This week representatives in Georgia’s majority Republican legislature announced the introduction of an “antidiscrimination” bill that would ban state and county agencies from considering race or gender in awarding contracts and state universities and colleges from considering race or gender in admissions. The rationale? The nation has elected it’s first African-American president, so that must [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Georgia Secretary of State’
Georgia Colorblind? Really?
Posted in politics, race, tagged Affirmative Action, antidiscrimination, discrimination, Georgia, Georgia Secretary of State, Karen Handel, racism, sexism on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dirty Politricks
Posted in politics, Tomfoolery, tagged election, Georgia, Georgia Secretary of State, Karen Handel, Politricks on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I learned a new word today “Politricks” or tricks politicians engage in to advance their partisan agendas, usually at the expense of voters. The tricky politician of the day in Georgia is Secretary of State Karen Handel who is a Republican. Seemingly trying to become the next Katherine Harris, she’s been getting on everyone’s nerves [...]