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Originally Posted by Nonno  If you’re a minority and you’re selected for a job over more qualified candidates you’re a “token hire.” |
Works both ways, pal. If you're a Democrat and minority or a woman and you're on a ballot, you're there because the Democrats are open to everyone.
If you're there and you're a Republican - or you're on a Republican president's presidential cabinet - you're a token.
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A Republican who doesn’t fully vet is a “maverick.”
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A Democrat who selects a veep who has been a Senator 35 years is still planning to run as an outsider who is going to change the way things are done in Washington.
Of course, the fully vet thing is another one of those "repeat it often enough until it becomes truth" things. The left blogosphere that insists this is the case is basing most of it on "we didn't hear anything".
I'm not at all politically connected and I've heard her name mentioned as a veep at least since Super Tuesday. Why people were "surprised" is a mystery to me. I think they weren't surprised at all - I think they want people who aren't into politics to think it was a surprise.
Because if they WERE surprised, they're freakin' stupid.