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And let me add this: I'm an affirmative action baby, though I never participated in a single such program. I remember knowing there was no point in applying for a job if the ad didn't say We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Affirmative action changed that.
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Has Pat every acknowledged
Has Pat every acknowledged that his hero, Nixon, played an important role in making affirmative action a reality?
No one asks him. That memo
No one asks him. That memo Pearlstein dug out will make it hard to deny, though. Funny thing to me is, Buchanan wanted an ethnic Catholic, and by God, in Sotomayor he has one.
lol... just not the right
lol... just not the right kind i guess... did you read Nixonland then ?
Nah, but I know
Nah, but I know Rick...pretty good guy.
Speaking of affirmative action babies
Dang, I always miss something when I unplug for a few days (Pat pummels Rachel, Rachel regroups; Skip Gates redefines "living at home while black").
This would be a good time to acknowledge that I consider myself a Nixon-era affirmative action baby, meaning that I credit his influence in my early '70s college admission.
Maybe Pat should rexamine
Maybe Pat should rexamine his fond feelings for Tricky Dick