The first chapter was great. It dealt solely with Connerly's White House visit with Clinton/Gore and several other Affirmative Action critics. He remarks in great detail how Clinton was attentive, receptive, and thought-provoking. Gore on the other hand was condescending and aloof. He was surprised how Gore (a white man) could treat a black man's thoughts about racial preferences like he (Connerly) didn't really understand racism or the need for set-asides. Hmmmm, Gore talking down to people. Sounds familiar.

Unfortunately, the next two chapters dealt with Connerly's childhood, upbringing, and various relatives in his life. I was hoping for more current Prop. 209 discussion as opposed to an autobiography.

The book doesn't contain a table of contents, so you really don't know what the book deals with unless you leaf through it.

I read three chapters, then turned it back in to the library.

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