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[Maria C Winslow <maria.winslow AT windows-linux.com>]

Why does this remind me of all the tv commercials with smiling multiracial 
groups of friends hanging out not noticing that they don't match? The real 
world isn't really quite like that (ever spent time in North Raleigh?), but 
people see the commercials and feel that all is well with race relations in 
the US... So why be bothered by it? That's what a well-placed political 
appointment can do for us.

Maria

On Monday 09 December 2002 7:07 pm, Diana Duncan wrote:
> Where did you get the idea that the labelling was "simply because it
> doesn't embrace the practice of
>
> > prejudicial handouts to minorities."?
>
> And what a loaded comment that is!  Instead, of course, we have seen ample
> examples of their embrace of prejudicial handouts to cronies, almost all of
> whom are white males who espouse some form of Christianity  Can anyone say
> "Enron"?
>
> I would submit that the appointments of Mr. Powell and Ms. Rice were
> *extremely* politically motivated, very much in order to stave off the
> accusations of racism that the GOP often grandly deserves.  That the two
> are the only members of the current administration I have any respect for
> or trust in (and I'm not entirely sure about them, either) is a credit to
> their professionalism and intelligence.  The thing about many Republicans
> is that they hide behind statements such as yours to cloak their racism in
> some sort of respectability.
>
> If we didn't have some sort of system to reward companies, schools and
> politicos for at least considering minorities, people like Mr. Powell and
> Ms. Rice wouldn't have a chance.  As it is, minorities are still
> underrepresented in all aspects of American life, except perhaps in
> poverty, criminal and victim statistics.
>
> Diana
>
> On Monday 09 December 2002 06:37 pm, you wrote:
> > On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 02:12 PM, Dan Smith wrote:
> > > Had he been from NC, we might be able to force a recall.  Yesterday
> > > afternoon on CNN, I saw a panel discussion exploring this in depth,
> > > and the Democratic panelists pretty much relabeled the Repugnicans as
> > > the White Elitist Party.
> >
> > They aren't my party, but I must cry "foul";  our secretary of state
> > and security advisor are both black, and I don't think that *anyone*
> > could say that these were handout appointments.  While there may be
> > individual racists in the party, it's not fair to label the party
> > itself as racist simply because it doesn't embrace the practice of
> > prejudicial handouts to minorities.
> >
> > Both of the big parties are bad.  Neither is out to take care of you.
> > It's high time to send both parties to hang out with the Whigs
> > (remember them?)
> >
> > Chris Hedemark .. Hillsborough, NC .. http://yonderway.com
> > Homeland Security begins at home; support your Second Amendment.
> >