Cohen Never Said “You People”

By Kleinheider Posted on July 17, 2008 at 8:13 am

The Congressman corrects the record:

Towns quoted Cohen as beginning his remarks “After all I’ve done for you people.”

In his immediate response to Towns, Cohen didn’t challenge the quote, apologized and said he since had been proven wrong on his claim that a white candidate in Memphis could not get a majority of the black vote.

Cohen on Tuesday denied using the phrase “you people” citing press accounts from 1996 on the election night remarks.

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