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To: TimF who wrote (176299)	10/9/2003 6:31:17 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579980

I don't know the specifics but I find it hard to believe that not one black coach would interview for the job. Think about it..........with all the black coaches in the US..hi school, college, pro sports...., not one was willing to take a free ride to Detroit for an interview. Frankly, I suspect there's more to this story than what's being told. Not one serious candidate for an NFL head coaching job. I'm sure they could have lined up someone with dark skin to come in for the interview but why set up such a sham? Because its the law. I believe whites in the country got off easy. I don't believe in collective guilt. No surprise there. BTW AA doesn't say you have to hire someone because of their race but you are to make best efforts to interview individuals of different races and to not discriminate. I don't even have problems with the quota system used at universities but I can understand people's complaints with that system. AA covers everything from advertising in minority periodicals to encourage applicants to a full blown quota system. Outreach to minorities is not controversial. The controversial part of AA, and the part that the political battle is about is the quota systems and other forms of racial preferences. Quotas are a small part of AA. ted