Archive for February 21st, 2007
Keith Ellison endorses Obama, lauds ‘unifying spirit’
10 Comments Published by Haseeb February 21st, 2007 in Politics/Media, Current NewsSource: StarTribune.com
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said on Tuesday that he is backing Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in his campaign for president.
“Not because he’s black,” said Ellison, who is black. “That’s identity politics. I reject identity politics.
“He speaks with a unifying spirit,” Ellison said.
Speaking to a Black History Month lunch-hour event for about 100 employees at […]
