tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post7970128741763753774..comments2023-12-19T16:44:05.378-06:00Comments on The Eleventh Hour: InaugBlogDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06368635217133898734noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-40668148691772156182009-01-22T02:43:00.000-06:002009-01-22T02:43:00.000-06:00We need our president to issue an EXECUTIVE ORDER ...We need our president to issue an EXECUTIVE ORDER immediately to address affirmative action GONE WRONG!<BR/><BR/>As unlikely as it may sound, millions of immigrants and foreign visitors are eligible for -- and many are actually using -- affirmative-action benefits to get a head-start on U.S.-born minorities, not to mention white Americans. In effect, they are getting off the plane and moving right to the head of the line.<BR/><BR/>How is this possible? In the late 1960s, it simply never occurred to government planners that there would be so many aliens in the U.S. or that so many would be considered minorities.<BR/><BR/>The results can be startling. Take, for example, a company that has a goal to hire ten blacks. Nothing says these have to be African Americans, and they well may not be. All ten may be people who until now spent their entire lives in another country.<BR/><BR/>Whatever the long-term fate of affirmative action, Congress and the Administration should act now to put a stop to this bizarre extension of the program. A mere paragraph or two of legislation and a short executive order could end affirmative action for immigrants -- the entitlement nobody planned and hardly anyone wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-28832310607313648162009-01-21T07:45:00.000-06:002009-01-21T07:45:00.000-06:00But there were references to only one religion in ...But there were references to only one religion in both the invocation and benediction, which proves my point. We are not a nation of just one faith. And yes, you could make the argument that the invocation also included a Jewish reference but I don't think that changes the situation much.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368635217133898734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-43332383983029743902009-01-20T19:19:00.000-06:002009-01-20T19:19:00.000-06:00In some alternate universe, the George W. Bush yea...In some alternate universe, the George W. Bush years ended four years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-92015338815059372652009-01-20T18:20:00.000-06:002009-01-20T18:20:00.000-06:00Okay, that's fine, but I wasn't aware there was a ...Okay, that's fine, but I wasn't aware there was a religion that didn't use some form of prayer.<BR/><BR/>The only thing I can think of is atheism/agnosticism/humanism, but those are not really religions per se. <BR/><BR/>I don't believe I mentioned any contradiction in your comments.JLoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190072042108140085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-37246136369089169972009-01-20T15:47:00.000-06:002009-01-20T15:47:00.000-06:00Prayers usually promote a single religion and this...Prayers usually promote a single religion and this is a nation of many religions with none deserving greater emphasis than others. Best to just leave them out altogether. God can be a generic term and not peculiar to any one religion. There is no contadiction in my comments.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368635217133898734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-71949160585007551752009-01-20T15:12:00.000-06:002009-01-20T15:12:00.000-06:00Oh, and would you also advocate using the Bible du...Oh, and would you also advocate using the Bible during the oath, or "so help me God?" <BR/><BR/>I am really curious about this.JLoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190072042108140085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-30054589695580393002009-01-20T14:59:00.000-06:002009-01-20T14:59:00.000-06:00But an OK opening prayer even though I'd prefer th...<I>But an OK opening prayer even though I'd prefer this to be a stickly a secular event.</I><BR/><BR/>Would this mean removing references to God or a God in the president's inauguration speech, the poem that follows or any of the songs sung at the event?JLoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190072042108140085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-70267379327597551842009-01-20T12:49:00.000-06:002009-01-20T12:49:00.000-06:00Re: comment at 11:05 -- The word is the Justice f...Re: comment at 11:05 -- The word is the Justice flubbed it, not Obama. <BR/><BR/>comment at 11:29 -- I guess I just don't get poetry<BR/><BR/>comment at 11:34 -- I thought that was funny ("red man gets ahead man, the yellow can mellow" -that's genius!), but I'm wondering how long before FOX takes issue with "the whites get it right" <BR/><BR/>comment at 11:52 -- my husband and I were speculating that Cheney vowed never to walk out of the White House. EVER. <BR/><BR/>Hope you feel better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895345.post-28664819122895769442009-01-20T12:06:00.000-06:002009-01-20T12:06:00.000-06:00Michelle looked like a model. So beautiful, tall,...Michelle looked like a model. So beautiful, tall, elegant and regal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com