Over the past 24 hours, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has been hammered by the right for telling NBC’s Chuck Todd that “the South has not always been the friendliest place to African-Americans” and that that is one reason why President Barack Obama has had trouble gaining acceptance there. Now, in a new statement, the senator is attempting to clarify her remarks without walking them back.
Landrieu’s campaign sent this statement from the senator to the press on Friday:
“The main reason the President has struggled here is because his energy policies are not in line with the people of Louisiana. We are a pro-drilling, pro-oil, gas state. The offshore moratorium was extremely unpopular and, in my opinion, wholly unwarranted. It made a lot of people angry and put many businesses at risk. In addition, the south has not always been the friendliest or easiest place for African Americans to advance, and it’s been a difficult place for women to be recognized as the leaders we are. Everyone knows this is the truth, and I will continue to speak the truth even as some would twist my words seeking political advantage.”
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Landrieu’s campaign sent this statement from the senator to the press on Friday:
“The main reason the President has struggled here is because his energy policies are not in line with the people of Louisiana. We are a pro-drilling, pro-oil, gas state. The offshore moratorium was extremely unpopular and, in my opinion, wholly unwarranted. It made a lot of people angry and put many businesses at risk. In addition, the south has not always been the friendliest or easiest place for African Americans to advance, and it’s been a difficult place for women to be recognized as the leaders we are. Everyone knows this is the truth, and I will continue to speak the truth even as some would twist my words seeking political advantage.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mary-lan...-about-souths-treatment-of-african-americans/
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