no. Without Affirmative Action, how would the phony candi become a nominee?

Dmac1 and geeblane – you still miss the point I am trying to make.
So to you quell your only arguemnt, I concede racism exists.
In fact there appears to be racism not only between between ethnic groups based not just generalized color but also within based on tone and tint skin pigments. Go figure.
I am commenting on policy decisions and how to tell if they are effective.
Do you really want your government keep making policies that have know measuring stick for success?? I Dont !!!!!
If all we are going to do is have government enact poicies, cheer when the bill signed and then go one without monitoring the results, then we have already failed!

I hear him coming now….FLIP-FLOP-FLIP-FLOP…That must be McBUSH coming own the hall.Republicans you all must be really proud, to be the sole owner of this NUT JOB..Hush now I hear a “SURGE” coming…It is getting louder and louer..It will be in November and the Republicans are not going to like it..

To samantha-you’re probably 1/4 black and the rest-l don’t know.at least, obama got this far not through AA but because he does not loathe his black side like you do. why do you have to work for a black company when you don’t like them-self-haters like you never go far in life-God help you l wonder how you sleep with so much hatred of your own people!!and by the way whites may be better than you-fine but they are not superior to the black race-so quit whining about they thinking you got into ivy school because of your skin color you’re living to fulfil their expectations-PATHETIC-carribeans-africans are not lazy and overachieve sometimes than their other black counterparts-so quit using the term black to generalize a race-black-ameri are also not lazy-you need help

Here is two clips with Obama talking about the issue of affirmative action.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=barack+obama+affirmative+action&hl=en&sitesearch=#
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=barack+obama+affirmative+action&hl=en&sitesearch=#

I’ve always considered McCain as one of the very few Republicans that I have ever admired, to a certain degree. But lately he seems to be all over the place. Calling it flip-floppin’ doesn’t cut it, this is something else. John Dole McBush III is very confused, like if he suddenly forgets what he stands for, and helps himself by saying the words “experience, Obama this, Obama that, my friends…, the surge, the surge, the surge,”. This should be an easy ride for him, being that he’s been around for so long and Barack Obama faces a lot of prejudice against him, for being new to the scence, among other things that raise prejudice in some people. McCain is not even a candidate, he is the guy who would benefit if the only candidate is not accepted by a majority of the people.

I only pray they do abolish Affirmative action. People of all of races and nationalities should have an equal chance at employment. Affirmative action causes companies many times to hire two people instead of one to do the same job. This is unfair to the companies because they can’t hire the most qualified in order to meet quotas. It is a racist measure.

Here’s a clear distinction for you. The original McCain remarks were made TEN YEARS AGO. Ten years ago we didn’t have an African American presidential candidate or Secretary of State, for example. Do people really expect affirmative action programs to go on forever? (The Supreme Court clearly didn’t even in the awful Bolton decision from which Clarence Thomas, the only African American justice on the court, dissented, by the way.) As for raising affirmative action programs for women, that’s a total red herring. Women are scarcely a protected minority any longer. Just look at college admissions!

Still no answers on how to measure the results of AA policy. I wonder why?
Per Obama’s own words – “Given the dearth of black and latino Ph.D candidates in mathematics and the physical sciences…..” Sounds like someone looked across a room and took a head count. This has been the main argument against AA in that the only measuring stick is head counts and quotas. Too bad so many supporters of AA are scared to admit such or provide an alternatvie “measurable” method ensure the “goals” are met.
Lastly, in the past few years we Dems ragged people for blindly following The Shrub. This is one Democrat who can and will disagree and will not be a sheep who follows blindlessly. I vote for people and policy, not for party!!!!!

IT makes me laugh when white people bring up clarence thomas oh he is african-american and so what!! some people do not know that one of the painful legacy of undue racism produced people like clarence thomas who dislike their own people though l haven’t seen an african from south africa(their history) voting against their own people-go and read charleston, SC history about lightskinned blacks that owned slaves-obama’s presidency does not correct the ills of african-americans in these country-that is ignorant and dumb for people to assume otherwise.

Baaaahhhhhhh

geeblane
I dont remember using the word “black” in any of my prior messages with the exception of the pasted quote from BO. My understanding is AA is applicable to any ethnicity or gender if the right circumstance. So not sure where you garnered that I was focussing on blacks.
Regardless, my argument and what I was trying to point out can be applied to most goverment policies. We cheer for the concept and party at the signing but fail to look at the results in any kind of measurable fashion.
Great way to run a government

Samantha,
The reason nobody believes you. Is that you stated that the other candidates were whites and qualified for th job like yourself. The problem is your boss hired you because you were black, because he wanted diverse staff. You quit that job , because you took that as a insult??? That not AA, that wanting to have a diverse points of views. No one would take offense at that.

Why is this a “reversal” for any Republican who changes his view or vote and a “flip flop” for a Democrat???

Test _ I see you have it all figured out. Paint yourself black, or ride around in a wheelchair for a week or better yet, pretend to be a gay man( color won’t matter). When you are done feeling sorry for yourself, then bask in the reality that it was just a well….TEST. Clearly institutions of higher learning no longer, and have not for some time, issued admission based on tests scores and with good reason. Perhaps he was in their selective judgement a more well rounded candidate than yourself or your Asian friends. In a mind like yours – that too is probably too difficult or too painful to conceptualize. If you are as smart as you claim to be, then you should have easily grasped the concept of salary versus net worth. I don’t need to bounce around google looking for statistics at all to support my positions, which is why I cited NONE. I am a statistic. If it were up to me anyone who wanted to attend college would be afforded the opportunity. There are not enough opportunities to for everyone to attend Ivy League institutions. The assumption in the hearts of too many that the cause for their misfortune is tied to AA policies is the same reason so many feel that these policies are necessary.

Since all you care about is numbers here you go.
http://www.theivycoach.com/ivy-league-admissions-statistics-2007-2008-2009-2010.html
The acceptance rate for Ivy League admissions is clearly under 20%. If you choose to attribute the 80% who were not accepted to be the presence of Affirmative Action go right ahead. It’s foolish.

keep working hard…you are not alone.
Test – show me irrefutable evidence that 50% of the Princeton class is African American. Please. You might be interested in this 05 article by two Princeton Researchers on AA as it pertains to Ivy League Admissions. Make sure you read all of it.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/06/07/affirm

Test won’t produce those results about Princeton because it’s NOT TRUE. The black population of any given Princeton class rarely approaches 10%. And obviously to some people, that’s 10% too many.
Test writes:
>>>”Choose the right neighboorhood, and you can get the numbers to say anything you want.”
Why should the “right neighborhood” matter in “post-racial” “color-blind” America, Test?
Why don’t you some of you right wingers just be HONEST for once?
You want the good old days back.
Many of you want your Ronald “campainged against CRA 1964 & VRA 1965″ Reagan, and a time where the White Male Power Structure was absolutely unchallenged. Many of you want to roll back the clock when you didn’t have to actually deal with women and minorities in the work place, unless they were in some subserviant roles, or cleaning up after you. Perhaps that’s the unspoken feeling behind this rhetoric.
Test writes:
>>>”I could pull ten college-educated white kids and send them into parts of Harlem and the Bronx and I guarantee you–the local restaurants won’t be hiring them.”
You still don’t get it, do you? The study indicates that those white kids would have an advantage over black kids WITHOUT the college education, and despite if they’ve been convicted of FELONIES.
Some of you need a refresher course on American History, and what value has been placed on being both White and Male for centuries here.
–Cobra

It said 50% were “people of color”, not African American! If Asians are not considered people of color, then what do you call them?

If someone had the audacity to tell me to my face that I was selected because of my color versus my qualifications, then I would not resign. If you were qualified, then you should have taken the job. Who won in that exchange? I can’t imagine he had a change of mind after you resigned. I am sure there are plenty of people who have it in their minds that I am where I find myself for some other reason than simple determination. If I took that approach (allowing the perceptions of other to make decisions for me)I might be unemployed. I can’t imagine being a Muslim looking for work today. It’s gotta be hellish.

Samantha, nice to see you are back but dont hate your race. We are where we are today because of the fights of MLK. Get to understand the African-americans. I can see you have excelled on merit but if not for MLK, you may not have even made it no matter how brilliant you may have been. You are able to stand up and speak and everyone will listen because of MLK. And MLK is an african-american. Nobody will support affirmative action if everyone had a base to fall on. I go around and I see hunger and neglect. Very few African-americans rise to the top. not that blacks are not intelligent, we are but many of us do not have a solid background. Do you think there is no racism? Affirmative action has also benefited more women than men and more whites than blacks. The area of my particular emphasis is on Education. For the black race to grow, more blacks need to go to colleges and come out as graduates.Not that everyblack that is in an ivy-league school are there on affirmative action but affirmative action is needed now for a greater number to be able to go to good schools and come out shining. We cant do away with that for now. Maybe later but not now and sorry for the other day.

McCain complained all week that the press is ignoring him. Yet today, he refuses an offer to speak before 7,000 members of the press. Could that be because he didn’t want to speak to a diverse group from the media about his recent statements that he opposes affirmative action, opposes same-sex adoptions, will appoint justices that oppose a woman’s right to choose?
One of the most important election issues is the appointment of Supreme Court justices that will weigh in on all of these topics.

Tomorrow McCain is going to announce that he changed his mind and now supports slave labor. Then for the next 5 days, he will go on to criticize Obama for not recognizing what a good thing this is for the American economy. Then he will forget about it, his supporters will forget about it, and he will come up with another outrageous aimed at the American low information voter bloc.

I, as a white woman, have been the victim of AA. Years ago, I applied for a job that I was well-qualified for, working for a charitable organization. I had reference letters, a CV, and my very well-spoken, well dressed, reasonably attractive self with me when I applied. I was told, after all was said and done, that they were looking for someone with “different qualifications” and they way it was said was pretty much stressed just like that. Then I was told, “The woman you are replacing is black…(insert big, pregnant silence here)”. Then, THEN, this woman, who really wanted to hire me said, “You don’t have any disabilities, do you? Because if you do, we could work around the “other qualifications” we’re looking for in an applicant. You don’t have high blood pressure, any mental illness, diabetes, or anything like that, do you?” Fortunately, or unfortunately as she saw it, I was a healthy person. So I didn’t get the job. Because of AA. Because I am not black. I didn’t like the idea before and I hated it after that. Against AA, all the way!

McCain is appealing to racists in both parties. I actually came upon a website called the National Policy Institute which I found when I shockingly stumbled on a white supremacist site. To my shock, the National Policy Institute, a white supremacist body through both its Repub members and its Dem members, is lauding this move by McCain and obviously their own role in getting him on board.
Has McCain’s campaign decided to go for the racist and neo-nazi vote???? God Help us’!!

Hooray.
Anyone who believes affirmitve action is a positive thing is a fool. People should not be given favoreable opportunities because of race/color/creed/gender/preference. This is social engineering that has gone wrong. It was started with a good intention, however, anything started by the government for the “good of the people” is typically a total left-wing financial money-draining program which damages the greater population than it helps the small amount.
To those who call this racist, or whatever vile filth spilt, you are just continuing the spiral downward of this country.
All personal information on these subjects should be removed from any application forms whatsoever.
I would wager that things would get better. For those who say I am wrong, you obviously have no real ideas to contribute and are simply whiners.

Bonnie, you said this happened to you years ago. You said you did not get the job because you were not Black or if I may sum up your description, affirmed to some degree. My point is this. If you were Asian, had a bad heart, some generic disorder, were Hispanic, gay, you name it the woman would have hired you. Did it occur to you to question the motivation behind telling you that a Black woman had the job before you. Personally, I would have found such a discussion odd, not to mention irrelevant and inappropriate. Instead, you seemed to have walked away and narrowly stated you needed to be Black to get the job. When the reality is – you could have been many other things and she would have hired you. This is why as an African American I do not like Affirmative action because too many think it is a synonym for African American. It’s not! It’s an instant excuse when the entitled do not get what they perceive as justice. Everyone has all the stats as they pertain to AA and the supposed advantages to African Americans. Why is is that the statistics for other ethnic groups are never brought to the forefront? Shameful! How many disabled individuals benefit? What about gays?

“All personal information on these subjects should be removed from any application forms whatsoever.”
That’s all well and good but what happens when the applicant comes in for an interview?

Affirmative Action “IS” racist!!!!

You notice how everyone says it’s racist. You know why? Because all they think when they see Affirmative Action is a Black person. That is racist. AA covers many forms of discrimination and supposedly has many beneficiaries. Haven’t heard one person say the man in the wheelchair or granny stole my job. Not one!

Hush up whiners, Obama has flipped on more party defining issues in 3 weeks than McCain has in 8 years. Affirmitive action is nothing but SPECIAL TREATMENT to those who are the most undeserving.

Who’s the Flip-Flopper now?

Affirmative action is a hate crime against whites! Yet liberals consider it “racist” to speak out against racism against whites.
Well….they did elect a man who was a member of an anti-white racist church for 23 years.
Its the liberals who are the racists and Americans are finally realizing it.
McCain is growing.

I think the straight talk, ‘xcuse me, double talk express has lost yet another wheel. Now it’s riding on one wheel. Imagine the lopsidedness. This is not policy revision this is straight up flipfloping. He sure is consistent on something and that is flipflopping. Go McCain, right into the ditch along with the deranged wing of your base.

Affirmative action’s original intention was good. But it has been misused. It looks good on managers/organizations to put a body there to meet the quota. They don’t care if this body works or not. I think this is totally a waste.

Republicans don’t really care about Affirmative Action, they don’t care if the lower classes (poor and middle class) get jobs or not. They only care about driving wedges between people. Let the poor and the middle class fight over their upper class scraps. The real deal is that the Republicans are putting this type of initiatives on the ballot in battleground states, to turn out the middle class fools who think they need to vote protect themselves from the poor, when they should be worried about the Republican upper class masters. The Repubs then are hoping they will vote for McCain while they are at it.

why shouldn’t affirmative action be determined solely on need and intellect…for EVERY RACE AND COLOR!
I remember how some white students felt when their scholarships were given to less deserving students solely because of the color of their skin?
And what color of skin should take precedence?
Black?
Latino?
American Indian?
Eurasian?
Wall-ee?
Get the picture?

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION …
Minority groups demand special treatment, but Equality should be equal for all Americans. We should not provide favoritism for any specific group, but we should provide equal opportunities for all. When we provide affirmative action, it’s always at the cost of someone else. In addition, when we provide millions of illegal immigrants health, education, and other services, it puts a huge drain on American citizens. That’s why California is now proposing a drastic cut in salaries to state employees. For some time now, our public schools have dumbed down their instruction to all students, in order to accommodate students who can’t keep up. This has resulted in American students ranking around 17th in academics compared to kids in other countries. The trend by the left is political correctness, which means pandering to the lowest common denominator. This doesn’t bode well for the future of America.

The United States of America is a very diverse country. Likewise, institutions of higher learning should reflect this diversity. It is simple to see that those who oppose affirmative action are selfish, greedy individuals. They feel everything should be given to them on a silver platter. If you are “that qualified” for a school, your acceptance would be granted. When you apply for school admissions, not only are you competing with those from other races but also those of your own race. Individuals should not blame affirmative action because of their shortcomings. They are just making excuses, and their excuses are simply complaints.

BY THE WAY IT’S FUNNY HOW IT TOOK A MINORITY TO WIN THE ELECTION TO TRY TO CLEAN UP THIS BIG MESS BUSH LEFT BEHIND, AND NOW THE MAJORITY WANTS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BAN WHAT A JOKE. BELEIVE ME OBAMA WILL NOT PLAY FAVORITE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS HE IS A FAIR MAN THAT’S WHY HE WON. SO BANNING AFFRIMATIVE ACTION WILL HURT THE OLD, AND DISABLE ALSO. PS DON’T GET SCARED NOW. JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH THIS STRONG BLACK MAN CLEAN HOUSE LOL AND EXPOSE THE REAL REASON WHY THIS COUNTRY IS IN SUCH A MESS 2 WORDS BUSH AND GREED LMAO