Bill Clinton to make black church tour in L.A. Sunday; some call it "mea culpa" tour

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CNN: February 2, 2008
Bill Clinton to make black church tour Sunday

(CNN) – Two prominent African-American politicians plan to join former President Bill Clinton on a tour of black churches this Sunday in Los Angeles. Sources say one of the officials has described it as Clinton’s “mea culpa tour” to the black community.

“They need to go touch the people like they did before. The bickering they got in in South Carolina must be put aside,” says one of the officials, who plans to join the former president on Sunday. “Bill is going to have to come back among those who loved him and he did so much for. He is going to have to do it – I can’t do it for him – and face the voters,” the source continued, adding that once he does, “it’ll put him back in the comfort zone, and I think you’ll see numbers go up.”...

A spokesperson for the Clinton campaign in California confirms the former president will be visiting African-American churches this Sunday, but disputes the notion the stops are intended to make amends with the black community before the state’s voters head to the polls this Tuesday. “He’s very popular with Latinos, African-Americans, it’s absolutely not a mea culpa tour,” says Clinton California spokesperson Luis Vizcaino.

“Right after the debate, where some people felt there was a lot of tension with the African-American community, came to Los Angeles and had a discussion with members of the African-American community here. And people here said no one cares about the controversy or black-versus-brown or brown-versus white-tension — we want to know about jobs, and how she’ll help our community. “I don’t think there was one single question raised there about we feel you are using race or you disrespected Martin Luther King Jr., nothing like that.”

A few of former President Clinton’s comments in South Carolina were interpreted by some as racially insensitive. CNN’s Candy Crowley reported that after the South Carolina contest a number of unpaid advisors and surrogates to the Clinton campaign agreed the former president’s remarks “hurt more than helped” his wife’s campaign.

On Sunday the politicians joining the President expect to visit a number of black churches in South Central Los Angeles, with additional stops possible in Inglewood and West Los Angeles....

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/02/bill-clinton-to-make-black-church-tour-sunday/

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1. See even Bill knows he screwed up.

Unlike half the Hillary supporters here.