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To: JohnM who wrote (130690)8/8/2005 4:55:01 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793744
 
Actually, I was talking historically, but could see how you could misunderstand.
Message 21583444

The senate has had five blacks, three of them republican. But let's not dwell on the senate.

The current House had a chance a couple years back to put a black in a leadership position when Harold Ford ran against Nancy Pelosi for Minority Leader. The Democrat vote was overwhelmingly for the white person.