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McCain Advisor Charlie Black Defended Infamous Racist Ad
July 7, 2008 |
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As ThinkProgress noted yesterday, the late-Sen. Jesse Helms’ ran an ad in his 1990 Senate campaign that preyed on people’s fears about affirmative action. The Politico reports that Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) senior adviser Charlie Black, who was advising Helms at the time, strongly defended the ad. When asked if there was anything improper about the ad on the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, Black said, “Of course not.†“Do you approve of that ad, Charlie,†a guest pressed. Black responded, “I advised Jesse Helms to do what he’s always done.†“[T]here is nothing racial about the campaign,” Black added.
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