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It? >> the naacp national came on today and basically defended eric holder and defended the department of justice and defended this whole program. >> bill: how did he do that. >> he basically said if you have a test thats bad and discriminating against minorities and the department of justice has to do something. >> bill: did you see the test. >> i didnt see the test. >> >> bill: new haven test was a regular test. >> the city of dayton got in trouble with the department of justice back in 2000 w...

Case of a firefighter being emt. whats next now your doctor? air traffic controllers? where do we say no we are not going to lower the standards? i asked hillary is this paternalistic? is this basically the department of justice and thought city of dayton saying that african-american applicants you know what? you are too stupid. you can never pass it. so we have to come up with -- we have to now change the standard to an f is passing. >> bill: its insultinginsulting paternalistic. >> he says it ...

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Point of the department of justice, is not lost on me. i get the point. >> bill: which is? >> if have you got a result of a test that continuously leads to minorities failing and whites passing, there may be -- its a hidden bias that they are looking for in the test. >> bill: cultural thing. >> maybe all the cops they talked to in coming up with the new test tended to be white. based on their white experiences they said this is what you need to have. they come up with a test that maybe african-a...

Come, in revamp the test, talk to actual firefighters and police officers, make sure the test is fair, to blacks and whites and hispanics alike. did it, gave it to people, lowered the scores that would be passing to 66 and 72% on -- got two sections. and still the department of justice. >> bill: after all that investment. >> under barack obama has said thats still too much of a burden. you have to lower the passing score. >> bill: to 60. >> from a d to an f. an f is now passing because i say so ...

Decisions. >> talking about a cop and the case of a firefighter being emt. whats next now your doctor? air traffic controllers? where do we say no we are not going to lower the standards? i asked hillary is this paternalistic? is this basically the department of justice and thought city of dayton saying that african-american applicants you know what? you are too stupid. you can never pass it. so we have to come up with -- we have to now change the standard to an f is passing. >> bill: its insult...

>> unresolved problem segment tonight, there are some police departments around the country having trouble recruiting minorities because they cant pass the civil service test. recently we saw controversy about that in new haven connecticut where there was a lawsuit. in dayton, ohio, attorney general holder ordered lowered scores real low 60% is passing. here is how the naacp in dayton reacted. >> the naacp does not support individuals fill in a test and then have an opportunity to be gainfully e...

Safety issue. you know, there is a reason why we went to police officers and firefighters in the case of that test and said what are your duties entail? and then we had this outside independent testing company come up with the questions. >> bill: still wasnt good enough. >> what makes a good cop and good firefighter. >> bill: do you remember this guys name. >> hillary -- im blanking on his last name. is he a senior vice president of the naacp. >> bill: he says well we want the test to be dumped ...

>> bill: he got scolded, i know it? >> the naacp national came on today and basically defended eric holder and defended the department of justice and defended this whole program. >> bill: how did he do that. >> he basically said if you have a test thats bad and discriminating against minorities and the department of justice has to do something. >> bill: did you see the test. >> i didnt see the test. >> >> bill: new haven test was a regular test. >> the city of dayton got in trouble with the depa...

>> talking about a cop and the case of a firefighter being emt. whats next now your doctor? air traffic controllers? where do we say no we are not going to lower the standards? i asked hillary is this paternalistic? is this basically the department of justice and thought city of dayton saying that african-american applicants you know what? you are too stupid. you can never pass it. so we have to come up with -- we have to now change the standard to an f is passing. >> bill: its insultinginsultin...