Posted on 05/17/2005 4:32:31 AM PDT by Born Conservative
BALTIMORE - U.S. Senate candidate Kweisi Mfume said having a romantic relationship with a subordinate while heading the NAACP was a "boneheaded thing to do."
Mfume, who is divorced, has previously admitted dating the woman in 1997 and adopting her son. But he denied that any of his personnel decisions were affected by the relationship.
"I'm a human being," Mfume said Monday of the relationship. "It was very short-lived and terminated because I recognized it was a boneheaded thing to do. It was my mistake and my mistake solely. That's what makes us better as human beings. Not to repeat mistakes ... and to try to own up to them."
An internal memo from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People outlined alleged claims that a woman who once worked at the civil rights organization had threatened to sue over Mfume's relationship with a subordinate.
Mfume said he hoped the allegations would not hurt his Senate chances.
"This whole issue of doubt in the minds of people is a natural reaction," Mfume told reporters in downtown Baltimore. "You can't run and you can't hide, so I don't try ... The more I talk about it, the better I feel."
Mfume, who served five terms in Congress, joins 10-term Rep. Benjamin Cardin and civic activist A. Robert Kaufman in the Democratic hunt for the seat held by retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes. On the Republican side, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele has said he is seriously considering a run.
"I have every intention of being there for the November election," Mfume said.
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He doesn't repeat mistakes? Isn't this the guy who has kids with about 5 different mothers and wasn't married to a single one?
Dont worry he is a liberal sex scandals dont harm these guys in the slightest
Yeah, that makes sense. Date the woman a few times and adopt her child. Is there part of the story missing here? Paternity test, maybe ?
Mfume is well on the way to starting his own tribe of bastards. He should be the poster boy for Cosby's campaign against irresponsible black men.
Which head and which bone?
aka Frizzel Grey
Gee, what a nice guy. He adopted her son. Pardon me while I barf.
I maybe wrong - but isn't that his Muslim name?
Absolutely right. It's apparent he's building his own constituency for some future campaign.
I can't imagine having a relationship with someone named Queasy...as in, 'you're making me',,,LOL!
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! PING!
Despite his Arab-sounding name, he is not Moslem.
So now we can judge him on the content of his character, right??
Adopting a womans son to get in her pants sounds pretty boneheaded to me.
Does he pay child support to this adopted son?
How many men do you know who would adopt a son but wouldnt marry the mother? Yeah that sounds a little boneheaded too.
Does he pay child support to any of his own 5 illigitimate children.
He says the relationship was shortlived and he dropped her because he realised it was boneheaded. Can adoption of the son be shortlived too or can that be annulled?
One thing I am sure of This guy has way too many boneheaded stunts in his record to be my Senator.
Mfume was born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was a street hustler and high school drop-out prior to age 23. Gray had an epiphany and dedicated to remake his life. He legally changed his name to Kweisi Mfume, a name from Ghana meaning "Conquering son of Kings." Mfume went back to school and earned a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University, and a master’s degree in Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University. He had his start in politics in 1979 by being elected to the Baltimore City Council. He served on the council until 1986, when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of Maryland. While in Congress, Mfume served as the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus from 1992 to 1994. In 1996 Mfume stepped down from his seat in Congress to take up the position as CEO of the NAACP, a capacity that he served until he stepped down on December 31, 2004.
On March 14, 2005, Mfume announced that he will seek the U.S. Senate seat of current long-standing senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), following the announcement by Sarbanes that he will not be running for re-election in 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweisi_Mfume
Frizzell Gray Ping.
"dating"?...OK whatever...
Ubange
"U.S. Senate candidate Kweisi Mfume said having a romantic relationship with a subordinate while heading the NAACP was a "boneheaded thing to do."
He said "bone." Heh, heh.
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