those who use their minority status for an advantage are something other than Americans
On Mar 5, 10:26 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > New post on *Scotty Starnes's Blog* > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> White > Applicants Blast FDNY After Being Denied Entry To Preparation > Class<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/white-applicants-blast-...>by > Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> > > The reverse discrimination continues because of affirmative action policies. > > *NEW YORK > (CBSNewYork<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/white-applicants-blast-fdny-af...> > )* — Applicants are letting loose on the FDNY, saying the department engages > in reverse > discrimination<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/27/police-lieutenant-files-discri...> > . > > There were hurt feelings and racial tensions as white applicants were left > standing outside a prep class on Wednesday night, reports CBS 2’s Lou Young. > > “Whoever’s name is not on the list is not getting in, so were just > following orders. That’s just the way it is,” the applicants were told. > > Joseph Basile was one of those who didn’t get in. > > “It wasn’t a good feeling. It felt like it was discrimination,” Basile said. > > The class was conducted by the Vulcan Society, a group of African American > firefighters in an overwhelmingly white > department<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/05/judge-independent-monitor-to-o...>. > Many applicants who were turned away preregistered online on forms that did > not ask for their race, which made for testy moment. > > Translation: The black applicants were let in while the applicants who were > discovered to be white, were left outside. In today's liberal world, skin > color means more than merit. > > Continue > reading>>><http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/white-applicants-blast-fdny-af...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| March 5, > 2012 at 7:30 AM | Tags: affirmative > action <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=affirmative-action>, > African-American > firefighters<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=african-american-firefighters>, > FDNY <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=fdny>, reverse > discrimination<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=reverse-discrimination>, > Vulcan Society <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=vulcan-society> | > Categories: Political Issues > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145>| URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-6Ly > > > Comment<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/white-applicants-blast-...> > See all > comments<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/white-applicants-blast-...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/white-applicants-blast-... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
