BET founder says Ferraro was right


	BET founder says Ferraro was right

n2sooners

4-15-2008 1:49 PM

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politics, obama, clinton, race, racism, ferraro, election

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4-15-2008 7:16 PM

zizzy

Just because an African-American agrees doesn't make it true. Besides, Bob Johnson is a Hillary supporter and he's saying what he thinks is necessary to help get her elected.

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