1. Few thoughts to follow on disgraced white politicians who use black churches as stage for redemption narrative (Rob Ford trigger warning)
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3. Ford is hardly the first scandal-ridden black politician to use black churches in the manner. Wiener & Spitzer tried same gambit.
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4. Here's a good article on Wiener, Spitzer, race & redemption narrative: From: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/nyregion/among-blacks-spitzer-and-weiner-find-a-more-forgiving-crowd.html?_r=1& …
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@HeerJeet Oh God he's gone from Farley to Steve Martin in "The Jerk." -
@jondanziger Very good analogy. There's definitely a bit of minstrely going on.
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@HeerJeet Wow, just like in The Good Wife! Life imitating art?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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