Affirmative-Action Foe (Ward Connerly) Is Facing Allegations of Financial Misdeeds

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2. Al Sharpton got MAD at Connerly over Connerly's hypocrisy in a contracting company

CONNERLY: Let me answer your question. When I found that the university was giving points, extra points to certain people in order to achieve diversity and inclusion at the University of California.

SHARPTON: OK, but you had no problem with people giving points to give contracts when you‘ve got a contract when your company in a racial set aside contract for energy.

CONNERLY: Get your facts right, Reverend.

SHARPTON: Did you not get three contracts. One of them for a million dollars sir?

CONNERLY: No, sir. They went to the California building officials, which was one of my clients. My firm didn‘t get it. Get your facts straight, Reverend.

SHARPTON: Oh, OK. And your company worked with this contract and you had no problem with that at that time?

CONNERLY: No, not at all. Because the contract.

SHARPTON: For them to get a non-bid contract based on the fact they were a minority company was not.

CONNERLY: They were not a minority company. It is trade association of building departments in the state of California.

transcript: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43713532/ns/msnbc_tv/t/msnbc-live-pm-et-wednesday-july/

video: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46031931/#43662813