In Kansas, A Public Conference Reveals Deep Contempt for the Poor and for Women

by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
November 16, 2011 - 3:49pm

“This Governor failed!” This was my angry proclamation to Kansas Public Radio after listening to Robert Rector from the Heritage Foundation speak in Kansas City, Kansas on the topic of childhood poverty. Robert Rector was introduced as the “intellectual godfather of welfare reform." Mr. Rector was invited to Kansas to speak by Governor Sam Brownback.