[GOPsterinMA]

The mayor of Boston is white - Tom Menino, affectionately known as “Mumbles” because he cannot string together more than one word of the English language.

As far as Ted's black friends go, well there was Jesse Jackson and Bill Russell (which seriously, was a big surprise).

[syriacus]

The mayor of Boston is white - Tom Menino, affectionately known as “Mumbles” because he cannot string together more than one word of the English language.

Sorry, I should have said that Mayor of Cambridge, E. Denise Simmons, is black.

Maybe she would make a good Senatorial candidate to carry out Ted's legacy of supporting gays, blacks, and women (all rolled into one person.)