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Michael P. writes:
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>> The only
>> FL group backing him at the moment is the Associated General Contractors
>> Council so its not clear where the money is coming from.
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>I was wondering, is there anything particularly in this for contractors?
>(Like government business set-asides?) Or are they just a conservative
>bunch of guys?
They are racist Southern good ole boys.
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The following bit is from Bill Maxwell's column in today's St Pete Times:
"His campaign goads black Floridians because COnnerly made his first million bucks by taking advantage of the very set-asides he wants to eliminate. The real irony is that Connerly was invited to Florida by white members of the state chapter of the Associated General Contractors, a group that spent decades--until affirmative action was implemented--rigging bids and engaging in other shenanigans that kept black contractors from obtaining government contracts."
frances