It's pile-on time
Talk about a misleading headline, this one from Bloomberg News:
Now see the facts reported in the article:
Obama's Bid Doesn't Have Support of Most Black Corporate Elite
Now see the facts reported in the article:
Less than one-third of the 191 black members of the boards of the largest 250 U.S. companies have contributed to the Illinois senator's campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records. . . .
Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, who is backing Obama, said the relative lack of support reflects a systemic problem: black corporate leaders haven't yet developed the habit of opening their wallets for candidates. . . .
Many others, though, are sitting out the race. Of the corporate board members on the list, 62 contributed to Obama and 30 to his rival, Senator Hillary Clinton of New York.
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