A Republican lawmaker in Colorado was reprimanded Thursday after calling a colleague "Buckwheat" during debate on legislation -- a racist term that provoked outcry from Democrats at a time when America is confronting its history of discrimination.
‘I wish I would’ve chosen a different word,’ says Colorado lawmaker who called colleague ‘Buckwheat’
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State Rep. Richard Holtorf, a Republican, said in rural eastern Colorado, the term is slang for a younger person, not a racial..
