Was wondering how that illiterate was a civil rights hero.
Posted on 05/16/2011 9:39:16 PM PDT by Nachum
The civil rights hero who introduced President Barack Obama at a political fund-raiser in Washington Monday night, Ernie Green, pleaded guilty in 2001 to a federal misdemeanor tax violation after becoming enmeshed in an investigation into illegal foreign money given to Democrats in the 1996 election.
Green gained prominence as one of the Little Rock nine--nine black students who desgregated that city's Central High School in 1957. He later served as an assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Jimmy Carter and won a Congressional Gold Medal from President Bill Clinton, who was a longtime friend of Green.
"What an incredible honor to be introduced by Ernie Green. Please give Ernie Green a big round of applause....I would not be standing here today were it not for people like Ernie Green," Obama said during the fundraiser at the Capital Hilton for the Obama Victory Fund--a joint fundraising account for the Democratic National Committee and Obama's re-election campaign.
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Was wondering how that illiterate was a civil rights hero.
American politics has become the new home for criminals.
...but but ....but it was ONLY a misdemeanor....he’s just a guy who lives in my neighborhood.... /s
"I would not be standing here today were it not for people like Ernie Green," Obama said...
The teleprompter was promptly fired for tricking him into telling the truth.
Countdown until Obama leaves Office: 613 days as of May 17, 2011.
Libs are a menace to our nation and damn near everyone living here.
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