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Republicans calling Harris an "affirmative action" choice

Rawley said:
?? Leaders in your own party acknowledged this fact months ago.

"This is a historic moment, and America must seize on this moment. And I truly believe as, I actually told the vice president last night when I called him, that I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket," Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell.
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And yet, not a single shred of evidence exists that Biden specifically chose her because of race.
 
Fishking said:
Nope...but if that's what you need to think to continue to live in denial you go right on going. But here in the real world...

Biden says he is considering four Black women to be his running mate - CNNPolitics

‘He better pick a Black woman’: Biden faces Whitmer backlash - POLITICO

Open letter: Biden will lose if he doesn't pick Black woman as VP
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And yet, none of that is proof he chose Harris because of race. In fact, many of your fellow right wing brethren have said repeatedly she's not even black.
 
Puigb said:
And yet, none of that is proof he chose Harris because of race. In fact, many of your fellow right wing brethren have said repeatedly she's not even black.
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Now you're deflecting.
 
TobyOne said:
If your only solution is more discrimination based on race then you're part of the problem, not the solution. And your ideology is corrupt.
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Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread, so what problem are you referring to? The discrimination whites face by blacks and women, or?
 
Fishking said:
Nope...but if that's what you need to think to continue to live in denial you go right on going. But here in the real world...

Biden says he is considering four Black women to be his running mate - CNNPolitics

‘He better pick a Black woman’: Biden faces Whitmer backlash - POLITICO

Open letter: Biden will lose if he doesn't pick Black woman as VP
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The last two links are just opinion pieces, there are just as many conservatives writing open letters to Republican politicians on any given subject, including Trump's VP.

From your first link, "...Biden is considering a broad tier of candidates to be his running mate, after pledging earlier this year to pick a woman for the job..."

Biden decided to consider only women as his running mate months ago and not a peep from conservatives about him not considering any men. Why is deciding beforehand to only consider women ok, but deciding beforehand to only consider black women is, 'affirmative action' or something to set your hair on fire??...
 
Fishking said:
Now you're deflecting.
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If Biden wanted an actual pandering pick, he would have gone with Abrahams.

Hell, Pence was more of a pandering pick than Harris.
 
Puigb said:
A common talking point among the right wing fever swamp is Kamala was only chosen because she was black (this should be surprising to no-one)

Personally, I hope the Trump campaign runs with this. Airs commercials and ads all over stating Biden picked her solely because she was black. I want Trump himself to tweet it over and over again.

It would guarantee Biden wins in November.
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Leftists have created a false standard for measuring racism in America, a standard which is entirely based upon percentages of those with a certain color and nothing else. For example, if a prison population has more blacks than whites according to general population ratios, then the justice system is racist according to those who think everything is about skin color. That is far from the truth. If too many blacks are jailed then too many blacks are committing crimes.

Racial quotas became all the rage in America several decades ago as blacks sought more and more advantages over whites in college admissions, business hirings and government appointments. These things should be decided on the basis of a whole range of issues, including race, qualifications, aptitude, temperament and more, not just on skin color.

Of course there was pressure from the left to appoint a black as VP because black is the preferred skin color of many leftist democrats.
 
Puigb said:
And yet, not a single shred of evidence exists that Biden specifically chose her because of race.
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?? Seems you would have a problem if he chose her because of her race. Why is that?
 
marke said:
Leftists have created a false standard for measuring racism in America, a standard which is entirely based upon percentages of those with a certain color and nothing else. For example, if a prison population has more blacks than whites according to general population ratios, then the justice system is racist according to those who think everything is about skin color. That is far from the truth. If too many blacks are jailed then too many blacks are committing crimes.

Racial quotas became all the rage in America several decades ago as blacks sought more and more advantages over whites in college admissions, business hirings and government appointments. These things should be decided on the basis of a whole range of issues, including race, qualifications, aptitude, temperament and more, not just on skin color.

Of course there was pressure from the left to appoint a black as VP because black is the preferred skin color of many leftist democrats.
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Because it is more objective and can be measured; otherwise, equality and equal protection of the laws should have been the only excuse we need.
 
Rawley said:
?? Seems you would have a problem if he chose her because of her race. Why is that?
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Getting people from differing backgrounds should be considered a plus when forming a leadership team.

People saying Kamala was picked because she was black are forgetting that she wasn't only picked for that reason, she was one of many qualified candidates.

People get picked for the vice presidency for a lot of reasons that they don't have much control over like being from a specific state, some people have just decided to be irritated this time.

If Kamala was an affirmative action pick everyone should be able to point me to who should be the pick based upon merit alone.
 
Variant said:
Getting people from differing backgrounds should be considered a plus when forming a leadership team.

People saying Kamala was picked because she was black are forgetting that she wasn't only picked for that reason, she was one of many qualified candidates.

People get picked for the vice presidency for a lot of reasons that they don't have much control over like being from a specific state, some people have just decided to be irritated this time.

If Kamala was an affirmative action pick everyone should be able to point me to who should be the pick based upon merit alone.
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You're right. She was also picked becasue she has a vagina (we think).

And Kamala is incredibly irradiating. More irritating than Elizabeth Warren, if that is possible.
 
SoCal said:
The last two links are just opinion pieces, there are just as many conservatives writing open letters to Republican politicians on any given subject, including Trump's VP.

From your first link, "...Biden is considering a broad tier of candidates to be his running mate, after pledging earlier this year to pick a woman for the job..."

Biden decided to consider only women as his running mate months ago and not a peep from conservatives about him not considering any men. Why is deciding beforehand to only consider women ok, but deciding beforehand to only consider black women is, 'affirmative action' or something to set your hair on fire??...
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You know what is hilarious? You literally are making my case for me but you're not even aware of it. You gave a quote providing 50% of the equation. Now link that up with the rest of the information and you have a match.

Is the left really that shallow and slow-witted that they accept very naked pandering?
 
Puigb said:
If Biden wanted an actual pandering pick, he would have gone with Abrahams.

Hell, Pence was more of a pandering pick than Harris.
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Pence was about as boring and normal of a pick you could find.
 
Fishking said:
You know what is hilarious? You literally are making my case for me but you're not even aware of it. You gave a quote providing 50% of the equation. Now link that up with the rest of the information and you have a match.

Is the left really that shallow and slow-witted that they accept very naked pandering?
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Biden decided to consider only women as his running mate months ago and not a peep from conservatives about him not considering any men. Why is deciding beforehand to only consider women ok, but deciding beforehand to only consider black women is, 'affirmative action' or something to set your hair on fire??

If the above makes your case, you're welcome...
 
danielpalos said:
Because it is more objective and can be measured; otherwise, equality and equal protection of the laws should have been the only excuse we need.
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Special considerations based on inappropriate standards are not always good for civilized people. For example, suppose our military was to promote officers based upon special considerations, like gender, age, height, weight, hair or skin color or any of a number of various special considerations? For example, as we found out in Benghazi, we may find our troops being abandoned on the battlefield when the fighting gets too heavy because some woman in charge is afraid to send rescuers into battle to help save troops under fire.
 
SoCal said:
Biden decided to consider only women as his running mate months ago and not a peep from conservatives about him not considering any men. Why is deciding beforehand to only consider women ok, but deciding beforehand to only consider black women is, 'affirmative action' or something to set your hair on fire??

If the above makes your case, you're welcome...
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Lol...people have been saying stuff about it for a while.
 
Fishking said:
Your meme is idiotic. It's fine if people criticize him but if the criticism isn't valid I'll pointing out.
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No, your sentence is idiotic.
 
Fishking said:
Your meme is idiotic. It's fine if people criticize him but if the criticism isn't valid I'll pointing out.
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Why do you support a QAnonist candidate in trump and his tropes of racism, birtherism, misogyny, and slut-shaming and his horrendous life of debauchery?
 
Linc said:
Why do you support a QAnonist candidate in trump and his tropes of racism, birtherism, misogyny, and slut-shaming and his horrendous life of debauchery?
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What does that have to do with what is being discussed? That aside, I care more about policy, than about shallow crap. For example, no other candidate would be addressing the issues with China. None of them. They are bought by China, for the most part.
 
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