Ward Connerly Using Deceptive 'Civil Rights' Initiatives to Ban Affirmative Action

Ms. Magazine by Katherine Spillar | Mar. 8, 2008 (News Analysis)

Connerly is leading simultaneous efforts in five states to qualify ballot measures for the November election, each claiming to prohibit "discrimination" and "preferential treatment." These deceptively named "civil rights" initiatives in Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma are actually designed to ban affirmative action for women and minorities in public employment, public education and public contracting. Full Story »

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 by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

The best line is the last one--quoting Connerly as saying, "I'm not your typical executive." No, he's not. He's a shill and a liar. He lets big money interests use his black skin for a cut of the fat profits his deceptive laws save or earn them. While the article just barely scratches the surface of this topic, it does at least point out how the authors of these bills lie about them to get them passed.

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