Is Austin being fitted for cement shoes?

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“We weren’t sure how to feel after last week’s candidates forum for the 6th District, hosted by the Post. There was plenty of debate about the issues, which is a good thing.
There were also some race-related exchanges that left us a bit flummoxed.
For context: Cambodians have been seeking more clout in city governance for years. Many in the community see the March 3 election as their best chance yet at accomplishing that goal, with a well-funded and well-endorsed candidate Suely Saro running against the incumbent Dee Andrews.
At one point in the debate, Sharifah Hardie, who is black, asked Saro about what some see as race-based campaigning, specifically Saro’s catering to the Cambodian community in her literature and public speaking. Saro, seated next to Hardie, turned to her and said somewhat nervously that she’s proud of her heritage … “just as you are with … Happy Black History Month.”
A few minutes before that, Andrews, who is also black, credited himself for being there for Cambodians—more than Saro was—when they needed support in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide in the mid-1970s.
“Where were you?” he demanded to know.
Saro, who is 39, wouldn’t have been born yet.”

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