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of Compassion' in Bush's Plans (04/25/99) "AUSTIN – As he prepares for the upcoming presidential campaign, Texas Gov. George W. Bush is a man determined to shed the hard-edged ideology of the Republican Party but reluctant to move too rapidly to the political center. "Three times Bush was asked whether he agreed with California's Proposition 209, the anti-affirmative action initiative approved in 1996. Three times, he avoided answering the question directly. "On the issue of racial preferences, Bush said he supports "affirmative access" -- guaranteeing admission to college based on performance -- rather than affirmative action and said government programs designed to encourage minority participation in business often ended up rewarding the same people "over and over again."
"He said the 1996 Hopwood decision that eliminated the use of racial preferences in
admissions at the University of Texas "to the extent that it eliminated race was
good," but he added that the law school, the target of the lawsuit, "needs to go
out and recruit." (Washington Post, Sun. 04/25/99 page A1, by Dan Balz) Racial Politics 2000: Trent Lott's Dilemma (04/09/99 - dead) "[The Council of Conservative Citizens - CCC] is a political force. I deduce that not from any polls or from calling around but simply from the reluctance of Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) to denounce it. He has been asked to do so by Reps. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) and Michael Forbes (R-N.Y.) as well as Bond. "Lott's name was not picked out of a hat. The majority leader has spoken to the group's national board and been pictured with its leaders. He explained that he (1) didn't quite understand what the group stood for, (2) doesn't agree with it at all and (3) now wants nothing more to do with it. "Still, the proposed resolution is going nowhere. Lott would prefer a generic one that condemns all sorts of hate groups wherever they may be -- including, one would surmise, the Hutu and Serbian paramilitaries. As far as is known, Lott has spoken to neither of them. "Wexler, Bond and others note that the condemnation of Muhammad suggests a certain amount of hypocrisy. "So I guess what it comes down to is when it's a black person who is racist it's all right for Congress to condemn him, but when it's a white group, Congress does nothing," Wexler told The Post's Kevin Merida.
"The Nation of Islam is no less racist than the C of CC -- just as obsessed with
racial purity and supposedly innate racial differences -- and antisemitic to boot.
Farrakhan has spoken of whites and Jews in ways that evidence a raw, visceral
bigotry." (Washington Post 04/09/99 by Richard Cohen)
Racial Politics 2000: Al Gore Speaks Spanish!?
(03/21/99) "With the approach of a presidential campaign in which Latino voters will be more influential than ever, Gore rarely passes up the opportunity to show off his proficiency in Spanish--whether in East Los Angeles or, as he did here recently, at a black-tie gala celebrating the 70th anniversary of the League of United Latin American Citizens. "Felicidades, LULAC, por setenta anos de servicio. Que dios les de setenta mas!" he told 400 delighted activists. ("Congratulations, LULAC, for 70 years of service. May God grant 70 more!")
"Gore's undisguised pitch for Latino support foreshadows a vigorous battle for the
hearts and minds of America's more than 7 million Latino voters in next year's
presidential election." (LA Times, 03/21/99, by Edwin Chen) Racial Politics 2000: Put the Race Card in the White Deck, Too!
(03/07/99 - dead link) "In today's social melting pot, is racism always the exclusive plot of white America? "That issue -- with Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and Georgia Republican Congressman Robert Barr in the middle -- is an interesting residue of President Clinton's impeachment trial. It's a topic which official Washington prefers to ignore as politically incorrect except, of course, when it's self-serving.
"Yet, isn't there a bit of hypocrisy in saying we stand for something, yet seek our
own conventions while manifesting little tolerance for those who speak their convictions,
repugnant though they may be? Don't people of all genres decide with whom they want
to associate, where they want to live, whom they invite to join their clubs or where they
send their kids to school? If economics and convenience aren't always the primary factors,
then what is?" (Hispanic Link News Service, 03/07/99, by Carlos Conde)
Racial Politics 2000: Minorities Can't Afford to Buy Politicians
(02/12/99 - dead link) "The [minority-oriented National Voting Rights Institute], the NAACP and other [so-called] civil rights organizations are seeking to portray the campaign finance issue as a new frontier in the nation's civil rights debate. They argue that public financing of elections would help level the playing field for candidates who might be long on vision and ability but short on funding.
" 'We are making the argument that the lack of wealth ought not to be an obstacle to
participate fully in the (political) process,' said Willie Abrams, NAACP legislative
counsel." Really? What about the millions of poor, non-minorities who
cannot afford to 'buy' political representation? (AP, via FoxNews, 02/12/99, by Paul
Shepard)
Racial Politics 2000: Al Gore Panders to Black Politicians (02/10/99 -
dead link) "[Gore] noted that a turnover of the House from Republican to Democratic control in the 2000 election would put blacks in key committee chairmanships [and allow them to wreak havoc on the constitution]. "The country needs 'more political maturity,' not attempts to eliminate affirmative action programs [i.e., quotas], Gore told about 500 people at a dinner sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus.
" 'We don't need more division in America,' Gore said, adding that that his
vision of the nation in the new millennium is that of a place 'committed to justice as
well as prosperity.' " (FoxNews, 02/10/99)
Racial Politics 2000: Calif. Courts Geo. Bush Jr.
for 2000 (03/16/99) Race Panel Stories (The Non-Dialogue Continues...)
Clinton, Bill: Clinton, Democrats perfect
politics of hate (01/28/99)
"President Clinton is the undisputed master of practicing everything he condemns,
whether it be the glib abuse of power in Iraq or the reduction of women to carnal
playthings. But nowhere has he explored the possibilities of cynicism more fully
than in his recent quest to portray Republicans as foaming vessels of hatred and himself
as the saintly target of their rage." (Detroit News, 12/28/98, by Tony Snow) Clinton, Bill:
White
House Announces New Jobs Guarantee for Minorities Only! Clinton, Bill:
Gov't Weasel-Words Set-Aside
Law, "Ends" Racial Set-Asides (Dead Link) Gore, Al: Gore Courts
Hispanics in Denver (01/24/99 -
dead link) "Gore emphasized public education and in particular Hispanic education. He chastised those who would send tax dollars to private schools [opposing the increasingly popular use of vouchers and school choice] and outlined a new administration proposal to spend nearly $500 million to improve education for Hispanic students." Significantly absent from Gore's speech was any mention of federal efforts to improve educational opportunities for non-minority children since there are apparently no such efforts underway.
"Latinos make up more than 10 percent of the nation's population and are projected to
overtake blacks as the country's largest minority group in the years following
2000." Implicit in Gore's pandering for Hispanic votes was the idea that white
children already have received more than their share of educational opportunity.
(Denver Post, 01/24/99, by Mike Soraghan) Gore, Al: Racial
Quota Enforcement Budget to Increase by 15% (dead link) Using typical Clinton-speak, Gore said the White House is "trying to prevent discirmination before it occurs", in other words by assuming that all non-minorities are guilty of discrimination. Missing from Gore's speech was any mention of due-process for accused discriminators, or any mention of the fact all of his so-called civil rights enforcement initiatives merely devolve into counting racial heads to establish a de facto case of discrimination without any proof of actual discrimination much less intent. "The additional funding would go to civil rights units in the departments of Justice, Education, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, which recently announced a settlement of a discrimination lawsuit filed by black farmers. Gore says the funding will help the Justice Department expand criminal investigations and prosecutions of civil rights cases. Another recipient would be the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission" which is historically hostile to the rights of non-minorites who file complaints of reverse discrimination. (Washington Post, 01/18/99, page A07, by Howard Kurtz)
Reuters quoted Gore "These funds will help ensure that no American is denied a job, a
home, or an education because of their race, color, creed, gender, or religion [unless
they are white]. And instead we will help ensure equal opportunity for all Americans
[unless they are white]." Maloney, Carolyn: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Calls Republicans 'Racist'! (Jan. 8, 1999) (dead link) Niggardly: The
N-ardly Word Causes Big Trouble in DC! (02/05/99) Racial Testing (Clinton):
Christopher Edley, a Harvard University law professor who is advising Clinton on racial
issues, said "federal agencies have already begun looking at how they can incorporate
the practice of "testing'' — that is, sending out teams of people who are evenly
matched in virtually every aspect except their race and cataloging the reactions they get
when they seek a job or a home." (Various sources, see dead links:) Roukema, Marge: Congresswoman Speaks Against Reverse
Discrimination Calif.
Atty General Violates Prop 209: Gives Preferences to Minorities! Ohio (Cleveland): Racial Politics and the
NAACP Lose, Democracy Wins
In 1994, the NAACP - using threats of racial unrest and political boycotts - convinced the
Cleveland Board of County Commissioners to (a) appoint (not elect) two black commissioners
(in addition to the original five); and (b) limit the number of candidates for whom the
voters could cast their ballots so that black voters could concentrate their political
numbers in support of the black candidate(s). The citizens sued against what they
called "a race-based quota system" and their suit ultimately prevailed.
The court ruled that the Commissioners had no authority to enter into any such agreement
with NAACP, ruled the agreement void, and the two temporarily appointed black
commissioners were forced to resign (AP, via Cleveland News Observer, 01-12-99) END Racial Politics 2000 - General, Older See Also: George W. Bush Special Collection -- Opposition to Racial Quotas |
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