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Edwards Calls Dean Statement On Race Divisive

Date: Sept. 10, 2003
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Edwards Calls Dean Statement On Race Divisive

Governor Dean's statement was divisive. And divisive is exactly what we're trying to overcome. His statement does a disservice to everyone he stood next to and all the people before us who have raised this issue over and over again in front of all audiences.

Senator Lieberman marched with Martin Luther King. Senator Kerry talks about his experience in Vietnam. I grew up in the segregated South. Fighting for civil rights is part of who I am. I talk about it in front of every audience I'm with.

Governor Dean was right about one thing - politicians should talk about civil rights wherever they go. In the future, I hope he leads by example instead of by attack.

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