Quote Originally Posted by Jake Martinez
You went out of your way to say you don't like how the president of your school is trying to diversify the student body?....uhhh....

"Liberalism is a mental disorder...proven."

Show me the study.

"We don't play the blame game...pussies"

It's the media's fault that we're so fucked in Iraq, it's Liberals' fault that terrorism exists today, and it's Muslims' fault that their own people blow themselves up for freedom from America....I thought you didn't play the blame game?
Let me clarify:

Texas A&M was founded as an all male military college in 1876; the first public university in Texas. Women were not officially allowed to attend until 1963. (strangely long after black students were allowed) Having said that I will concede that we have a murky history with regard to diversity. But that does not condone the recruiting tactics employed by the University today. Robert Gates has continued an initiative that began before he came here to A&M. Vision 2020 is its PR name, it is basically a mission statement which decrees the need for a cookie cutter student body and faculty. They even went as far to make goals for the percentage of minority students and faculty that they would like to see by the year 2020. I have no problem with minorities going here, I have no problem with them applying here. I have a problem with us turning away really enthusiastic students because they are not diverse enough. I have a problem with paying full tuition, with no aid whatsoever while Black and Mexican students are aggressively recruited with a seemingly endless source of scholarships. It seems to undermine all of the principles that I came here to learn: Supply and Demand, All people created equal, etc. I would like the application process to be a free market, isn't that how are economy would ideally be. I guess this whole time I haven't been a conservative, I've been an idealist, but aren't we all.

And to address your other comment even though it wasn't addressed to me: America does blame people, but don't forget we are at war, failure is not an option. No matter who is responsible for our conflict in the middle east we must now solve it. If we are not successful in returning victorious the consequences will be dire. And not even Karl Rove can spin that inconvenient truth.