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User:UnicornTapestry/WiP/Affirmative Action President
An Affirmative Action President is a term coined by Conservapedia[1] on 25 January 2008 regarding Barack Obama running for the office of President of the United States of America.
Definition[edit]
Andrew Schlafly defines Affirmative Action President in Conservapedia:
Affirmative Action President is someone selected for that office based partly or entirely on the person's race or gender. As of 2008, affirmative action has not yet been successfully used to fill the position of President of the United States.
The article goes on to say,
An Affirmative Action President is strongly supported by some liberals who favor affirmative action. As they support affirmative action for other positions, it is a logical extension for them to favor it for the presidency also.
and finally,
Under affirmative action, a candidate's race or gender is as important as, and perhaps more important, than traditional criteria of qualifications and experience
Original usage[edit]
The term originally appeared in a separate Conservapedia article on Barack Obama.[2]
Subsequent usage[edit]
Conservapedia boasts it was the first to coin the phrase, which was picked up by Michael Savage[3] ten days later and Worldnetdaily[4] the month after that.
On Feb. 4, 2008, Conservapedia quotes Michael Savage as follows:
If elected, Barack Obama will be the first Affirmative Action President, as he has such a small amount of political (or military) experience. We have a woman and a multi-ethnic man running for office on the Democrat side. Is this not akin to a -- an affirmative action election? Isn't that why the libs are hysterical, tripping over themselves to say amen and yes to this affirmative election vote?" Savage added, "America's not ready for an affirmative action presidency."[3]
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