Winders: Time to stop playing politics with voting
You can do better than that, Sue.
Sure, you don't expect a state representative to say blacks only vote if they are paid to do so. You also don't expect one to say fewer minority voters means less fraud. You especially don't expect one to say both.
But as you know, that's how Rep. Sue Burmeister defended the state's voter ID law in front of Justice Department officials recently.
That little stunt landed her not only on the front page of this state's largest newspaper, but on front pages across the country as well.
So what's an Augusta Republican to do?
Well, she opts to spin damage control with FEMA-like incompetence and shift the blame: "While I do believe that voter fraud is rampant in our state, I in no way believe that African-Americans in my district or around the state only vote when they are paid to do so. If the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's misrepresentation has offended anyone, I apologize. However, I do not believe that these statements are accurate and they are in no way a reflection of my beliefs on this issue."
Blaming the media? Come on now, Sue. That's so 1992. Everyone tells me how sharp you are, so I know you can do better. Let's see, you've already blamed blacks for voter fraud. Maybe you could blame Hispanics for your poor choice of words. According to our early look at the state GOP playbook for 2006, undocumented Hispanics are the new black.
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