Romney's ringers? GOP candidate's campaign requested NAACP passes for black 'VIPs'
theGRIO REPORT - According to the NAACP's senior vice president of policy and advocacy, Hilary Shelton, the cheers came from a group of black supporters who came to the speech with Romney...
The full list of Romney invitees is below.
VIP’s:
- Secretary Rod Paige, former Education Secretary, George W. Bush administration;
- Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, Florida Lieutenant Governor
- Bill Calhoun, Texas Black Republican Association
- Mia Love, Republican Candidate for Congress, Utah
- Niger Innis, National Spokesman, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
- Ryan Frazier, former Aurora City Council Member/GOP Congressional Candidate
- Kay Coles James, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under President George W. Bush
- Pastor Jeffrey Brown, personal friend of WMR; Executive Director; Boston TenPoint Coalition
- Rep. Stefani Carter, Texas State Legislator
- Ashley Bell, Hall County, Texas Commissioner
General invitees:
Members of the Texas Black Conservatives:
- Angelina Gooden
- Clyde Leuchtag
- Jim Bowie
- Juluette Pack
- Langston Gillum
- Mona Lisa Chambers
- Reginald Grant
- Richard Johnson
Romney campaign personnel:
- Joshua Baca, National Coalitions Director
- Tara Wall, Senior Communications Consultant
- Jonathan Burks, Deputy Policy Director
- Leslie Allen, Assistant Deputy Campaign Manager
Follow Joy on Twitter at @thereidreport
More About:Politics
You Might Like
