December 31, 2008

Bobby Rush's Supposed Commitment to Having a Black Senator

So the Chicago congressman thinks blocking the appointment of Roland Burris is akin to a lynching. And yet when he had the opportunity to support a black candidate for an open US Senate seat in 2004 he opted to oppose Barack Obama and support (white) Blair Hull instead. If Rush had his way there wouldn't have been a black senator for the last four years.

Posted by armand at December 31, 2008 06:46 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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