Posted on 04/20/2014 2:50:05 PM PDT by Libloather
A prominent black member of Congress and a longtime civil rights leader accused the Clinton White House of racially profiling him when he tried to meet Vice President Al Gore in 1993.
As documents the Clinton Library released on Friday revealed, an October 5, 1993, memo noted that the Secret Service asked Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH) "for identification, although his white driver was not."
Stokes, who served in Congress for 30 years and was a Clinton ally on domestic initiatives, was "understandably furious."
"Furthermore, before Rep. Stokes was allowed in the gate, a K-9 detail searched his car," the memo said. "Rep. Stokes is understandably furious and believes the search to be racially motivated."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Maybe it was the Secret Service or the K-9 who was ray-sis.
Earth to Rep. Stokes: Democrats are the racist ones.
“Stokes” and “Kucinich” are curse words at my Ohio homestead!
This happened way back in 1993 and he’s still stoked about it? Ridiculous. Get over yourself. Find some other method to achieve Victimhood status, because that dog is not gonna hunt. Why right now? Could this be the start of Blue on Blue sabotage and implosion before the 2016 Sweepstakes?
As well as Modell?
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