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NEWS ABOUT: Lynn Jenkins

Lynn Jenkins stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 'Great White Hope' 
 Outcry an Overreaction 

Lawmaker's remark clichéd, not racist: Tucker

Aug 28, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lynn Jenkins' remark that Republicans are seeking "the great white hope" has been blown far out of proportion, Cynthia Tucker writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sure, the freshman lawmaker welcomed young GOP stars "who are, well, white," but she was just drawing on a cliché... More »

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Kansas • Republican Party • gaffe • Jack Johnson • racist remark • Jack London • Lynn Jenkins • Cynthia Tucker

(Newser) - As if the GOP wasn't already a bit too lily white for the 21st century, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Kansas Republican, had this to say about her party at a town hall forum last week: "Republicans are struggling right now to find the great white hope. I suggest to... More »

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race • House of Representatives • Kansas • Republican Party • Lynn Jenkins

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