Mark Kirk and Peoria Journal Star

Peoria Journal Star: Kirk, who is seen as a top target for Democrats to regain a seat in 2016, is currently under fire for remarks that some critics consider to be racially insensitive, according to MSNBC. While being interviewed by the *Peoria Journal Star *this month, the Illinois lawmaker suggest that black areas in the state are the ones we drive faster through. Mark Kirk may have just made his upcoming race for re-election a lot more difficult. Although the comment was made in the context of promoting initiatives Kirk supports to strengthen the economic and social standing of the African-American community in Illinois, the language he used has not been well received. * Illinois’ Kirk suggests Dems are defending slavery* I think what he was trying to say is, he was trying to relate that to crime. What changes the plight of poor people is to not have a few billionaires come out of the group, but to have everyone lifted, added Mitchell. But boy, it was a poor choice of phraseology, George Mitchell, president of the NAACP Illinois State Conference, told The Huffington Post . Creating some billionaires does not change the economic plight. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.