The influential affirmative action duo

Two major public figures,  General Powell and Mayor Bloomberg of NYC, have announced their support for Barack Obama for a second term.  Powell is a Republican Party member who served as the armed forces Chief-of-staff under Bush I and Secretary of State under Bush II.  He is black and he is a supporter of affirmative action, the single most un-American Executive Order ever signed by a President in this case JFK in 1961.  Lyndon Johnson took the concept to another level in 1965 by extending affirmative action to employment in the private sector.  Those in the private sector of business, and those in the higher education like Ward Connerly former member of the California Board of Regents, the governing body of the California higher education system,  know how and why affirmative action is counter productive no matter  what its supporters like Powell and Obama say.

In his autobiography, Powell attributes his successful military and government careers to affirmative action.   In his educational path Obama unquestionably received several boosts along the way from affirmative action.  These two guys want people to continue to be judged and promoted based on their skin color, rather than the content of their character, as Martin Luther King asked.  It bears pointing out that both Powell and Obama have spent almost all of their careers employed by the government.  It is obvious they view themselves as beneficiaries of big government.  Sadly they have an influence on many who cannot and do not think for themselves.  Such influence does not bode well for the Republic and free enterprise going forward.