Slay, a Clinton supporter, gives a nod to Obama
Mayor Francis Slay chose a timely example to make a point about racial harmony in a speech Saturday night at Harris-Stowe State University.
Though I’m not sure that everybody in the mayor’s political circle appreciated it.
Slay, speaking at the kick-off for the state’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, highlighted recent events in Iowa to make a pitch for coming together:
To those who say that race remains too great a barrier to mutual trust and constructive dialogue, I would only remind them that Democratic caucus members in a state about as white as you can get pledged a plurality of their delegates this past week to an African American candidate for president. As the first step to a more color-blind politics or as the first step to the White House for a person of color, this was a remarkable achievement.
The ascendancy of Barack Obama is an obvious hot topic as we recall King’s legacy.
But maybe not so much for Slay — the Missouri co-chair of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, on the ropes in New Hampshire thanks to Obama’s underdog surge.
In other news:
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Jay Nixon, Democratic candidate for governor, will join State Rep. Clint Zweifel in Hazelwood today to talk about property-tax relief for seniors.
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Mardi Gras time already? Inbead.
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Jeff Smith retools his campaign committee.
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Ahhh… with water rising around the ankles of the captain on the good ship Clinton, the rats are starting to leave.
Nice to know that St. Louis is the home of one such rat.