As far as I know these are quotes from the one and only Andy Rooney. Boy scouts have a purpose, a meaning.. Not something given to a less qualified person because he or she's skin color. 
   Originally posted by Bagster:
   Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Actually, I'll take positive thinking over the qualities you name.  
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I don't see the restriction of civil rights as a positive thinking personality trait....    
 And vwimports, two paragraphs in, your article makes no sense.   
 " The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black  Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. " 
 Then why the fuck the need for the boy scouts, brainiac?  < that is to the author, not vwimports, unless he/she wrote it. [/QB][/QUOTE]