A while ago, US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) reprimanded a Brigadier General during a senate hearing for calling her "Ma'am", saying that she worked hard to earn the title of Senator. Never mind that in the US military, it's customary to address women as Ma'am as a sign of respect.
Not content with upbraiding a senior military officer, during a recent senate committee hearing, the senator also offended Harry C. Alford the head of the Black Chamber of Commerce by presenting an opposing view to that held by the BCC on energy policy, from two other black organizations: The NAACP, and One Hundred Black Men.
Boxer might just as well have said that because Mr. Alford's Black Chamber of Commerce does not share the same official position as her, she found another black organization that does. The video tells the whole story (click here).
So how come we haven't heard complaints from Jesse Jackson or the Reverend Al Sharpton? Simple. Who's side would they take in a fight between a white liberal woman and a black conservative man? Better to stay out of this one altogether.
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