Perhaps McCain has opposed affirmative action for so long that he doesn't know it's about inviting more people to meet standards, not lowering them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.
I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.
Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.
Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
For a long time, the Court has moved toward outlawing all forms of racial preference, including affirmative action, and Obama seems accepting, even supportive, of the change.
Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.
Though it's impossible for us to legislate one's thoughts and feelings, we still need things like affirmative action in place because without measures like it, people in charge would not have, sadly, enough impetus to do, as cliched as it sounds, the right thing.
I think that affirmative action programs can be very important.
Republicans can be a funny bunch. They're against affirmative action, but they always seem to be able to find people of color to fill a slot just when they're most needed.
I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.