No way! An articulate candidate is black?
... from Congress Daily, reprinted without permission:
Georgia. A former aide to Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., is considering running for the seat held by Democratic Rep. John Barrow, the Savannah Morning News reported. "I'm more in it than out," said Karen Bogans, a government and community affairs consultant. She added that a final decision would come by year's end. Kingston praised Bogans. "I would lean toward endorsing her," he said. "She's a hard worker, very knowledgeable, very presentable and very articulate."
Bogans, who is black, said she was aware of the district's significant black population. "I believe that the African-American community is a lot more conservative than people give them credit for," she said. Barrow narrowly won re-election last year. The Republican field includes Chris Edenfield and mechanical engineer Ray McKinney. Iraq war veteran Wayne Mosley and former Augusta Mayor Bob Young have been mentioned as possible candidates.
Georgia. A former aide to Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., is considering running for the seat held by Democratic Rep. John Barrow, the Savannah Morning News reported. "I'm more in it than out," said Karen Bogans, a government and community affairs consultant. She added that a final decision would come by year's end. Kingston praised Bogans. "I would lean toward endorsing her," he said. "She's a hard worker, very knowledgeable, very presentable and very articulate."
Bogans, who is black, said she was aware of the district's significant black population. "I believe that the African-American community is a lot more conservative than people give them credit for," she said. Barrow narrowly won re-election last year. The Republican field includes Chris Edenfield and mechanical engineer Ray McKinney. Iraq war veteran Wayne Mosley and former Augusta Mayor Bob Young have been mentioned as possible candidates.
posted by Josh at
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
3 Comments:
This doesn't strike me as racial. In fact, it seems worth mentioning when a candidate is articulate, given all the people running for office who can't put together a coherent sentence. For example: George W. Bush.
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ed002d, at 6:29 PM
Point taken. On the other hand, though, how often do people comment on white people being "presentable."
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SKBK, at 12:39 AM
Same hand.
I think my point may have been unclear. The thing is, a candidate who is given credit for being articulate is always black. Always. Mitt Romney is quite articulate, and he'll never hear the compliment.
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Josh, at 9:08 AM
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