I Was Semi-Featured in a Newspaper Article!!!

Last night I was invited to a pro-Affirmative Action forum after I posted a piece supporting the abolition of AA on a pro-AA Facebook page. I really enjoyed the opportunity to speak out against the AA cause, or rather, support Ward Connerly's initiative to get the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative (MoCRI) on the ballot this fall. Unfortunately I was one of only two people who said ANYTHING against affirmative action. It would have made for better discussion had more supporters of Connerly been there, but I'm glad I was there to voice a dissenting opinion. You can look at the MoCRI initiative here. Here's a bit of the article from the Columbia Missourian:

The discussion Thursday in the Life Sciences building, organized by the Missing Minority Campaign, was designed to open dialogue between those for and opposed to the initiative. In a crowd of over 50 people, however, only two supporters of the initiative may have been the only ones to attend. Michael Alexander, an MU student, said he didn’t feel overwhelmed about stating his position in a room full of opposition. He said he wants to reach the same goal of equality, but has a different strategy.
Alexander said he doesn’t believe a race-based scholarship can fix some social disadvantages minorities face, such as inadequate schools. Additionally, whites shouldn’t be overlooked because they lack the color to be considered for a certain scholarship.
“It should have nothing to do with the color of your skin,” he said.
Antonio Williams of By Any Means Necessary said he believes minorities need affirmative action for the same reason Alexander opposes it.
Williams said that minorities need additional help because they are often given inferior education. He is a high school student with a 3.5 grade point average, but scored a 15 on the ACT. (The rest of the article is here

I quoted Martin Luther King Jr. to the group to show how twisted their view is on this issue. MLK said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Needless to say, that ticked off quite a few people that I used MLK's words against the AA cause. But, would MLK REALLY want blacks to get preferential treatment because of their skin color? No way! He was opposing the use of skin color to be used for ANY decision, whether it be a cause for discrimination or promotion.