FORD, Harold, Jr., (son of Harold Eugene Ford), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., May 11, 1970; graduated from St. Albans School for Boys, Washington, D.C.; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1996; staff aide, United States Senate Committee on the Budget, 1992; special assistant, United States Department of Commerce, 1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2007); not a candidate for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate to the United States Senate in 2006.

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Ford quotes Scripture in the speech and says Democrats "don't go using our Bible to go judge people."

He then says: "My friend (U.S. Rep.) Lincoln Davis, who chairs our campaign, says there are . . . there's one big difference between us and misfortunate Republicans when it comes to our faith: He said that Republicans fear the Lord; he said Democrats fear and love the Lord."

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006 9:47 a.m. EST
Harold Ford Jr.: GOP Doesn't Love God
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/10/31/94929.shtml

Barack Obama’s race won’t be a serious impediment to winning the South in the presidential elections, says Obama’s fellow African-American Democrat Harold Ford Jr.

In a speech in Chicago on Tuesday, Ford declared that Democrats, including African-Americans, can carry Tennessee and other Southern states if they meet certain expectations, the Chicago Tribune reported.

"You’ve got to fit in the mainstream on values issues,” said Ford, who is now chairman of the moderate Democratic Leadership Council.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 9:46 a.m. EDT
Harold Ford Jr.: Obama Can Win in South
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/2/95203.shtml