Just when you thought we had heard the last from Senator Fumo…

State Sen. Vicent Fumo said he was exaggerating when he told a black pastor testifying at a public hearing that, given the chance to cast secret ballots, his fellow legislators would vote to legalize slavery.

Fumo, D- Philadelphia, made the comments Tuesday during a committee hearing on a Republican-sponsored bill to amend the state Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriages and civil unions.

Fumo declined to speak with a reporter Wednesday outside his office, but released a statement through an aide saying that he was ‘‘obviously exaggerating’‘ to make a point.  read more »