"The ugly truth (is) that skin colour, age and economics played a significant role in who survived and who did not," Dean said in a speech. "The question, 40 and 50 years after Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, is: How could this still be happening in America? We have not swept poverty away in this nation. We have simply swept it under the rug." Take a long look in the mirror Howie, you'll find your answer.