Bobby Rush Race

Blagojevich's Race Card Appointment Was Inevitable

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The idea that there are seats and appointments specially reserved for blacks and minorities in Illinois or anywhere else is hardly an aberration. Politicians shuffle the race card all the time.

Bobby Rush's Reversal: Congressman Had Called Blagojevich's Conduct 'Heinous,' Said He Should Not Appoint Senator

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago


Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) on Dec. 9 said Gov. Blagojevich's alleged conduct was so "heinous" that the governor should not fill President-elect Barack O...