Another person comes forward to attest to Sen. George Allen's (R-VA) racism.
Drip, drip, drip...
UPDATE: Oh, and I see that yesterday, Allen introduced a bill to help black farmers:
John W. Boyd Jr. of Baskerville, Va., president of the National Black Farmers Association, sought the legislation, according to an Allen news release yesterday.
In an interview, Boyd said, "I'm glad he's finally stepped up and done something to help the nation's black farmers." Boyd also said, "Since he's been in [the Senate], we've been trying to get him to look at this issue."
Allen joined the Senate in 2001. Boyd, who voiced frustration over failed past efforts to get meetings with Allen's staff, said he finally got a meeting Friday. Boyd would not speculate on Allen's motivations for introducing the bill yesterday.
"Whatever the reason may be, we welcome the help because we're losing farmers every day."
Boyd is being pretty gracious, I'd say.
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