Affirmative Action, Muslims, Marxists

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The -- once called on the mean underline you want to call Michael Steele an affirmative action hire gone bad what's your take on us. Well Michael Steele is a self aggrandizing gaffe prone incompetent. Who would then fired along time ago where he knocked flat. Of course the irony is that he never would've been voted and as chairman of the Republican Party where he not black. Let's remember how the party wound up with Michael Steele. In November 2008 the party was devastated -- the Democrats had elected the nation's first black president. While the Republican Party was stuck with being seen as largely the party of aging white people. Up with good reason a party that was hostile to people of color especially blacks and Latinos. So the party needed a new face preferably -- face of color they didn't have very many officials to choose from. So they came up with Michael Steele. And it is very ironic since the Republicans have been so critical of affirmative action to watch them stuck quit. Their affirmative action has that they dare not get rid of because that would generate even more controversy.

Aren't there what is amazing what an amazing bit of sound in this so much there to work with but first of all the notion that the Republican Party. Was devastated that's who -- you understand -- I was sort of ridiculous was devastated by the election. Of the nation's first African American president. It's a trip he might be devastated by an election logic might be devastated by the fact that John McCain was not a particularly good generals general election candidate -- that Sarah Palin did not quite get them over the finish line a devastated by a lot of things. I don't think anybody in the Republican Party was losing sleep now maybe of -- But losing sleep book all we just elected a black guy is that somehow or other America's gonna go off the rails in America go on -- I'm curious are you suggesting they were politically devastated that they had to compensate. So I wound -- tired I did I I actually think -- kind of little role Rivera slightly giving into kind -- I think. Period use of the -- devastation. Is to -- all Republican Party because of their hatred one more race minority staff are -- go along with your interpretation. First time he's been right. Ha ha I'm considering appoints a -- are in this ally that is sick idea in this soccer. What is. 48%. Of the country -- keynote talk. No I don't.

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Stereo. The US government is the biggest threat to individual rights according to 40% of Americans well this is about entrusting top yes us. He would I would I think the founders. Of the nation. She certainly -- a concern about government of course kind of coming end. A bridging certain inalienable right sure but this its interest in tracking this number because there are times when people feel the government is pretty benign and times when they feel it's pretty invasive. Right time to right now is one of those periods were people are very very nervous. About hope and change kidnapping the constitution. Taking into the fireplace shredding it and -- and -- find out how well how does this number compared to you know five years ago ten years -- give any I don't know I just wonder if this context far there's always a contest. I can't provide has -- what else is now. Before this goes to radio listeners who does show however there's a it is you know can follow the banter back and forth and I think. Would shift this this concern and would be universal and it would be almost timeless that government. I'm Lou unless closely checked in closely watched it would in fact continue of course in -- is your private just then let everybody know I think your. I -- always surprising thing is only 40% of the people. Are nervous about the government infringing upon their rights that shows that the rest of them have just been busy watching Saturday Night Live and not paying attention what's going on. -- number three web -- Reverend Wright praises. Monthly review of the leading socialist magazine the Tom gets every week.

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Yeah maybe that's captain Pete headsets testifying in front of congress that's pretty direct that's pretty read and heard chews shreds. I didn't realize that there will be no. Veterans on the Supreme Court if she gets and that's horrible -- That's really an incredible thing you know he'll be no people who actually ever had a job no people who ever not gone to a lead schools. You talk about a lack of diversity. I mean this is on every level there's not gonna be no diversity on the Supreme Court. -- nice sounding a little bit like Barack Obama. Well I'm trying to use their concept against them they argue for diversity it's not relevant whether we have another woman on a quarter or not it's really of no importance. It's not of importance whether there's of the tour 31 black people on the Supreme Court. What's relevant is what there. Philosophical. Outlook kids. And how do you have a variety of outlooks being represented you don't want a court that's total totally homogeneous. These people all all come from a -- backgrounds in terms of their education and -- and there's something wrong with -- and everybody come from Harvard Yale -- but you don't want at the same time you don't want somebody who's just like kind of high school drop -- and wanted to move on global avoid some type of ideological uniformity. I -- it that's not the only option however. So when they're playing a smart people go to school in Kansas. And our arm fine legal minds. And it's important have. Different -- looks different backgrounds. And different parts of the country represented on the Supreme Court if.

Pushing against the tide that has existed for hundreds of years and I don't criticize you for the push against that. But Harvard and Yale and a few other schools handfuls schools. A scene as the elite of the lead and if you -- a -- daughter who's thinking of a lot Korea and they could go to but I Yale rather than that could school in Kansas you'd say. Go to haven't -- It's the network it's to reputation and it and -- we need to try to find a way to break that exactly it is a dangerous although cents a dangerous if any my grandchildren had a chance to go to how good as opposed -- Holy cross I know across is actually better school academically and you would tell you how to get a worse education to for the reputation.

I don't listen to the top spot -- hot hot hot hot. Shape up until mid semester or just whip up a very Charles Bolden is the director of the head of NASA. And now listen to him describe. That. Barack Obama is mentally ill essentially --

I'm here in the region it's sort of the first anniversary of president Barack Obama's. Visit to Cairo and his speech there when. He gave what has now become known as Obama's Cairo initiative. Where he announced that he really wanted to add this to be a new beginning of the relationship between. The United States in the Muslim world. When I became the NASA administrator were before I became the NASA administrator he charged me with three things one was. He wanted me to help re inspire children to wanna get into science and math he wanted me to expand our international relationships. And there and perhaps foremost he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations and held them. Feel good about there historic contribution to science and engineering science math and engineers.

I mean you and perhaps foremost to the head of NASA has been directed by the president. To help build the self esteem of the Muslim world Muslim world while I'm sure there. Countless contributions they've made to bush draw enemy. To algebra to difference -- command who cares concepts it's it's unbelievable the the accomplishments speak for themselves applauded and -- it but this notion that some horror that this is part of your primary mission while. And the president of the United States had to into the Oval Office has is about to appoint you. Formalize the appointments -- and the congress to whatever -- to be done. And sits there and talks -- Five minutes of perhaps 25 minutes. About these are the three things that are really want to focus on and then you will be in my in my opinion as president QB had a good appointment hold my -- Wow.

There's gotta feel good about your contributions all around the world so bold the only guy head of NASA was in the Middle East did this in everywhere and Al-Jazeera. And admits that his mission is a very very confusing one for a person whose job is to direct space flight. It is nothing about flight. Charles Krauthammer are always brilliant on this stuff and respond.

It's Zain new height contractual business and NASA it was established it to get America into space and to keep us there. This idea -- to feel good about their Paris scientific achievements it's the worst combination of group therapy Psycho babble. The book imperial condescension and adolescent and diplomacy if I didn't know that Obama had told us. I'd demand the firing of Charles from Poland where would Michael Steele is just absolutely. Unbelievable.

It is unbelievable and there it is that's what's happened to our government. Having an absolute whacko leftist socialist Marxist community organizer. In the White House -- him his take -- these things is always so rouge. So refreshing. When because he just goes right newest -- group separate crook Federer breach in by the way he would you say he goes right to it. -- in the most accurate thing that -- event was held reflect how how condescending it is. It's a konduz sounds so a lot of Obama yeah always got to help the help the children feel better about themselves and help us Ahmad might -- on WRK and excited.

I guess they don't Mike what's going. They are well. She fixed -- or consider sort of let that this shutting it -- if she is being interviewed by mail to Gerri yeah you're in the Middle East let's go there. Well so what why not be wherever it that's PR basically you certainly exactly -- That's that's what they have institutions do.

He's in the Middle East are PR wise he joined BR in the Middle East.

That that's that's what people you have organizations. And what everybody Joe. Think this guy happens to say and for most of the they have the -- well -- but you know number one was that you keep children that it you know keep children interest and science. They -- I don't really understand the problem.

The problem is that NASA supposed to be flying organization then there's no discussion about flying.

So they can do -- they they are flying -- well you know -- this they have -- he has you know every year olds aren't somebody has to keep. Be country engaged in in what -- is doing that's that's PR aren't.

Country is not the least getting gauged not only that all we hear about is the canceling in the pulling back of -- missions and inspiration.

Why don't understand some things you better.

No no no no it's not about the PR it's about the reality the reality is we're devaluing NASA in this kind of ruined things going on -- bank is absolutely right one of NASA's mission should be to continue to try to excite. An attractive young people the math. And scientists say glaring problems a growing problem so Mike is absolutely right on that they ya -- Greg taught on this you know disappeared of the trilogy disputed piece of -- about all was supposed to make the Muslim community in the Muslim world Muslim nations the Muslim world feel good about what its contributions have been in the past no problem.

Surely you know -- nobody else. Yet we only need to get so wrapped up in the Muslim world part it international. Expected international PR diplomacy. -- to be a part about international but you know the number two was worked with other countries just right at the local. The world and another country you have to get so wrapped up. In some local part of it's not really important.

My whole thing is dopey Mike what we should be doing -- what the head of NASA should be doing. Is they should have a mission about space travel and they should be pursuing that vigorously and if you wanna send warning your PR people out to do messaging about. Bob about science and you wanna have some of loaded the retired astronauts. Going in visiting schools and stuff like that that's fine. That's ING EL 11 million to what the activities you're organization should be. And the idea that the head of NASA is soaring the world. To promote people's self esteem with a wonderful contributions they've made and the part about the Muslim thing that's -- that's. I think noteworthy. Is that he wants stick to have the head of NASA. Building up the self esteem of the Muslim world because the Muslim world is what. Why is that why is he singling out the Muslim world it's not us.

00 well there are strained relations that a mobile world. And what exactly so if there is a -- potentially unifying force so why not use that. Again it's not really what it is that's not really that -- could go over emphasizing battle that. I did you vote in the single world period. Go getting support.

I had drum banging the drum for NASA you're also right about people on just how how does he whenever drop on us residents -- organizations generated during -- down the -- that's what's so how we benefiting from this -- of the drama in the Middle East. Well it -- I think I think Mike -- he said it I think most accurately it's the reach out in the recognition that. Who -- we have international partners in the Muslim community. The Muslim world nations are part of that international community and the fact of that the president according to mr. Baldwin himself. Made this a unique and particular facet seems to me to be those seen this in this place this is now part of the same. Puffy stupid liberal things about the -- Bill Self esteem in children in school. By telling them they did great when they didn't do anything and then denying them the right to compete and actually prove that they. We should have good self -- overweight -- my old self I know let me finish my point though the way you build self esteem in children everybody knows this is. That when they do something good. Then you tell -- they did something do you offer rewards for good behavior. Then they repeat the good behavior they get more rewards and self -- results -- told Bill Self esteem by telling people didn't do anything they did a great job that teaches them -- your stupid and they shouldn't trust what you said you're operating on an assumption that the Muslim world of the Muslim nations have not made a contribution to recognize and know that -- so that's -- why -- may have had something to do with the evolution about -- space program is a recognition okay -- important -- bubble bubble -- and I -- he -- whoever came up with the concept of.

Zero Al yeah. Astronomy who cares is sort of the McNamee lousy years and now -- I find some but I would bet it -- Maryland about people who just what are Irish literature I don't care if the Irish have good self -- let them all stand in front of the mirror instead either press I don't care not about show how does that affect America.

It's a recognition that say -- it and send an acknowledgment. That somebody has done something special and that -- the history is encompassed by that. Rosie are WR Joe can you straight out the speaker players.

I'm good -- I I go -- ahead this is the place. I can't get anymore. We've gotten half there we will -- after not. We can't that couldn't even line up that a deliberate. And that didn't the United States can -- why green at that I really do. With mushroom country that's in the.

A great point -- NASA program they're essentially flying into space and 67 VW bugs. And real worried about the self esteem of -- moral.

Actually hitting a month -- and -- would tell you would being created a committee that trying to put me. I think he K street backcourt did I did look at my current -- meat market I want my country.

But you know this what the founders were thinking about they were thinking about the self esteem of the Arab world if the show isn't it is really run -- upon this -- data. Krauthammer is great but this one is -- enjoy your ability -- high.

I'm -- see it and a lot of you. Can you're. What can search program watch and wait or or just from -- and I can Stalin had. Actually had to be -- can. Actually just a little want to eat up. I just. Want to connect.

Joe you wanna know what to kicker is on this the reason they need to go out and do all the senator -- Bolden tells us is because America's not capable. -- continuous space exploration on our own we need. Collaborators from other countries that's the only way. We can move forward you can check out this. And other armor webcams in my block real clear thinkers dot com replay of Flickr dot com. It's -- WRKO.