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Price was among at least three other reporters, and the only black reporter, surrounding McCain's campaign bus — Gov. Charlie Crist and his fiancee, Carole Rome, were already aboard — when a member of the Arizona senator's security detail asked the reporter to identify himself. Price had shown his media credentials to enter the area.
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"I explained I was with the state press, but the Secret Service man said that didn't matter and that I would have to go," Price said.
When another reporter asked why Price was being removed, she too was led out of the area. Other state reporters remained. [my em]
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Now, I'm not saying they tossed him because of his 'blackness', but I'm certain they figured he'd probably be asking uncomfortable questions of McCain because his race foreshadowed his probable political leanings. Because Price writes for a paper called the Tallahassee Democrat, they wouldn't think it was affiliated with the Democratic Party; would they? Hey, you never know, the stupid runs deep on the other side of the aisle. You can never disregard ignorance and stupidity when trying to divine their motives for racism.
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