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Trump: ‘I don’t like’ what Scalia said about affirmative action
The Hill ^ | December 13, 2015 | Bradford Richardson

Posted on 02/14/2016 10:10:13 AM PST by Maceman

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he does not agree with comments from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia questioning the efficacy of affirmative action.

"I don't like what he said, no, I don’t like what he said. I heard him, I was like, 'Let me read it again,' because I actually read it in print, and I’m going, I read a lot of stuff, and I’m going, 'Woah,'" Trump said in an interview televised Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

The billionaire said he thought Scalia's comments were "very tough to the African-American community."

Trump, who has supported affirmative action in the past but declined to say whether he was in favor of it today, said he has great friendships with black people.

"I have great African-American friendships," he said. "I have just amazing relationships. And so many positive things have happened."

In oral argument for a case challenging affirmative action at public universities earlier this week, Scalia posited that minority students who were not qualified for admission at elite universities would perform better at "less-advanced schools."

Scalia was excoriated by Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who called his comments "racist."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; affirmativeaction; ruling; scalia; woah
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To: Lazamataz

say please...


141 posted on 02/14/2016 12:21:55 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: kjam22

Please shut up.


142 posted on 02/14/2016 12:22:10 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz

never :)


143 posted on 02/14/2016 12:22:34 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: Lazamataz

Never.


144 posted on 02/14/2016 12:22:35 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: kjam22

Shut up.


145 posted on 02/14/2016 12:22:49 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: elhombrelibre

Shut up.


146 posted on 02/14/2016 12:23:01 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz

say pretty please


147 posted on 02/14/2016 12:23:23 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: kjam22

Shut up.


148 posted on 02/14/2016 12:23:35 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz
So what do I win? I'm kinda hoping for $1,000,000....

...or maybe some chocolate. That will work too...

149 posted on 02/14/2016 12:23:47 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Alas Babylon!

“Also, I won’t defend Trump’s remarks over Scalia’s words. Trump was wrong. Scalia didn’t mean what Trump thought he did, that is blacks aren’t s smart as whites.”

Even though the science suggests that’s true I agree that is not what Scalia meant. What he was saying is that if you put people with SAT scores of 750 in schools geared for those with scores of 1200 you are setting them up for failure.


150 posted on 02/14/2016 12:24:00 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (It's the apocalypse, lets have some fun!)
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To: Lazamataz

say... “if you’ll plese shut up I promise not to vote for trumpy...”


151 posted on 02/14/2016 12:24:07 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

You win blissful silence. OMG do we need more silence.


152 posted on 02/14/2016 12:24:10 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: kjam22

Shut up.


153 posted on 02/14/2016 12:24:21 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz

say... “if you’ll please shut up... I’ll admit Trumpy is no conservative and that he is really way way way left of McPain”


154 posted on 02/14/2016 12:25:06 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: kjam22

Shut up.


155 posted on 02/14/2016 12:26:12 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz

You’ve nothing to add, no insights, no ideas.


156 posted on 02/14/2016 12:26:17 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: elhombrelibre

Shut up.


157 posted on 02/14/2016 12:26:28 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz

Aw that’s boring. What would FR be if everyone were silent? It would be dead. And that would suck.


158 posted on 02/14/2016 12:26:38 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: TheStickman
This is what concerns me about Trump, his desire to jump onto the populist bandwagon w/o understanding the issue.

Even someone w/ minimum reading comprehension would understand that Scalia's remarks were well considered and have been a genuine concern for a long time.

The question isn't about AA it's about putting blacks into the best situation to succeed. The drop-out rates for blacks at elite universities is an issue and some of the best minds in that community suffer because of PC.

Trump, the so-called enemy of PC, shows that in fact, he's nothing of the kind.

159 posted on 02/14/2016 12:26:46 PM PST by Pietro
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To: Lazamataz

Say.. “if you’ll please shut up I’ll agree that cruz mopped the floor with trumpy last night at the debate”


160 posted on 02/14/2016 12:27:22 PM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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