Bill Clinton: “Well, I think that this nomination may be about those groups and whether they're proceeding in good faith. That is, you…”

“Well, I think that this nomination may be about those groups and whether they're proceeding in good faith. That is, you know, before those groups said, ``Well, we don't object to Lani Guinier's career as a lawyer. We just don't agree with her writings about future remedies.'' So now when they say ``Stealth Guinier,'' what they mean is that both these people have distinguished legal careers in trying to enforce the civil rights laws of the country. I hope that Mr. Patrick would plead guilty to that. And the truth is, a lot of those people are going to be exposed because they never believed in the civil rights laws, they never believed in equal opportunity, they never lifted a finger to give anybody of a minority race a chance in this country. And this time, if they try that, it's going to be about them, because they won't be able to say it's about somebody's writings, about future remedies. If they attack his record it means just exactly what we've all suspected all along, they don't give a riff about civil rights. Well, those of us who care about civil rights were elected by the American people to take care of them. That's what we intended to do. Death Penalty”