WizardOfAz

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90159,00.html


....Sandra Day O'Connor proves to be the "swing vote".

Krangthebrain

I was about to post this thread.

I'm a proponent of affirmative action. And I am white, so it doesn't benefit me.

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NCOIC of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course in a welcome speech to new SF candidates

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WizardOfAz

A professor from ASU was on the radio after the decision was announced and indicated that ASU - and many other public universities - use the same policies as the Michigan Law School.

Chaplin

Affirmative Action is disgusting.

Krangthebrain

How?

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“Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn’t worry about what workout to do—his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The True Believer doesn’t care ‘how hard it is’; he knows he either wins or he dies. He doesn’t go home at 1700; he is home. He knows only the ‘Cause.’ Now, who wants to quit?”

NCOIC of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course in a welcome speech to new SF candidates

On life after football: "I wouldn't mind being a sports commentator. Having my own segment, working for ESPN, my own talk show. Part time trainer. Part time car mechanic. Part time Sprint cell phone salesman. Part time car washman. Grocery store baggage man. Football coach. Model. Actress. Stripper. And I even have dreams of being the next crocodile hunter." - Darnell Dockett

Chaplin

A person should succeed based on the merits of their mind, not the color of their skin.

tommcnabb

AGREE, AGREE, AGREE, AGREE

I cannot agree more.

Did I say I agree??

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Krangthebrain

But what if someone is at a disadvantage to begin with (like many minorities)?

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“Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn’t worry about what workout to do—his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The True Believer doesn’t care ‘how hard it is’; he knows he either wins or he dies. He doesn’t go home at 1700; he is home. He knows only the ‘Cause.’ Now, who wants to quit?”

NCOIC of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course in a welcome speech to new SF candidates

On life after football: "I wouldn't mind being a sports commentator. Having my own segment, working for ESPN, my own talk show. Part time trainer. Part time car mechanic. Part time Sprint cell phone salesman. Part time car washman. Grocery store baggage man. Football coach. Model. Actress. Stripper. And I even have dreams of being the next crocodile hunter." - Darnell Dockett

Chaplin

Example? If it can be proven that a white man who is less qualified has been accepted to a school over a poor black man who is just as good or better, then there is a problem, and instituting a mandatory guideline isn't going to help solve it.

If a black man from a poor neighborhood is more qualified to attend a school over a white man from a middle-class neighborhood, then the black man should attend.

WizardOfAz

Doesn't much matter. Once the Supreme Court gives its blessing it's here to stay. Any schools not doing it, are sure to jump on board.

SirStefan32

Me too, me too, me too.

Did I say "I agree, too?"

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thirty-two

I'm with ya'll on this one, too.

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Ryanwb

Affirmative Action is the biggest slap in the face to minorities. I would rather see people make it on their own accord.

Dback Jon

So would most people.
The trick is making sure everyone can make it on their own accord, and not be hindered by race, gender, etc. And I don't think we live in a colorblind society yet.

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Ryanwb

Well how can there be a colorblind society? Imagine I am a white guy and I have a 4.0 GPA and I get passed over by a black guy with a 3.8 or less GPA...don't you think that I am going to be jaded because he is deamed more acceptable than I am because he is a little more tanned than I am. Complete bull****, we are not born racist, it is a product of our society and Affirmative Action is a root cause of this.