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To: Cogito who wrote (116129)	7/22/2009 10:18:07 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 541791

The point that Green seems to be making to me is that he doesn't care if they are all old white men, as long as they are qualified. To women or minorities who grew up and engaged in the struggle for equal rights, the reign of the old white man is still very present in our memories. I disagree with Green that we have reached the point that we are able to act as if it didn't exist. The reactions to Obama's race in the south, the reaction to Hillary or Palin from some parts of the country remind us that we have some ways to go before we will be free of color or sex considerations when considering candidates. In fact, the reaction from conservatives to the nomination of a minority woman tells you how prevalent it still is-- the cries of identity politics were loud and frequent, the striking comparison of Alito's empathy remarks during his questioning to S.'s ignored. Questions that might have been far more informative were left out in favor of repeating the same one about empathy or the firefighter case. Just in case you missed it the first 12 times someone brought it up, I guess. To those who lived in old white men times there is nothing superficial or shallow about allowing race or sex into the process still. It is not pandering or pacification if the candidate is qualified, and from all I've read over the last week, S. is easily as qualified as many.