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Re: Black democractic althlete-politicians



how about Kobe Bryant for President? He shares a lot with Bill Clinton...

On 1/11/06, Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Have any star black athletes won major elective office as democrats?  I am thinking
> of Lynn Swann running for governor in Penna., JT Watts as a rep. from OK.  Charles
> Barkley suggesting a few years ago that he would run for gov. of Alabama.
>
> The white athletes have not done well either.  Macmillan was a rep. from Maryland &
> we all know Bill Bradley.  On the other side, we have coach Tom Osborne, Jim Bunning,
> ... and even in an earlier time Vinegar Bend Mizell.  Steve Largent was pretty right
> wing.  Oh yes, Gerald Ford was an all american football player.
>
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> Michael Perelman
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> California State University
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