Denver democratic lawmakers couldn t believe their ears as they listened to sen.
Vicki marble fried chicken.
On wednesday the republican representing colorado s 63rd district brought a box of popeye s fried chicken with her to the capitol as a way to silently show support for state senator vicki marble.
Fort collins state sen.
Yep marble said according to the denver post.
Arthur delaney joins mike to discuss vicki marble s remarks linking poverty to fried chicken.
Marble for one thinks this whole sensitivity thing is just people missing the point she brought up the fried chicken and barbecue thing because those people s genes just make them prone to the sugar diabeetus and you just have to talk about it for their own good.
Thu aug 22nd 2013 by jason easley colorado state senator blames poverty on black people eating too much fried chicken colorado republican state sen.
Vicki marble and larimer county sen.
Marble has a history of controversy on the senate floor and elsewhere.
Colorado state senator vicki marble pictured r fort collins has the cure for poverty in the black community.
We all have genetic traits she continued.
When you look at life expectancy there are problems in the black race marble said during a meeting of the legislature s economic opportunity poverty reduction task force.
Rob woodward were two of three colorado senators to vote against a resolution encouraging employers to strive for equal pay practices.
Stop eating all that chicken.
Marble made national headlines in 2013 with her comments during a health policy hearing when she linked problems in the black race to fried chicken and suggested that mexicans stop eating.
Vicki marble r fort collins deliver a long soliloquy explaining that more blacks and hispanics live in poverty.