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Talk:Affirmative Action President (view source)
Revision as of 16:50, August 29, 2008
, 16:50, August 29, 2008→Majority / Minority
Please note that I am not accusing any editor of being racist as I assume good faith, but I believe that if this sentence is left in place, it puts quite a racist message in the article. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 12:45, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
Please note that I am not accusing any editor of being racist as I assume good faith, but I believe that if this sentence is left in place, it puts quite a racist message in the article. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 12:45, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
(edit conflict) I was going to remove that section for being silly, but I thought I should post here first. The section is full of opinion and conjecture, and makes little sense.
:"There is nothing wrong with a Vice President representing a minority, as long as the President represents the majority."
Apart from being a blatant opinion, is this about ethnicities or views? If it's about ethnicities, then it's sating a President must be white. I hope that's not what anyone's trying to say. If it's about viewpoints, then I have to question first, whether its true (shouldn't the VP and President be of the same mind on most issues?) and secondly, what it has to do with affirmative action, which is about ethnicity and gender, not about views.
:"Having a minority Vice President makes more Americans feel represented by the President, as it should be."
So having a VP who's out of touch makes the President seem more in touch by comparison? Is that a real strategy? Or are we talking about races? Would a darker VP make the President look more white?
:" Besides, there is no doubt on the Presidential Candidate choosing the best Vice President for him. Would he risk his possible election with a less-than-ideal Vice President candidate? "
Of course there's doubt. Also, there is probably no such thing as an "ideal" VP, as everyone has advantages and disadvantages. Some people are already questioning McCain's choice of Palin, and Obama's selection of Biden, and others have certainly been questioned in the past. Also, since when do encyclopedias ask questions?
:"Certainly not. Therefore it would be absurd to call the Vice President an Affirmative Action Vice President."
I don't see how it's any more absurd than an affirmative action president. Especially when Presidential candidates are elected through primaries, and VP candidates are appointed. This should be removed. [[User:JohnA|JohnA]] 12:50, 29 August 2008 (EDT)