tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
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So you'll remember that on Tuesday, a DOJ report found that John Tanner, the former chief of the department's voting rights section, had told a colleague over email in 2004 that he liked his coffee "Mary Frances Berry style -- black and bitter." Berry, an African-American, was at the time the ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/14/2009
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Yesterday we picked out a shocking excerpt from
the DOJ report on politicized hiring, in which then-Voting...
Rights chief John Tanner told Brad Schlozman over email in 2004 that he liked his coffee "Mary Frances Berry style -- black and bitter." Berry, ...
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DOJ Kept Tanner Working On Voting Rights -- Even After ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/14/2009
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This might be the most horrifying excerpt from
the Schlozman report : In that incident in August...
2004, Voting Section Chief John Tanner sent an e-mail to Schlozman asking Schlozman to bring coffee for him to a meeting both were scheduled to ...
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Top DOJer Called Voting-Rights Official "Black and Bitter"
balloon-juice.com - 1/16/2009
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This guy . So you’ll remember that on
Tuesday, a DOJ report found that John Tanner, the...
former chief of the department’s voting rights section, had told a colleague over email in 2004 that he liked his coffee “Mary Frances Berry ...
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This Apology Plus 50 Cents Will Buy You A Cup of Coffee
Talking Points Memo —
DOJer John Tanner sends letter of apology to African American head of Civil Rights Commission for calling her "black and bitter."
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The Most Miserable Dude In DC Right Now
Balloon Juice —
This guy.
So you’ll remember that on Tuesday, a DOJ report found that John Tanner, the former chief of the department’s voting rights section, had told a colleague over email in 2004 that he liked his coffee “Mary Frances Berry style—black and bitter.” Berry, an African-American, was at the time the chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights.
Now Tanner is trying to make amends. Moments ago he forwarded to TPMmuckraker a letter of apology he sent to Berry dated January 13. ...
Thursday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... until today. It's chilling. * John Tanner will need to do more than just write an apologetic note . * Right-wing host Glenn Beck's new show will debut on Fox News on Monday. His very first guest? ...
Tanner apologizes for saying he liked his coffee ‘Mary Frances Berry style - black and bitter.’
Think Progress —
... TPMmuckraker reports today that Tanner has sent a letter of apology to Berry, claiming that he only used the phrase because he had recently heard an African-American customer at a coffee shop order coffee “black and sweet — like me.” ...
Tanner Sends Letter To Berry Apologizing For Racist Email
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Tanner Sends Letter To Berry Apologizing For Racist Email So you’ll remember that on Tuesday, a DOJ report found that John Tanner, the former chief of the department’s voting rights section, had told a colleague over email in 2004 that he liked his coffee “Mary Frances Berry style –… [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] DOJ Kept Tanner Working On Voting Rights — Even After Racist Comments Yesterday we picked out a shocking excerpt from the DOJ report on politicized hiring, in which then-Voting Rights chief John Tanner told Brad Schlozman over email in 2004 that he liked his coffee “Mary Frances Berry style — black and… [image] [image] ...
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