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Red, Black & Blue

Michael Eric Dyson weighs in on Romney’s use of Biden’s ‘chains’ remark

by theGrio | August 15, 2012 at 11:31 AM
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The Romney campaign won’t comment on the farm bill or the devastating drought, but it raced to express outrage at the perceived racial injustice of Vice President Biden’s comment that Republicans want to put people “back in chains”. Former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu accused Biden of using racial code. Ed Schultz talks to Dr. Michael Eric Dyson about the supposed “code” and why the Romney camp is jumping on Biden’s one-liner.

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