> > explain to me, wayne, why not being an expert on > qualified hispanic women > > disqualifies me from having an opinion that hispanic > women are > > underrepresented in government? are either you or > john experts? i very > > clearly stated in the very first post i made on this > topic that i was > > referring to QUALIFIED hispanic women. in fact i > agree with both you and > > john that the > > merit should determine who is the best person for the > job, regardless of > > race, religion or gender! the point i keep trying > to make, which both > > you and john are persistently determined to ignore, is > that these > > minorities continue to be underrepresented in > proportion to their > > population demographic. > > jon
> Sorry, > As I have already said, the post was probably a bit harsher > than I intended. > You are indeed entitled to have your own opinion. > I don't think however you should expect John to do all > your research for you > and then help you out with your argument for you too!! > Regards, > Wayne. Sorry if I don't believe you, Wayne. Your sarcasm was intended or you would not have posted it. No need to apologize, however, I expect specious arguments from someone who obviously didn't read MY research, or deliberately chose to ignore it? Here is what I posted, again, BEFORE John's response: I fully admit that he was able to locate more Hispanic women in the Congress, but that does not negate my argument that Hispanic women are underrepresented in government. I'll bite back, and take your bait, John. Surely you are you not suggesting that Hispanic women are not qualified to lead? I doubt that you would reach such a racist and sexist conclusion. Back in 1968 Hispanic women started to address the imbalance: http://www.hwil.org/1.html Heer is a link to prominent Hispanic women in business: http://www.hbwa.net/ Hispanic women in leadership: http://www.hwil.org/1.html Female Governors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_state_governors_in_the_United_States#List_of_female_state_governors It is true that Hispanic women have rarely achieved the sort of prominence of Sarah Palin, but that has largely been because they are brown skinned and female. I believe there has been one acting Hispanic female governor, however. The first female governor elected without being the wife or widow of a past state governor was Ella T. Grasso of Connecticut in 1975. I was only able to find a couple Hispanic women in Congress: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/popup/80elitewomen.asp?year=2003&id=115 http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/popup/80elitewomen.asp?year=2003&id=114 but no Senators, yet... That is slowly beginning to change with the emerging political power of Hispanics in certain sections of America. It is also being expressed in the growth of Hispanic cultural worldwide. Finally, here is a link to delays in Senate Action on Judicial Nominations: http://leahy.senate.gov/press/199806/980618b.html Hope this answers your question? Jon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
