Bush may tap Hispanic and black for key jobs

from http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/11/05/news/justice.html

The International Herald Tribune

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WASHINGTON -- In the wake of President George W. Bush's re-election, the nation could soon have its first black attorney general and its first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, according to Republican insiders with ties to the Justice Department and the White House.
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Several of the insiders, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Thursday that Attorney General John Ashcroft had apparently told Bush that he wanted to step aside in the second term.
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Their overwhelming consensus is that Ashcroft's former deputy attorney general, Larry Thompson, can have the job if he is willing to walk away from a position as a senior vice president at PepsiCo. Thompson, a former federal prosecutor in Atlanta, would become the first black attorney general if nominated by Bush and confirmed by the Senate....


many said Bush will move ... to put the first Hispanic on the court, suggesting that the White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, a former justice of the Texas Supreme Court, would be his choice.
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Gonzales is mistrusted by some liberals for writing a legal memorandum signing off on withholding Geneva Convention protections to detainees in the war on terrorism, but many said his chances are good because he is well liked by Bush and because Democrats may fear trying to block the first Hispanic nominee.

They love tokens, those Republicans. :crazy:

I betcha. I think this guy is for things like affirmative action

abortion and gay rights? (i know nothing about this guy)

have an abortion without her parents consent.

This guy would be a gift. Especially when guys like Ted Olsen are out there.

there is nothing to be afraid of.....there is nothing left to lose. They are supposed to understand they are now free to do anything at all.

had better not just let them go unopposed simply because they're afraid Republicans might call them racist. :mad:

told you they are a "national party no more".The dead should be buried as the stench will continue if not done.

told you they are a "national party no more".The dead should be buried as the stench will continue if not done.

I hate it when people tell me (I'm Latina, by the way) that if there are more of us in prominent positions, the better we get represented. Well some anti-labor right wing asshat does not represent me. I don't care if they're browner than me.

He didn't allow one of his "blacks" to do his job (Colin Powell). Condoleeza Rice wasn't up to her job. Any Dem that doesn't point out this tokenism is a fucking fuck face coward.

It doesn't matter what lable is assigned to them.

Head of the department of justice, maybe?

These republicans are so open minded. I mean appointing someone with a hispanic name to such an important post.

Yes I am very darkly cynical.

Alan Keyes or some other Conservative nut job

their nation down the river.

to shut the mouths of all the African Americans who were disenfranchised during this and the 2000 elections? Put them in a position where if they complain, then they are being disloyal "to their own race."

Chimp ass idiot.

it doesn't mean shit. Might as well have a minstrel show, that's how much they will represent the interests of the communities from which those of similar skin tones come from.

The Chimp is fooling no one.