Comments on: An Obama Legacy Already?: Cecilia Muñoz http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:43:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brittany http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5954 Brittany Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:22:35 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5954 I think Obama is making steps to ensure that he has a diverse cabinet and white house appointees who are more than prepared to take on the position. What I like about Obama's approach to picking cabinet members as opposed to past Presidents (or politicians) is that he is not just nominating people of color to say he has a diverse cabinet, he is nomiating people that are excellent for the positions and bringing in a new pool of talented people who have been often overlooked or may have never been considered in other administrations. I think Obama is making steps to ensure that he has a diverse cabinet and white house appointees who are more than prepared to take on the position. What I like about Obama’s approach to picking cabinet members as opposed to past Presidents (or politicians) is that he is not just nominating people of color to say he has a diverse cabinet, he is nomiating people that are excellent for the positions and bringing in a new pool of talented people who have been often overlooked or may have never been considered in other administrations.

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]]> By: Wall Street Journal » Blog Archive » Hispanic Bloggers: Richardson was Robbed http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 Wall Street Journal » Blog Archive » Hispanic Bloggers: Richardson was Robbed Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:54:03 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5948 [...] Obama!” was RacismReview.com’s reaction to Muñoz, who currently serves as senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and [...] [...] Obama!” was RacismReview.com’s reaction to Muñoz, who currently serves as senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and [...]

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]]> By: mordy http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 mordy Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:54:53 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5945 On NPR's All Things Considered today (12/3), Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO, citing Hispanics voting for Obama at a 2-1 clip called it "Something of a let down that a latino had not been appointed to his cabinet until halfway into these cabinet positions" http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=97766012&m=97765973 On NPR’s All Things Considered today (12/3), Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO, citing Hispanics voting for Obama at a 2-1 clip called it “Something of a let down that a latino had not been appointed to his cabinet until halfway into these cabinet positions” http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=97766012&m=97765973

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]]> By: Hispanic Bloggers: Richardson was Robbed http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5943 Hispanic Bloggers: Richardson was Robbed Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:59:13 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5943 [...] Obama!” was RacismReview.comÂ’s reaction to Muñoz, who currently serves as senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and [...] [...] Obama!” was RacismReview.comÂ’s reaction to Muñoz, who currently serves as senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and [...]

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]]> By: Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Hispanic Bloggers: Richardson was Robbed http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5938 Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Hispanic Bloggers: Richardson was Robbed Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:44 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5938 [...] Obama!” was RacismReview.com’s reaction to Muñoz, who currently serves as senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and [...]

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]]> By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm and Open Thread number I don’t know http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5934 Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm and Open Thread number I don’t know Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:01:50 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5934 [...] Racism Review, the very welcome news that Obama has appointed Cecilia Muñoz as the next director of [...] [...] Racism Review, the very welcome news that Obama has appointed Cecilia Muñoz as the next director of [...]

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]]> By: Arturo http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5932 Arturo Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:54:10 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5932 wrong post, oops :) wrong post, oops :)

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]]> By: Arturo http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5930 Arturo Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:48:51 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5930 I think what Brady, Bluestmoon and others who cling to the tired, "I never owned slaves", argument fail to consider is that the struggle for equality was not magically won upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It has ONLY been 40 years since the end of the Civil Rights Movement, per se, yet this is no where near sufficient to heal the wounds of nearly 250 years of slavery, racialization/racial indoctrination, subjugation and genocide. To deny this is equivalent to complicentcy in its persistence. I think what Brady, Bluestmoon and others who cling to the tired, “I never owned slaves”, argument fail to consider is that the struggle for equality was not magically won upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

It has ONLY been 40 years since the end of the Civil Rights Movement, per se, yet this is no where near sufficient to heal the wounds of nearly 250 years of slavery, racialization/racial indoctrination, subjugation and genocide.

To deny this is equivalent to complicentcy in its persistence.

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]]> By: Mordy http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/01/an-obama-legacy-already-cecilia-munoz/comment-page-1/#comment-5927 Mordy Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:42:53 +0000 http://www.racismreview.com/blog/?p=951#comment-5927 Except @King Politics, it doesn't appear from the description contained in the post that she will have anything to do with immigration and further, she isn't from a border state. Were you suggesting that being from elsewhere brings a fresh or a misunderstood perspective? We hope this is a good appointment. I trust Obama implicitly to make sound decisions because his actions thus far have warranted it. So it is with this same sense of confidence that i welcome this pick. But i feel like we must caution against applauding a pick chiefly because the person represents a certain minority group. This seems inherently unfair to Obama and to the person in question. We needn't look too far back in the rear view mirror to see Alberto Gonzalez and Alphonso Jackson. Two more Bush cronies who were no more suited for their appointments than for jail cells. Minority appointment isn't enough. It must be the proper one. Here's to hoping Ms Munoz fits that twin bill. Since i have no idea what the intergovernmental director of affairs is or does it is difficult to accurately assess the significance of this appointment and whether Ms Munoz is best suited for the job. Except @King Politics, it doesn’t appear from the description contained in the post that she will have anything to do with immigration and further, she isn’t from a border state. Were you suggesting that being from elsewhere brings a fresh or a misunderstood perspective?

We hope this is a good appointment. I trust Obama implicitly to make sound decisions because his actions thus far have warranted it. So it is with this same sense of confidence that i welcome this pick. But i feel like we must caution against applauding a pick chiefly because the person represents a certain minority group.
This seems inherently unfair to Obama and to the person in question. We needn’t look too far back in the rear view mirror to see Alberto Gonzalez and Alphonso Jackson. Two more Bush cronies who were no more suited for their appointments than for jail cells. Minority appointment isn’t enough. It must be the proper one. Here’s to hoping Ms Munoz fits that twin bill. Since i have no idea what the intergovernmental director of affairs is or does it is difficult to accurately assess the significance of this appointment and whether Ms Munoz is best suited for the job.

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