Reply #81: When did we abandon affirmative action as a party? [View All]

[paperbag_ princess]

How in the heck do you think black people and women and all other minority groups have gotten to where we are? People fought for it...people backed them...intentionally! because there has always been an opposing force against them.....there is nothing wrong with pushing for diversity...it is good for our country.

When you have good and qualified candidate, you are stupid not to support them. I want a woman in office and I am in no way shape or form ashamed of that. Is anyone really fooling themselves that 85% of the black community just happens to think that Obama is the best candidate. It is great that the black community comes out and supports a high quality candidate of their own....Good for them....they would be fools to pick him apart looking for and inventing reasons why they should support someone else.

If you truly think someone would make a bad president then you should not vote for them....ever.....

I think both candidates would be great. I am sorry that I have to choose...but I am not sorry to intentionally support a woman


When did we adopt the far right's position on this issue?....we have made great strides opening doors for women and minorities...and just as we are nearing the finish line by putting someone in the highest position in the land by working together to open that last door...we start claiming that all the work we have done so far was nothing but stupidity and reverse discrimination!