Well whadda ya know..Barry is blasting McCain for his opposition to affirmitive actio

[jameznyhc]

lol i knew barack would use the race card lol .. barry goes europe tells a ridiculous lie about how the wall coming down was the world standing as one.. BULLSHIT ..every libr tried to discredit reagan as much as they do to bush ..Same exact tactics..war mongerer, idot, bafoon, simpleton etc, ..ya see when reagan spoke to germans a million people showed ..what the press & barry does not tell it created massive riots by left wing extremist intellectuals that hated Reagan ..it was reagans determination to confront communism in an agressive manner head on ..he was a total ideologist .. So barry comes back home and saw no bumps (again im not referring to cocaine lol ) ..uses a divise old ass issue of affirmitive action to blast McCain .. he knows this will galvanize extreme radical liberals of the welfare state .. the messiah may not be able to debate but he smart and knows how to talk when scripted ..im so glad McCain stuck to his guns .. So barry said expect republicans to use race against him .. oops another fliflop .. jk i told ya the guy is full of shit

[jameznyhc]

WASHINGTON — Presidential challenger John McCain said Sunday that he supports a proposed ballot initiative in his home state that would prohibit affirmative action policies from state and local governments. A decade ago, he called a similar effort “divisive.”

The reversal comes as McCain, a conservative senator from Arizona, seeks to tailor his policies and rhetoric to independent-minded voters who will determine the outcome of November election.

Both McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama have accused each other –with good reason — of “flip-flopping,” a charge that carries weight with independents who seek consistency and authenticity in their political leaders.

McCain was asked specifically Sunday whether he supported an effort to get a referendum on the ballot in Arizona that would “do away with affirmative action.”

“Yes, I do,” said McCain in an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”:yipee:yipee

The Republican senator quickly added that he had not seen the details of the proposal. “But I’ve always opposed quotas.”

Over the years, McCain has consistently voiced his opposition to hiring quotas based on race. He has supported affirmative action in limited cases. For example, he voted to maintain a program that encourages the awarding of 10 percent of spending on highway construction to women and minorities.

In 1998, a resolution pending in the state legislature would ask Arizona voters to eliminate most preferences based on race, gender, color or ethnic origin. McCain warned against using ballot proposals to outlaw quotas or racial preferences.

“Rather than engage in divisive ballot initiatives, we must have a dialogue and cooperation and mutual efforts together to provide for every child in America to fulfill their expectations,” McCain said.

The 1998 story by the Associated Press said McCain was speaking to a handful of Hispanic leaders in Washington. In his comments, he stopped short of directly criticizing the resolution pending in Arizona.

A spokesman for the McCain campaign said in a statement that the senator has always opposed hiring quotes based on race.

He believes that regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, the law should be equally applied,” the spokesman, Tucker Bounds, said. “He has long stood for the protection of civil rights and equal opportunity for all Americans.”

For the current effort in Arizona, supporters of the state constitutional amendment banning affirmative action programs have met the filing deadline to get the measure on the November ballot.

The Arizona Civil Rights Initiative filed 334,658 signatures with the Secretary of State’s office Thursday, surpassing the necessary number by more than 100,000. State officials are trying to verify that enough signatures are valid to get the initiative on the ballot.

The application for the referendum petition said the proposal would amend the state constitution to prohibit preferential treatment or discrimination by state government, state universities, school districts, counties and local governments to any individual based on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin.

Democratic challenger Barack Obama said he is a “strong supporter of affirmative action when properly structured so that it is not just a quota.”

He said he believes a university or college should be able to take into account race as well as economic class and hardship when making assessments about admissions.

Obama said McCain flipped on the issue of putting affirmative action bans on the ballot.

“These are not designed to solve a big problem, but they’re all too often designed to drive a wedge between people,” Obama said.

On that point, McCain’s spokesman did not directly answer whether McCain had changed his views about the wisdom of putting bans on affirmative action policies to the voters.

Bounds said that Obama himself Sunday said that affirmative action is not a long-term solution, but has also said he’s a firm believer in affirmative action.

“So you tell me who is too inexperienced and has flipped on this issue,” Bounds said.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/27/mccain-backs-arizona-plan-to-ban-affirmative-action-in-government/

[ShaE]

you knew obama would use the race card? how about mccain would flip flop on yet another issue he was previously in support of? lol

i'm not even reading all that jamez. you eat, sleep, breathe, live obama.

it's a little disconcerting.

[jameznyhc]

you knew obama would use the race card? how about mccain would flip flop on yet another issue he was previously in support of? lol

i'm not even reading all that jamez. you eat, sleep, breathe, live obama.

it's a little disconcerting.

yes i knew he would the minute he said republicans would try to use race and attack his wife..johnmccain has done neither.. also mccain supported one bill in his state to grant a mere 10% of contract for highway reconstruction is barely a supporter of quotas and affirmitive action ..every other quota and AA bill he booted ..i knew he would use race after reading Obamas small business plan ..straight outta trinity church

[ShaE]

don't you ever get tired of assuming the worst, most devious things about people?

you think obama is some religious zealot a la wright, whitey hating closet muslim extremist or something? i get exhausted just watching the effort you put into spinning yarns about him daily.

[jameznyhc]

don't you ever get tired of assuming the worst, most devious things about people?

you think obama is some religious zealot a la wright, whitey hating closet muslim extremist or something? i get exhausted just watching the effort you put into spinning yarns about him daily.

nope dont think he a closet muslim at all .. i do believe people who belong to a hateful church whether it be black seperatist or white power or radical mosque can not be trusted .. if the tables were turned and McCain belonged to a hateful racist white church do you think he'd even keep his senate seat?..what worried me most was his denial of "not knowing what wright said" .. he is either dumb or blind ..either way cant be trusted

The reason i knew race card would be played was i never saw a dem run against a republican without using it since i was oh 16 years old..

[ShaE]

nope dont think he a closet muslim at all .. i do believe people who belong to a hateful church whether it be black seperatist or white power or radical mosque can not be trusted .. if the tables were turned and McCain belonged to a hateful racist white church do you think he'd even keep his senate seat?..what worried me most was his denial of "not knowing what wright said" .. he is either dumb or blind ..either way cant be trusted

The reason i knew race card would be played was i never saw a dem run against a republican without using it since i was oh 16 years old..
i recall him saying there were swaths of months where he and his wife did not attend church after the birth of their first child. he said they went once a month, sometimes less, due to schedules and traveling. he said they attended many churches while he campaigned for the senate.

so you don't find it possible that attending infrequently he might NOT have heard some of the more inflammatory sermons? of course I believe he must've heard some things he didn't agree with, but you don't ever find a church where you agree w/ every word the pastor says. I find it completely possible he was at odds w/ some of wright's views, and that he was not present for some of these sermons. How can you assume he was if he only claims to have been going sporadically?

[jameznyhc]

i recall him saying there were swaths of months where he and his wife did not attend church after the birth of their first child. he said they went once a month, sometimes less, due to schedules and traveling. he said they attended many churches while he campaigned for the senate.

so you don't find it possible that attending infrequently he might NOT have heard some of the more inflammatory sermons? of course I believe he must've heard some things he didn't agree with, but you don't ever find a church where you agree w/ every word the pastor says. I find it completely possible he was at odds w/ some of wright's views, and that he was not present for some of these sermons. How can you assume he was if he only claims to have been going sporadically?

i could be wrong ..maybe Obama used the church because of politics, didnt agree with what they were saying .because in citys like chicago and especially in brooklyn you gotta play the game of cozying to people with political power .. i just hate the double standard ..cause if a white guys does it ..bye bye..if a muslim did it bye bye .. if a jew did it bye bye .. get my point??? ..as for him not knowing?? nah no way he was close with wright ..they went to million man march together ..his church honored farrakhan ..thats why obama tried to distance himself before the tapes even came out..but what if he does believe it?? im not taking that chance

Most churches i went too ...yawn.. i dont pay attentiuon lol ..im a proud sinner shae you should no this by now lol

[ShaE]

what about mccain and hagee? what about that association? I don't assume mccain is some religious wacko because that man backed him.

and i definitely agree, i went to church for years, even acted as a lector for 4-5 years, and i didn't believe a word of it.

[jameznyhc]

what about mccain and hagee? what about that association? I don't assume mccain is some religious wacko because that man backed him.

and i definitely agree, i went to church for years, even acted as a lector for 4-5 years, and i didn't believe a word of it.

they barely know each other.. he wasnt his pastor.. he didnt belong to hagees church ..if he did lol he'd be forced to resign in a ny minute ..also McCain has a 30 year record we can examine ..we know he isnt radical .. a flifloppin liar yes .. radical ?? no ..

[jameznyhc]

i believ religion does alot good though also .. not so black and white ..im not an atheist i totally believe in god..not institutions

[ShaE]

people do a lot of good when religion motivates them, the religion doesn't do the good. people have to. but why do they need to be motivated by religion to do it?

why can't they do good b/c it's natural to help one another? why do you need to be told "you're going to heaven if you care for one another, hell if you don't" to be humane?