Leaders: Dean Tried to Appoint Minorities

[trogdor]

Seems I was correct (don't remember where) when I said Rev. Al's research on his assertion that Howard Dean didn't go "outside the box" to hire minorities to his Cabinet was limited to one or two newspaper clips.

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Contending that recruiting minorities for high-level posts in state government is difficult in a state that is nearly 98 percent white, one black leader who met regularly with Dean praised his efforts as governor. He recalled turning down Dean's requests to serve in the administration.

"He asked if I had an interest or if I knew of anyone who had an interest," said Vaughn Carney, a lawyer and executive with a financial services company. "I myself was constrained by other commitments. I wasn't aware of anyone who would be qualified or would be available."

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<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&e=3&u=/ap/20040112/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_minorities">LINK</a>

[wtmusic]

1. there ya go

To all the Clarkies who won't let this go:

Now would be a WONDERFUL time.

[MoonAndSun]

2. Great article, thanks for the link....

let's see how many posts this gets from the Dean nay-sayers.

[cprise]

3. No, now they will simply trash Vermont

Won't that be fun.

[Fleshdancer]

4. HA! Take that! In your face!!!

:evilgrin:

I've used up my one and only "childish response" card. I promise this will be the one and only time. :P

[wtmusic]

5. thanks, someone had to do it

I'm saving mine... :D

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[NewYorkerfromMass]

7. He should have said this last night

instead of looking guilty. Were his efforts sincere?

[w4rma]

8. Just concede that you are wrong on this, NewYorkerfromMass, and

move on to your next smear on Dean, please. Thank you.

[wtmusic]

9. Ha! Is that the best you can do?

He looked guilty? Hang 'em high! :D

[stopbush]

11. Geez, maybe Dean kept his reported anger in check when Sharpton

blindsided him and thought twice before dragging some guy's name into the public forum just to defend himself against a cheap shot. Maybe it's a sign of a leader that he doesn't get flustered in these situations because he knows that easily debunked cheap shots like Sharpton's will end up *helping* him rather than hurting him.

Actually, Dean didn't say it last night because he was cut off - again - before he could give a full answer, first by Sharpton not accepting his answer about minorities on his staff, and later by the moderator going to Edwards rather than giving Dean time for a rebuttal.

[stopbush]

10. But...but...but...did he ask any Lithuanians?? n/t

[shanti]

12. thank you for this link!

i just squashed this on another board...

[MoonAndSun]

13. I hope this post stops the "Dean would not hire minorities" meme

that has been going on here since last night.

[candy331]

14. These comments about sums it up .

H. Lawrence McCrorey, a retired University of Vermont biophysics professor who advised Dean on a regular basis, said being willing to listen to minority viewpoints was at least as important as hiring blacks.

"The fact that people, white people, have made black appointments is in and of itself no reason to vote for them," said McCrorey, who is
black.

Is Condi and Powell there for viewpoints/view? Since Bush has black appointees would anyone say to vote for him?

Thanks for a fine post!

Dean 04

[goforit]

15. Hmmmm.......a little mud spec brushed off by reality!!!

Try again DLC!!!

LOL!!!

[lowflyer10]

16. This whole "Racist Dean" thing is silly.

If you don't have enough qualified minorities to hire from, then you can't hire qualified minorities. Al is just a blowhard. Noone can deny he struck a nerve, though. Dean's the front runner. He should be better at fending this kind of stuff off, though.