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NAACP Rep Speaks Out on Harry Reid

Racist or not? Reactions to Majority Leader Harry Reid's "Negro dialect" have been mixed, but today we heard from Hilary Shelton, vice president of the NAACP, who said on Fox News that he deems the remarks "awkward" but not necessarily "offensive."

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Racist or not? Reactions to Majority Leader Harry Reid's "Negro dialect" have been mixed, but today we heard from Hilary Shelton, vice president of the NAACP, who said on Fox News that he deems the remarks "awkward" but not necessarily "offensive."

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