Emil Jones
Will Media Report Reid Pressuring Blago Not To Pick Black Senators
January 3rd, 2009 12:43 PM
Imagine for a moment the Senate was currently controlled by Republicans, and the white male majority leader advised Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich not to pick a black candidate to fill president-elect Barack Obama's vacated seat instead pressuring the governor to choose between two white candidates, do you think this would get some media attention?Probably every hour on the hour until the white…
'Cabin' Fever in Denver: Clinton Backer Accuses Obama Ally of 'Uncle T
August 25th, 2008 2:30 PM
Windy City newspapers this morning are devoting coverage to a he said/she said mini-scandal roiling among Democratic Convention delegates. From the Chicago Sun-Times.:DENVER -- A black Hillary Clinton delegate on Sunday accused state Senate President Emil Jones of calling her an "Uncle Tom."Jones -- Barack Obama's political mentor -- denied using the racially loaded slur against Chicago political…