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| White Men Should Stop Running For Office, Colorado Group Says | |||
| 2016-05-06 | |||
| [CPR.ORG] A new political action committee has one question for straight white men with political aspirations. "Dude, can you not?"
Democratic activists Jack Teter and Kyle Huelsman registered the organization last month. So far they've raised $120 from six donations. "It's the counterbalance to the classic intervention where people ask, 'Have you thought about ever running for office?', " says Huelsman. "We want to ask, 'Have you ever thought about not running for office?' " In the short term, the pair plans to focus on Colorado districts that have large blocs of minority voters but tend to elect "traditional" candidates. That includes Aurora and parts of Denver. Long term, they hope to tackle what they call a "crisis of overconfidence" among straight white men.
"We're pushing back against the notion that looking like a Ken doll makes you uniquely qualified to run for office," Huelsman said. Teter added: "We know that men are more likely to look in the mirror in the morning and think, 'Wow, I'd be great at Congress.' Women need to be asked over and over by their communities."
"So African American state legislatures are more likely to introduce measures that combat racial discrimination," he said. "That seems obvious. But they also produce measures improving education, healthcare, social welfare and the economy. If I support those policies, don't have an obligation to like the most-qualified person -- who evidence would suggest isn't a straight white man?" | |||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 White men should stop doing anything for one week. I'm sure everything (plumbing, fire control, IT functions, high end medical care, the military etc.) would continue along fine without 'em! BTW, Jack Teter is apparently a transi. Kind of makes you wonder why it wanted to be a white male in the first place. |
| Posted by: charger 2016-05-06 19:09 |
| #10 I'm holding out for HeNeArKrXeRn candidates myself. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-06 18:35 |
| #9 White Men Should Stop Running For Office, Colorado Group Says 'Cause it worked so well for Zimbabwe and South Africa, of course. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-05-06 17:02 |
| #8 Devolution in action. You're on your own, kiddies. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-05-06 16:38 |
| #7 How are they gonna pay for that when all they have is $120? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-06 16:05 |
| #6 I would need incentives for not running, say $500 and 5 lids of the Colorado good stuff. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-05-06 15:56 |
| #5 A 'group' consisting of two moonbats - ha ha ha ha ! |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-05-06 12:13 |
| #4 I blame white male privilege. When are you going to earn it? "So African American state legislatures are more likely to introduce measures that combat racial discrimination," he said. "That seems obvious. Really? Who authored and passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments? Hint - it wasn't blacks or women of the time. I know its too hard - the answer white male Republicans. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-06 08:50 |
| #3 Never heard the expression "what goes around..."? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-06 01:24 |
| #2 So only approved sexism and racism can be in the dhimocrat party. Makes sense. It is the party of Jim Crow after all. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-05-06 01:08 |
| #1 Of course, to a bigot, skin color, gender and/or sexualitydetermines politics. Not rationality, not Science!, not even emotionality. You skin color gender and sexual attraction are your destiny, you are an animal driven by those things, your mind has nothing to do with it. That's where their arguments always end up putting those who espouse such politics. And yet these idiots havent a clue that is what they are advocating. |
| Posted by: Jomong Spawn of the Welsh2769 2016-05-06 00:12 |
