This is a disgrace:
Supporters of a Democratic congressman charged with bribery and money laundering harkened to their civil rights days on Wednesday as they denounced the allegations against U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.The group, including ministers and the president of the local chapter of the NAACP, alleged the 16-count corruption indictment was the work of a Republican White House and Justice Department scheming to target black Democratic leaders and shift attention from legal troubles of Republican congressmen.
"When it's all over, Bill Jefferson will stand up like Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. He will stand up in the South and he will be victorious," said the Rev. Samson "Skip" Alexander.
The news conference attended by about 50 people was a sign Jefferson hasn't lost friends in New Orleans, which re-elected him to a ninth term from Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in December 2006 despite an
FBI probe of his African business dealings.
Both Washington and Carver lived exemplary lives. Chilly Willy Jefferson and his cronies would have made them sick.
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Is it just me, or does the habit of supporting idiots only because of their race apply only to blacks?
Posted by: Chris at June 14, 2007 01:08 PMand to add to Chris... do they ever want to be taken seriously again?
It's so stupid I got to laugh !
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Still waiting for character to count.
Posted by: marybeth at June 14, 2007 03:25 PMI believe they have the goods on this guy..that being said, it appears there are three types of people in relation to Jefferson.
Those who are disgusted by his apparant slight of hand, Those who have suffered by his slight of hand, and those who are bitching because the teet is dry.
Posted by: csason at June 14, 2007 09:43 PMit's just you, Chris
Posted by: illogic at June 15, 2007 04:19 PM