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January 12, 2004
| Race Heats up Race

[CNN]

"It seems as though you discovered blacks and browns during this campaign," Sharpton said.

Dean, front-runner in several Iowa polls, responded, "I beg to differ with your statistics," and said African-Americans and Latinos did work in his state government.

When Sharpton asked whether any African-Amercians and Latinos served in Dean's Cabinet, a defensive Dean said, "We had a senior member of my staff."

Pressed as to whether that person was in his Cabinet, Dean acknowledged that none had been, but noted that the Cabinet contained only six people.

"If you want to lecture people on race, you ought to have the background and track record in order to do that," Sharpton said.



Posted by Michele at January 12, 2004 10:53 AM | TrackBack
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