Harry Reid: “The time is now mine, and I want to talk about something that is real important to me, important to the State of Nevada…”

“The time is now mine, and I want to talk about something that is real important to me, important to the State of Nevada, and the country. I do not think it would be a stretch to say this administration does not have a good record on protecting civil rights. Republicans say they are for diversity, but they are fighting against policies that promote diversity. Embarrassed and on the defensive following recent events that focused attention on the Republican Party's position on civil rights, the President and other prominent Republicans professed a new willingness to support efforts to expand opportunities for all Americans. Unfortunately, they have not taken any action to suggest that they have a sincere change of heart. In fact, to the contrary, the President has recently opposed affirmative action policies that open the doors of higher education to a generation of talented and motivated minority students, and he does not oppose affirmative action that gets people in some of our best schools because they are children of alumni, that some students get into because of their athletic ability, and a lot of other issues that were not brought up in the brief the President filed with the Court. The President has to fully fund education programs, including those targeting minority and low income students.”