That sounds very strange....
coming out of this mouth.
Posted on 08/29/2008 2:31:38 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Of all the criticisms an apparently panicky Dem party has heaped on Sarah Palin in the hours since her selection was announced, Keith Boykin [bio] has come up with perhaps the unseemliest. The former aide to President Clinton has accused Palin of being an "affirmative action" pick.
Boykin, a graduate of Dartmouth and Harvard Law, was debating the selection with Republican Joe Watkins at the end of MSNBC's 4 PM EDT hour. After some preliminary jousting, Boykin dropped his bomb.
KEITH BOYKIN Let me just say something about this choice. The reason why she doesn't help, quite frankly, is because it's an insult. It's an insult to women. I spoke to several women today at the Democratic National Convention who said it's insulting John McCain would pick somebody—an affirmative-action candidate basically—who is not qualified.
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(Of all the criticisms an apparently panicky Dem party has heaped on Sarah Palin in the hours since her selection was announced, Keith Boykin [bio] has come up with perhaps the unseemliest. The former aide to President Clinton has accused Palin of being an “affirmative action” pick. )
Now wait a minute. This from the party that just nominated a black man with ZERO executive experience, ZERO foreign policy experience, an a nothing to show for it Senatorial career and this guy wants to use the term an affirmative action pick abou a women????
Of course being an idiot and speaking on TV we can certainly understand that Mr Boykin himself obviously knows first hand about affirmative action picks..........
All that aside I thought that the Leftist CHAMPOINED affirnmative action and see it as an answer to many of what they see as Americas problems? So is this just more typical leftist crap? Affirmative action by dems is good affirmative action by anyone else is bad? These [people really do act like spoiled children..............
I’m confused? I thought Obambi was the affirmative action candidate since he has zero experince and Palin does? Did this guy say this with a straight face?
I’m confused? I thought Obambi was the affirmative action candidate since he has zero experince and Palin does? Did this guy say this with a straight face?
No, the beauty of McCain’s pick (and subsequent smokescreen) is that the dims already had their talking points ready for the short list—Romney, Pawlenty, etc., and they were not given the time to come up with comments for Palin...those rascally Republicans didn’t play fair! //sarc//
yes we know this.
yes she was picked just because she was a woman.
yes it is true her executive experience is as mayor and governor to a mere two years.
yes she wears a skirt.
and?
now it is up to us to actually HIRE her.
we the voters will decide if McCain has EARNED our vote either by his decisions or by the mere fact taht McCain is not Obama.
There couldn't have been a better pick for 2nd in command.
Sara Palin reeks conservatism, is a go-getter, fit's the mold of what liberals use as a crutch to achieve power, and to boot the liberal DBM is pounding it's collective head against the wall as to how to handle their twist in the news!
What a glorious day. : )
This is a very divisive approach.
When the Democrats had a female candidate they told her to sit down honey, the men will take it from here.
Now they want to deny equal opportunity in the opposing party?
I agree. Keep talking Dems, keep talking, You are about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, one more time.
That sounds very strange....
coming out of this mouth.
How much of america is “froma small town”
(and I don’t mean born and moved out asap)
McCain's choice has changed my political attitude of "frumpy" to one of glee.
I smell the faint scent of a 1984 blowout revisited politically in 2008.
Oh BTW, when aren't the DUmmies freaking out? ; )
Keith Boykin = the Affirmative Action Bob Shrum
The only thing Obama and Biden have run is their mouth. She has more executive experience than they have, and they are running for CEO of the USA.
I wonder if they would have paid him the same rate if the GOP had "two old white men" on the ticket to decry?
The election cycle isn't over yet. Give Obama time and he will outdo his own record holding elitist and anti-American statement.
Keith Boykin is the wrong skin color to be accusing anyone of being a beneficiary of affirmative action, isn’t he?
I think so. Shut up Keith.
Don't forget his gold medal in wrestling at the "Gay Games". That's a resume filler.
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