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To: longnshort who wrote (4852)	3/10/2004 10:25:06 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) of 90947

Kerry's 'insult' The head of a civil rights and legal services advocacy group wants Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to apologize for saying he wouldn't be upset if he could be known as the second black president. "John Kerry is not a black man he is a privileged white man who has no idea what it is in this country to be a poor white in this country, let alone a black man," said Paula Diane Harris, founder of the Andrew Young National Center for Social Change, in Harrisburg, Pa. Last week, Mr. Kerry told the American Urban Radio Network: "President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second." Kerry spokesman Chad Clanton said: "This was intended as a light-natured remark about President Clinton's strong legacy with African-Americans. It is a legacy that John Kerry would like to build upon if elected president. John Kerry has a record of fighting for civil rights and as president he will continue this fight." Miss Harris also criticized civil rights leaders who "sit back and ignore these types of comments, a practice that further insults African Americans."

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