‘Senator Ashcroft played the race card. He played it by acting in the most racist way to deny a qualified African-American his rightful position on the federal bench. I know a racist when I see one. Senator Ashcroft acts like a racist, walks like a racist and talks like a racist.’ – Congresswoman Mazine Waters, October 21, 1999, after Ashcroft blocked Judge Ronnie White’s nomination. Ashcroft supported the vast majority of black judges that came before him while U.S. Senator or Missouri attorney-general.
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