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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (285992)	1/1/2009 3:55:50 PM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793955

Why not? He doesn't explain why. "Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat. What does the first half of the sentence have to do with the second? Sounds like they are implying that Burris paid for the seat. Also, if being accused of something makes you ineligible for the job, let's remember that Barry has been accused of not being a natural born citizen.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (285992)	1/1/2009 4:18:43 PM
From: greenspirit	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

As a matter of fact, any Democrat who opposes the appointment must be a "racist". After all, we learned in the Presidential election process, there can be no other legitimate reason to not support an African American candidate other than racism.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (285992)	1/1/2009 6:59:17 PM
From: KLP	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

Burris Has Plan For Slave Reparations January 1st, 2009 sweetness-light.com From an eight year old edition of the Chicago Defender, via Lexis-Nexis: Burris lays out reparations funding plan for Blacks By Chinta Strausberg April 29, 2000 A structure is being put into place that could fund the payment of reparations to Blacks with more than 100 million from the state’s tobacco fund, former Illinois Attorney Roland Burris said Thursday. In an interview with WVON’s Cliff Kelley and later with the Chicago Defender, Burris said he and others have been working for quite a while on putting in place a mechanism that could finance a reparations fund. "I’ve been consulting with Richard Barber who has been pushing for the establishment of the African American Permanent Fund (AAPF), which would be incorporated as a not for profit corporation," Burris explained. "Barber turned his attention from the Alaska Pipe Line Fund to getting money from the tobacco fund to seed this AAPF. "We’re talking about from 80 billion to 100 billion as the endowment for this fund. This fund would make grants for scholarships and educational purposes for Blacks as part of reparations along with low interests business loans for economic development for the Black community." Burris said the tobacco industry will be paying more than 300 billion to the states and that using these funds for reparations is a good idea but is a legal one because it was African Americans who were forced to work the tobacco fields for free when they were slaves. This is a way of directing these funds. The tobacco industry has a legal obligation because of the free labor Blacks gave in the tobacco field. The industry, Burris said, received "illegal, unjust enrichment" as a result of free Black labor. "This is the first time we’ve spoken publicly on this subject. I’ve been advising Barber for years," Burris told the Chicago Defender. "We tried to approach the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) with this matter, but they want to use those funds for health issues. I have a white attorney general out of D.C. who is supporting this issue," explained Burris. "It’s a logical way to assist the growth and development of the Black community. Persons can receive assistance, and you would be putting a 1 billion a year in the economy through grants and scholarships to educate the children and make sure the colleges get" their fair share of the fund. When asked the next step, Burris said Barber’s lawyers are researching this issue. And Mr. Burris was still arguing for slave reparation in 2004 and in 2005. How can the Senate Democrats not seat a black man who is for reparations – and for sticking it to Big Tobacco? (Thanks to CGardner for the heads up.) 19 Comments »