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Barbara Bush’s harsh statement against blacks

A Fresno State professor, Randa Jarrar, is being maligned for saying Barbara Bush, President Bush’s mother, is a “racist.”

When I think of Barbara Bush, I recall her comment on the black population housed in a football stadium following Hurricane Katrina, that they “never had it so good.”

“They never had it so good.” Case closed.

Thank you, Randa Jarrar, for speaking the truth!

James Kalomiris, Fresno

This story was originally published April 18, 2018 at 4:39 PM with the headline "Barbara Bush’s harsh statement against blacks."

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