Do you remember the word Bobby Rush used to describe anyone who might question the selection of toothless political hack Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s vacant senatorial seat?
But the septuagenarian Burris, who had space on his pharaonic tomb to list another accomplishment, grabbed it eagerly.
Spoiler alert: she didn’t.
Did he now? Watching various black leaders nodding in approval behind Jones left me with one thought:
And Jesse White, “least offensive”—well, again, have you met the man? I spoke with him briefly at an event last Thursday. A very nice man. Could he also be considered bland, anodyne? I would say yes. Judge me accordingly.
