On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Jon Louis Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > > let me ask you the same question, john. who do YOU > > think is qualified? > > > based on what values? i don't pretend to claim to > > know enough about > > > qualified hispanic women to answer your question, but > > i would like to ask > > > you why you think there are, or are not, more hispanic > > women in government > > > in proportion to their population demographic? that > > is the real point i > > > am making which you still have not addressed. > > > jon > > > If you don't claim to know enough about qualified > > hispanic women to answer > > John's question which is a very reasonable question > > considering the previous > > posts, perhaps you shouldn't have made your original > > statement in the first > > place. > > > I agree with John and all the others who think that the > > best man or woman > > for the job is the best man or woman for the job! > > Regards, > > Wayne. > > explain to me, wayne, why not being an expert on qualified hispanic women > disqualifies me from having an opinion that hispanic women are > underrepresented in government? are either you or john experts? i very > clearly stated in the very first post i made on this topic that i was > referring to QUALIFIED hispanic women. in fact i agree with both you and > john that the > merit should determine who is the best person for the job, regardless of > race, religion or gender! the point i keep trying to make, which both you > and john are persistently determined to ignore, is that these minorities > continue to be underrepresented in proportion to their population > demographic. > jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > "Qualified" is irrelevant. We hear a lot of talk on both sides of the campaign about qualifications for the Presidency. What would those be? Is there an apprenticeship for the job? Is it like moving from journeyman to master electrician? ALL Presidents have been unqualified on Inaugural Day, except for those who served more than one term. For me, the question is Who do I want to lead me and this country? Now, it appears that your question is why are Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, San Salvadorans, Peruvians, Argentinians, Chileans, Hondurans, Dominicans, Costa Ricans, Bolivians, Venezuelans, and possibly some Latin countries that I have forgotten, not sitting in Congress in proportion to their demographic. Or why are Latin women underrepresented in government. Could be many reasons, among them racisim, xenophobia, the tradition that Latin women defer to Latin men, the fact that Latinos in the US who are citizens or 2nd or 3rd generation are dispersed, and don't live in ethnic communities, lower expectations for Latina women, the notion that politics is a dirty business not fit for a Latin woman, the list goes on and on. If any conspiracy exists, it is one to keep incumbents in office through district redrawing. But we don't see many women in Congress in proportion to their population, or the Senate would be half male and half female, let alone Anglo, Latin, Black, or Asian. Listen, I'm not trying to get into an argument. If Ileana Ros-Lehtinen had been born in Miami instead of Havana, McCain might have picked her instead of Palin. I don't agree with her entirely, but I do agree that she has a level of political experience that places her above Palin. john _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
