This just in from the WTF dept in the ongoing TN State Senator John Ford saga.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. State Senator John Ford has told a group of state N-Double-A-C-P leaders he's being attacked by the "white media" and asked them to speak up for him.
The comments came yesterday as leaders of the civil rights group visited the Legislature to support an agenda that includes increasing the number of minority students getting lottery scholarships and fighting predatory lending.

State N-Double-A-C-P President Gloria Sweet-Love says the group has no plans to issue a statement in support of Ford.

The Memphis senator has been dealing with several issues in recent months, including attempts to increase his child-support payments, questions of whether he legally resides in the Senate district he represents and if he properly reported consulting income on state financial disclosure forms.