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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Not sure what the hell you're trying to say here.
My comment is that Bush was consciously trying to reach out to blacks by putting two very qualified blacks in leading positions, but the turkey then treats them like they're his servants. He fails to listen to them, gets a white male circle around him that excludes them, and generally behaves the way he told us he wouldn't.
Appointing Powell wasn't tokenism, but good politics. He found a well qualified person who also brought him political strength with several important consistuencies (blacks, moderates, the military).
But Bush has turned it into tokenism by treating him the way he has. So until Bush changes his world view and his inner circle, he is incapable of reaching out to minorities.
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I wish I could take your word for it, Mr. Wizard. It would actually be offensive if I did explain it, so I'd rather not.
As for the treatment of Powell, it all comes down to perception. And the perception of the American public is almost never in line with reality. In the meantime, for the purposes of the tokenism that democrats seem to love, he has well-fulfilled that task.
Not to say that I agree with the suggestion that Powell and Rice don't have authority. Just getting to the heart of the matter, and what matters most to the well-trained democrat blocs.
