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[LadyForCamus]

I really think it would have been better if Biden had said he was going to look for the best person for the job.  Full fucking stop.

Yeah, he got himself in a bind. During the election, he publicly pledged to nominate a Black woman in return for an endorsement by the Congressional Black Caucus.

So, on the one hand, he's fulfilling a promise he made, a rare yet admirable quality. On the other hand, he's handed the right a talking point about affirmative action.

Boru

It’s not even an affirmative action talking point. To insinuate (them, not you) that any black woman Biden picks for the job will be de facto unqualified simply because she’s black, therefore “affirmative action”, isn’t even a talking point; it’s explicit racism.