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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:36 PM Original message |
Melissa Harris-Perry: How Pres Obama Got into Harvard Is "Easy: |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Clarence Thomas benefited from affirmative action every step of his way. |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. That and the Depends underwear he wears everyday to work.... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. And he wasn't qualified for it. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. You're right - that IS how it's supposed to work. It's all about dog whistle politics... |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well said, by you and Ms. H-P. |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Trump wants Harvard |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. What's really laughable is that W got in Yale and Harvard. Most people |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. these conservatives have no complaints about legacies like Bush. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. GOP is just trying to add Affirmative Action to the long list of words.... |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Don't forget LIBERAL. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes. And rightly so. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. What's dangerous about this attack |
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KitSileya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. And the irony of Bush's lackluster grades |
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JaneQPublic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
12. GWBush got into college via Affirmative Action, as well. |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. Please don't forget that affirmative action included white women. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yes, but Republicans try to use affirmative action as a smear against blacks |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. In 2008, I recall reading that Pres. Obama didn't indicate race on his Harvard application. |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Thank you for posting this, I was going to post the exact same thing |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Trump wanted a Legacy to get in instead |
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Roy Ellefson (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Please forgive me for this post |
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