Psycho4Bud
06-29-2007, 01:54 PM
On a day when the US Supreme Court issued a direct challenge to race-conscious education policies, the eight Democratic presidential candidates debated issues deemed important to minority voters.
The candidates, meeting last night at Howard University, a predominantly black college in Washington, differed on HIV infection rates, Hurricane Katrina, early childhood education, and a host of other themes rarely touched on in the prior two Democratic debates.
But last night's event was also notable for how personal it was: Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico all began by noting that their mere presence was a testament to how far America had come.
"You can look at this stage and see an African-American, a Latino, and a woman contesting for the presidency of the United States," Clinton said.
Richardson, whose mother is from Mexico, then cited his Hispanic heritage, and Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, used his initial remarks to thank former Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall and others who had worked on the 1954 Brown v . Board of Education decision that ended school segregation.
Debate focuses on minority issues - The Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/06/29/debate_focuses_on_minority_issues/)
What a waste of time and money.......really covering the "hard issues". No wonder these assclowns won't debate on Fox.
Have a good one!:s4:
The candidates, meeting last night at Howard University, a predominantly black college in Washington, differed on HIV infection rates, Hurricane Katrina, early childhood education, and a host of other themes rarely touched on in the prior two Democratic debates.
But last night's event was also notable for how personal it was: Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico all began by noting that their mere presence was a testament to how far America had come.
"You can look at this stage and see an African-American, a Latino, and a woman contesting for the presidency of the United States," Clinton said.
Richardson, whose mother is from Mexico, then cited his Hispanic heritage, and Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, used his initial remarks to thank former Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall and others who had worked on the 1954 Brown v . Board of Education decision that ended school segregation.
Debate focuses on minority issues - The Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/06/29/debate_focuses_on_minority_issues/)
What a waste of time and money.......really covering the "hard issues". No wonder these assclowns won't debate on Fox.
Have a good one!:s4: