No, Ms. Coulter. Affirmative Action Was No 'Silver Spoon' for Barack Obama

[Honeycombe8]

54. I didn't use the word "racial" at all. I guess that's what you assume aff. action is?

That's part of the problem I was referring to. People assume it's a program used for Af. Americans to get jobs and into schools they're otherwise not qualified for.

It's actually a statistical guideline used for a range of minorities (age, gender, ethnicity, disability, race).

Your post is all over the place. My point was really a simple one:

Public perception of:

I graduated from Yale, through an affirmative action program.
VS
I graduated from Yale.

Anyone to meet those two people would assume the latter is more qualified, since he got into Yale based on his own grade and extracurricular activities.

(Note: This does not apply to rich white men. There is no stigma for them about schools or jobs, etc. So your statement about Bush and Cheney don't apply. No rich white guy has ever gotten into any school or job because of affirmative action. Yes, people thought ill of Bush having gotten into Yale because of Daddy....but it didn't matter. He's a rich white guy. It doesn't matter what others think about him using his connections to further his career.)

Just sayin'. It's out there, whether people admit it or not. The program is easily gotten around, too, if a business wants to.