DainBramaged
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Mon Nov-01-10 08:17 PM
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| When Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), leaves at the end of the year |
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unless Kendrick Meek pulls a rabbit out of his (fill in the blank) there will be NO African-American members of the Senate. There have been six black senators since Reconstruction, And that is a fucking crime. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/126773-next-senate-unlikely-to-include-black-members |
| spanone
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Mon Nov-01-10 08:18 PM
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| 1. it's a cozy, closed country club... |
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Mon Nov-01-10 08:23 PM
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| 2. A huge American minority without representation |
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No wonder since unless you are a multi-millionaire, you don't have a chance to run.
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| Gidney N Cloyd
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Mon Nov-01-10 09:13 PM
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| 3. Of the six black senators since Reconstruction, 2 have been from Illinois. |
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I think some states have a little catching up to do...
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