You know me, I look for the soft spot in everybody. So in the interest of fairness, I present this article sent to me by one of my readers. It basically lays out Helms surprisingly sympathetic thoughts on a proto-Affirmative Action plan. With guys like Helms, you always wonder whether their bigotry came from the heart, or whether it was a tool for whipping up votes. That Moseley-Braun episode, as well as the anti-gay stuff, makes me think a lot of it came from the heart. Not that race-baiting is any better.
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So he once wrote a letter that he didn't send in which he suggested that you need to set up a "separate but equal" HR department for blacks? Color me unconvinced.
Your work is cut out for you if you're looking for a "soft spot". Like dbt, I don't buy it.