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Black Dem Blasts 'Plantation' Hillary Clinton
A high profile black Democrat in New York City is blasting Hillary Clinton for playing racial politics with her Martin Luther King Day tribute, saying her use of the term "plantation" was "condescending" to African Americans. "I think her speech was contrived and condescending," City Councilman Charles Barron told ABC Radio's Sean Hannity on Tuesday. "I don't like the idea that she used 'plantation' with a black audience," Barron complained. "I think that's a very serious analogy and I understand when we [blacks] use it from time to time. But that has been a very horrific experience. And the Democrats haven't [treated] us a whole lot better than the Republicans." Barron, a former Black Panther who sat behind Mrs. Clinton as she addressed the King Day gathering at Harlem's Canaan Baptist Church, said he had no problem with the other part of her comments.
Story Continues Below "I agree with her that [the Bush administration] has been the worst administration in the history of America," Barron said. Asked if Mrs. Clinton should "step down" or "apologize" for her use of the racially incendiary term, Barron said, "No, I don't think she has to. I think what she did was tell the truth about the Republican administration." Barron's comments stand in marked contrast to Rev. Al Sharpton, who defended Mrs. Clinton's "plantation" outburst on Monday. I absolutely defend her saying it because I said it all through the '04 elections," Sharpton told the New York Daily News.
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