Justice Scalia's argument against affirmative action takes ugly turn

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  1. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    yea he is but in his position, he should know better and i dont even agree with Affirmative Action.
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Dec 10, 2015
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    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    Affirmative Action is like sharecropping.
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Dec 10, 2015
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    A nice article in WAPO about these comments today. You need more than a sound bite to understand the issue, and while I don't agree with the "mismatch" concept, I do not know much.

    But, many scholars do and many scholars do not. Academic arguments have been offered in leading law journals, with both proponents and detractors citing their own data.

    My point is not to agree or disagree (I don't but that is immaterial), but if you think the guy randomly uttered a sentence or two, demeaning minorities, you need to look a little deeper and form your judgements based on more depth of analysis rather than raw emotion.
     
    HalloweenRun, Dec 10, 2015
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  4. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    if you are talking to me, I read the whole transcript, its still disgusting.
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Dec 10, 2015
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  5. HalloweenRun

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    Twas not. I figured you had read it.
     
    HalloweenRun, Dec 10, 2015
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    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    Back to Affirmative Action, you want to demoralize a person, give them something by telling them you werent good enough to earn it on your own. Thats the ultimate insult.
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Dec 10, 2015
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  7. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Scalia is a terrible human being. He is one of those old school racist ass judges.

    But I agree with everyone here about affirmative action. It's very stupid. Oh you just got this because of your race, that's just as bad as oh you didn't get this because of your race.
     
    LaSalleAve, Dec 10, 2015
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  8. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Supreme Court shouldn't be a lifetime appointment either.

    You can't drive but you can make or decide on policy?
     
    LaSalleAve, Dec 10, 2015
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  9. islstl

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

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    I was a bit surprised someone would defend the crap that spewed from the mouth of Limbaugh concerning McNabb.
     
    islstl, Dec 10, 2015
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  10. Jmg

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    Everything he said is true.
     
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