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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (86671)	11/24/2000 4:45:18 PM
From: hdl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

i never was a good old boy. now, only very rich, politically connected,media, old line, blacks, women, gays, disabled, or single mothers, etc. are good old boys. being hard working, bright, educated is not enough. if you are not one of the above, you can be victimized and have no rights.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (86671)	11/24/2000 5:03:04 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I respect your point of view. I would also point out that to a large degree "affirmative action" lies outside the purview of the federal government ... not unlike school vouchers. Large and small companies, universities, police and fire departments all understand the need to establish a diverse population of workers/students. In recent years rejected applicants have sued in court that they were discriminated against on the basis of reverse discrimination. There are no easy answers here, especially in view of the fact that many tests for admission and such might well be culturally biased. I remember watching Pat Buchanan speak to Alan Simpson's political science class at Harvard this past spring. (It was shown on C-Span; I would have loved for GWB to have done same, but that would never happen.) Anyway, when the kids were attacking Buchanan for some of his views on affirmative action, he turned the tables and asked them why there has been no great outrage at Harvard for admitting so few Italian-Americans in relation to other ethnic groups. He had a point. I'm not saying I agree with Buchanan's overall position, but he had a point. This is a most difficult issue, but, generally, I believe that the federal government should offer a helping hand to people (as a whole) in need of a helping hand.