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Durbin: Race Factored in Burris Seating
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The Senator acknowledged that racial considerations were at play in the decision by majority Democrats to seat Burris.
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Race Played Factor in Seating Burris
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) last week to step down from the Senate, acknowledged today that racial considerations were at play in the decision by majority Democrats to seat Burris," the Chicago Tribune reports. ...
Durbin: Race Factored in Burris Seating
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The Senator says in radio interview that racial considerations were at play in the decision to seat Blago's appointment.
Says Rep. Rush "made strong statements along those (racial) lines. They were painful and hurtful, and it became part of this calculation."
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Race Played Factor in Seating Burris
The Hollywood Liberal —
... Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) last week to step down from the Senate, acknowledged today that racial considerations were at play in the decision by majority Democrats to seat Burris,” the Chicago Tribune reports.“Durbin, a fellow Democrat and Illinois’ senior senator, noted that Rep. Bobby Rush, a Chicago Democrat, appeared at Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s announcement of his appointment of Burris and used racially charged language to defend the appointment.”[image] ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has acknowledged that race became a factor in the discussions surround Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate. "My colleague from Illinois, Congressman Bobby Rush, made strong statements along those (racial) lines," said Durbin. "They were painful and hurtful, and it became part of this calculation." ...
From the Department of the Bleeding Obvious
The Glittering Eye —
This just in. Race factored in Roland Burris’s seating in the U. S. Senate:
Sen. Dick Durbin, who advised Sen. Roland Burris last week to step down from the Senate, acknowledged today that racial considerations were at play in the decision by majority Democrats to seat Burris.
Durbin, a fellow Democrat and Illinois’ senior senator, noted that Rep. Bobby Rush, a Chicago Democrat, appeared at Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s announcement of his appointment of Burris and used racially charged language to defend the appointment.
“My ...
Guess what factor played into Burris’ seating?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Give Dick Durbin a modicum of credit for admitting what everyone in the free world had already recognized. Durbin told a Chicago radio station that the Senate got intimidated by Rep. Bobby Rush and his allegations that opposition to Roland Burris acting on Rod Blagojevich’s appointment amounted to racism: Sen. Dick Durbin, who advised Sen. Roland Burris last week to step down from the Senate, acknowledged today that racial considerations were at play in the decision by majority Democrats to seat Burris. Durbin, a fellow Democrat and Illinois’ senior senator, noted that Rep. ...
“Shocking” news of the day not so shocking at all
Sister Toldjah —
... Chicago Breaking News reports what most of us on the right already knew regarding Blago’s selection of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the US Senate: ...
Remainders: Iowans
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Whitehouse.gov runs into trouble with ancient WH technology.
Andrew Rasiej adds "but they will get there."
The Southern Poverty Law Center calls out CPAC.
Ron Dreher says CPAC is on dope.
Dems are running away from Paterson's offer of leader of the state's Democratic Party.
Silda Wall Spitzer re-emerges.
Burris rolls out his 2010 website.
Blago gets a book deal.
Durbin says race was a factor in seating him.
Alexi Giannoulias opens bid to ...
Dick Durbin admits that his party is a bunch of wusses
Betsy's Page —
How funny. Dick Durbin has admitted that the only reason why the Democrats in the Senate caved on seating Roland Burris was because Congressman Bobby Rush successfully mau-maued them into fearing that they'd be tarred as racists if they didn't. Durbin, a fellow Democrat and Illinois' senior senator, noted that Rep. Bobby Rush, a Chicago Democrat, appeared at Gov. Rod Blagojevich's announcement of his appointment of Burris and used racially charged language to defend the appointment. "My colleague from Illinois, Congressman Bobby Rush, made strong statements along those ...
Durbin blames Cong. Bobby Rush for seating Burris
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin now says that Illinois congressman Bobby Rush race-baited him into supporting Blagojevich crony Roland Burris being seated in the Senate. I don't even know what to say. I would have hoped the senior Senator from my home state would have had the backbone to stand up to the congressman-who-cried-race. Having said that, I could imagine Durbin making the calculus that it wasn't worth losing black support for the Democratic party, especially after Obama undercut Reid and Durbin by indicating he'd support Burris even if they wouldn't. There were weak ...
