"These are people who don't have credit cards; only one in 10 families at that economic level in New Orleans have a car. So it wasn't a racial thing — but poverty disproportionately affects African-Americans in this country. And it happened because they were poor," he said.
Colin Powell, Interview With Barbara Walters 9/8/05. (Emphasis added).
Whew. I feel better being able to let THAT shibboleth go! Thanks Colin...
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