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To: Clock King
MLK wasn't racist. He supported AA because at the time it was needed.

As a white former Army EEO officer, I can tell all here that Affirmative Action plans as originally devised were not code words for quotas. The socialists in the Democratic party have equated AA with quotas. Nothing could be further from the original intent of AAPs. I support AA, but not quotas; and those who do not understand the difference have no business criticizing MLK's support of AA.

58 posted on 01/25/2003 10:43:03 AM PST by connectthedots
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To: connectthedots
MLK wasn't racist. He supported AA because at the time it was needed.

As a white former Army EEO officer, I can tell all here that Affirmative Action plans as originally devised were not code words for quotas. The socialists in the Democratic party have equated AA with quotas. Nothing could be further from the original intent of AAPs. I support AA, but not quotas; and those who do not understand the difference have no business criticizing MLK's support of AA.

I've read a library's worth of books and articles on AA, and I'm not familiar with these non-quota AA programs. Oh, I see, you said "as originally devised." So, you're talking about theoretical, utopian AA, as opposed to real, existing AA. But I suppose that in your book, I have "no business criticizing MLK's support of AA."

60 posted on 01/25/2003 3:36:14 PM PST by mrustow
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