Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Unbelievable Update: Republican Jenkins Said she Accidently Signed a Resolution Supporting a PARDON for Jack Johnson of "Great White Hope Fame"

Republican Rep. Jenkins sent a Resolution urging President Obama to grant a pardon to boxer Jack Johnson of "Great White Hope" fame. Claims it was an accident. She said she didn't read it before she signed it!
ABC10 reports:
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
A spokeswoman for Kansas' 2nd District Rep. Lynn Jenkins said the congresswoman didn't read a resolution she supported urging a pardon for boxer Jack Johnson. The resolution urging President Barack Obama to pardon Johnson contained the phrase "great white hope." Jenkins, a Republican, caused a stir when she used the phrase during a gathering in August in Kansas.

The phrase "great white hope" often is associated with pre-civil rights-era racism. It is widely believed to have become popular in the U.S. when Johnson, who was black, captured the heavyweight title in the early 1900s.
Many whites reacted to Johnson's achievement by trying to find white fighters -- or a "great white hope" -- who could beat him.
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4 comments:

  1. DeeSeptember 1, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    Here is a list of Healthcare Providers that donated to Jenkins campaign. No wonder she is so adament against Healthcare Reform and against her constitutents!


    $8,500
    American Society of Anesthesiologists

    $6,129
    The Wish List

    $5,000
    American Association of Orthodontists
    Pfizer

    $4,500
    Republican Majority for Choice

    $2,000
    Kansas Medical Society

    $1,000
    American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
    American Association of Neurological Surgeons

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  2. DeeSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    I find it unbelievable that she ADMITS she did not even READ the bill before she signed it!!

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  3. ultimaSeptember 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    Dee wrote, ""I find it unbelievable that she ADMITS she did not even READ the bill before she signed it!"

    I don't know why. After all, look at all the Dems who signed on to the Health Care Reform bill in the House without reading it. This is standard practice in Congress as we saw the last two years with the immigration reform bills.

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  4. DeeSeptember 2, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    This was a 1-2 page resolution, not a thousand page document. The HealthCare Bill is being read and summarized by staff for review as all tenured and educated members of congress know and understand. However given what occurred with the passage of the Patriot Act, many conscientious lawmakers are ensuring to read each page.

    But reading with an open mind vs reading it with a preconceived negative blocked mind are two different things.

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