President Obama Addresses NAACP Convention: The NAACP's Annual Convention which convened at the Hilton
Hotel in New York from July 11th-16th was marked by many
inspirational and uplifting speeches delivered by left-leaning
luminaries like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, N.Y. Governor
David Patterson, N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Harlem
Congressman Charles Rangel, Former Congressman Kweisi Mfume,
N.Y.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, N.J.
Governor Jon Corzine, N.Y. Congressman Gregory Meeks, Michigan
Congressman John Conyers, President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal
and Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack. Yes, there was even a
token Republican in attendance, Party Chairman
Michael Steele, who joked with the crowd that he had only
been invited ’to protect your tax-exempt status.’
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