"Texas town cancels race forum" joke
The Mayor of Vidor has decided not to take part in a town hall meeting on race relations CNN plans to broadcast across the nation.
It is the outgrowth of a CNN special report last week on race relations in America. The report included a story about Vidor. A technical problem at the local Time Warner Cable office prevented all but a few seconds of the story from airing in Beaumont and Vidor. The story was broadcast one night later. Vidor Mayor Joe Hopkins and several other people complained that the story was based on decades-old information and reinforced racial stereotypes about Vidor.
" After a lot of prayer and consideration, I don't think it's in the best interest of anyone involved that I participate," Hopkins told KFDM News Monday afternoon. "I will decline the invitation from CNN to take part in the town hall meeting. I left a voice message with the senior producer on site."
"Besides," added the mayor, "It will be a really busy day for me as I'm giving Michael Richards the key to the city."
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