Justice Scalia's argument against affirmative action takes ugly turn

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  1. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    islstl, Dec 9, 2015
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  2. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    Rush never said that. He said Donovan McNabb got more credit for the Eagles' success than he deserved because the media wanted to be able to hype him as a great QB.
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    True

    As for affirmative action, it's shit but Scalia is way off base with this
     
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  4. el005639

    el005639 Founding Member

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    Agree with the premise that affirmative action is wrong as you fix ravism by using racism but his arguement is something you would hear on a school yard rather than the sc.
     
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  5. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    @islstl But, yes, this was a stupid thing for Scalia to say. As to Fisher vs UT, I don't see how they can rule in UT's favor...discrimination against the majority is still discrimination.
     
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  6. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    read Scalia past briefs on AA, voting rights act, etc. This is his M.O. no one should be surprised.

    And Limbaugh said more than that, but continue to bury your heads in the sand fellow birds, to cover up racism.
     
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    Everyone is racist to a degree. People just need to accept that. No way it will ever be gone. Much more tolerated, but never gone. Especially not with the backwards Middle East moving in our neighborhoods.
     
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  8. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    no one is arguing that it will forever be gone, but to use this in an oral argument at the SC, by a justice is pretty fucking telling.
     
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  9. LSUpride123

    LSUpride123 PureBlood

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    Well he is old. I think much of what he thinks will die over time.

    But, the whole group with him is pretty off the wall with their views.
     
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  10. shane0911

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    If you are talking about McNabb id say no, that's pretty much what he said.
     
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