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January 11, 2004
| Tonight's Debate: Going, Going ... Gone!!

If you're watching the MSNBC "Black and Brown" debate, you just saw Al Sharpton hit Dean over the fence for a four-bagger home run on the issue of race. The gist (my summary, not actual quotes):

Sharpton: You introduced race into this campaign, Howard ... how many people of color were in your cabinet?

Dean: Uhhh ... ummm ... I had people of color on my staff (And on your cabinet?) Uhhh ... ummm ... uhhh .... bubububu ... uhhh ....

I only wish I had a screen cap of Dean's face. Dean later recovered nicely, noting that he had more endorsements from the Congressional Black Caucus, etc. then anyone else on the stage. His line: “I will take a back seat to no one on my commitment to civil rights in America.”

Another great line was Mosley-Braun to Al Sharpton: "What are you going to do to bring people together ... this country cannot afford a racial screaming match." Al had no immediate response, but later positioned himself as a uniter, not a divider.

Ed.: The fact of the matter is that for most of the night CMB seemed the most reasonable and intelligent of the bunch.



Posted by Alan at January 11, 2004 09:08 PM | TrackBack
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