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Old Tue Feb 20, 2007, 05:05pm
WhistlesAndStripes WhistlesAndStripes is offline
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I think there is this major myth in our society that people are hired on pure merit. College Student Applications are not based purely on merit. Why would you expect college officiating hiring to be based on that as well? Not to make a political statement, but do you really think that George W. Bush was the most qualified in the country to become President? If you know anything about Chicago Politics, people are being elected left and right based on who their parents were or who they are related. Officiating is not at all different in the way people are hired.

Peace
And as long as we're getting political about this, I think it's fair to say that some officials are hired based on their race.

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