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No, LibLoather is accurately diagnosing a central theme to Obama's governance. You're wrong when you try to disguise these efforts as merely class-based policies. You're egregiously wrong when you write "Everything you just listed addresses working class, lower-income Americans. Not blacks" for the refutation of that statement is seen directly in LibLoather's post, to wit:
- Dodd-Frank bill creates 20 Offices of "Minority Inclusion" at the various regulatory agencies, including the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the 12 Federal Reserve banks and the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
"Minority inclusion" no matter how much you try to distort the language is not a synonym for "lower class people."
LibLoather neglected to mention how Obamacare is laced through with Affirmative Action mandates, such as:
"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the (HHS) secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds." (House Obamacare Bill Page 909)
It's funny to see such an uproar when a country that, historically, had a hard Minority Exclusion rule, suddenly start throwing a bone to minorities. The fact is, political power is still very largely white. Very. Obama's few side-mandates for minorities or nothing more than an effort to balance the scale, not tip it on the side of blacks. Furthermore, "minority inclusion" is not 'minority requirement', it's simply an open door, for the minorities of this country, to elevate their societal status.
You have to remember that the term "minority" is not assigned to a skin color, it's assigned to a class of nationality, which can include blond-hair blue-eye Swedes. Obama's central initiative has never been aimed at skin color, despite how confusing that may seem to you considering he's black. What Obama seeks to do is stop the Republican-base from shoving minorities further and further down the hole, due to laws that are already aimed against them, and put them in the position to actually participate in their country.
As far as Grants and Contracts - please check your local government websites. Grants are designed to address special groups and segments within our country - Minorities, Widowers, Students, Tech, Farming, etc. Obama is famous for his grants and contracts aimed at Small Business. Yet you again cherry-pick any initiatives of his that address minorities, and act like it's all-encompassing of his actions.