GOP senators court black journalists for Janice Brown hearing

[ShimokitaJer]

Yeah, I know. This came from the NY Post Page Six, so I know to take it with a grain of salt. It just fits in so well with the Republican image of what "diversity" means that I had to believe it.

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THE GOP may be taking its effort to reach out to minorities a tad too far. Senate Republicans zipped out an e-mail this week inviting "black journalists and reporters" to join in on a conference call to talk about the nomination of a black judge. It left a lot of reporters of all colors, including The Post's Vince Morris, scratching their heads: Would those pesky Republicans ask us to state our race before taking our questions? Possibly thinking better of it, a second e-mail came shooting out to scores of reporters 30 minutes later with a slightly different word choice: "Please note this conference call tomorrow is open to key reporters on the judicial nominees beat on this e-mail as well as African-American journalists." The conference call was intended to stir up interest in the nomination of a California judge, Janice Brown, who is black, to a federal court in D.C. She's got a confirmation hearing scheduled for today.

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/41645.htm

[meegbear]

1. I thought the GOP was color-blind?

:shrug:

[zbdent]

2. They are just recruiting more people so that the camera shots during

the national convention don't keep focusing on the same three blacks.