BREAKING NEWS...Haley Barbour important press conference scheduled for Monday proving he has "black friends"

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is set to make several major announcements at a press conference Monday in Jackson, Mississippi, Not only is Barbour expected to announce his intentions for a 2012 presidential run, but rumors are circulating that he may be able to produce evidence "of a black friend".  Speaking on conditions of anonymity  a Republican insider said "this should put any criticism of Haley to rest as, from what I hear, he is expected to produce video evidence of him speaking with not one, but several people of African-american descent." According to another source, in the alleged video, Barbour is shown "exchanging pleasantries to what looks to be a very dark-skinned individual."