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McCain Flip Flops Again - This Time On Affirmative Action
First McCain is against Affirmative Action, Now He’s for it. Another Flip Flop?
From John McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds:
"affirmative action plans and quotas that give weight to one group of Americans at the expense of another...plans that result in quotas, where such plans have not been judicially created to remedy a specific, proven act of discrimination, only result in more discrimination and violate the concept of equality of opportunity."
Back in the United States on the '08 trail, Sen. John McCain, D-Ariz., has been actively courting the female voters left without a candidate since former Democratic contender Hillary Clinton exited the race. Over the weekend during a virtual town hall meeting, McCain promised a "dramatic increase" in the numbers of women in government if he is elected.
For the record, Barak Obama is on record as supporting that Affirmative Action become class based, i.e. underprivileged whites should have preferential treatment as well as minorities.
Whether you are for it or against it -- you have to admit that John McCain is ONCE AGAIN FLIP FLOPPING on an issue.
Whatever happen to that STRAIGHT SHOOT TALKER McCain? I don't think he ever was one.
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