Louisville Courier-Journal op-ed: History shows Mitch McConnell is not the civil rights champion he claims to be | Opinion
By BERRY CRAIG
In a Louisville speech on Friday, Sen. Mitch McConnell said he was deeply offended by "this outrageous mischaracterization of my record as a result of leaving one word out inadvertently," CNN reported.
The minority leader meant a storm of criticism he brewed after saying in a Washington press conference that "African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans."
McConnell claimed he misspoke. Back in his hometown, the Senate's top Republican insisted he was a civil rights champion.