We ought to compile a book, "Why are Affirmative Action alums Rethugs?!1 This would refer to the ilk of Clarence THOMAS and Ruben NAVARRETTE, the latter of whom has said he despises "white Liberal males," the ones who conceived AA, his benefactors. I've always wondered how it is that the so-called "Liberal elitist" professors have turned out so many AA alums who are Rethugs. Is it that they instill breaking down "traditional" minorities' political affiliations, in order for them to be "cafeteria" thinkers---pick from THIS party what they give you, and THAT party what they give you?
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/ap_en_ot/us_books_podhoretz_2Podhoretz asks: Why are Jews liberals?
Associated Press
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
.... Podhoretz's book reads like an inverse of Thomas Frank's best-selling "What's the Matter With Kansas?" — in which the author considers why some of the poorest communities vote for Republicans. As Podhoretz writes, Jews for decades have been dependable Democrats, often supporting the party by margins of better than two-to-one, even in years of Republican landslides. They vote for Democrats far more than their wealthy peers of other faiths. They vote for Democrats even when, in his opinion, the Republican is a stronger defender of Israel. ....
"Why Are Jews Liberals?" also praises President Richard Nixon, whose determination to send military supplies during the 1973 Yom Kippur War "saved Israel from a defeat that could have spelled the extinction of the state," Podhoretz writes. But Nixon also complained that "most Jews are disloyal" and even commissioned aides to draw up a list of Jews at the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he suspected a "cabal" was trying to undermine the administration.
"He was the kind of anti-Semite who thought that Jews were smarter than everybody else. That's why he had (Secretary of State Henry) Kissinger. That's why he had (Federal Reserve chairman) Arthur Burns, (economic adviser) Herb Stein," Podhoretz said.
"A lot of Nixon's anti-Semitism is talk. ... His anti-Semitism consisted of resentment of Jews for being liberals and hating him. It's not the traditional kind of anti-Semitism."
Besides Israel, Podhoretz cites affirmative action, a prime source of tension between Jews and ethnic minorities in the 1960s and '70s and a major reason Podhoretz shifted right. As Podhoretz has written, and stated during the interview, affirmative action was bad for the Jews because it presumably helped less qualified minority candidates get jobs Jews otherwise would have taken. ....
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