White Supremacist eyed as suspect in assassination of Colorado prisons chief.
TPM Reader AC adds his voice to the conversation …
After many conversations about race with conservative friends (mostly finance types), I had an revelation.
Most liberals define racism as the belief that people of color are inferior morally, mentally, or physically.
Gaffes often have a deeper meaning. And we’re seeing more and more of it as the opposition to marriage equality breaks down across the country. One small revealing example from yesterday as Gov. John Kasich (R-OH), who’s always been pretty libertarian-ish and I suspect never particularly cared about gay marriage in the first place, briefly endorsed civil unions and then then had to un-endorse it hours later. Read More
Blackberry CEO says Iphone is ‘outdated’, behind the times.
Chris Christie is now saying he’s personally opposed to ‘gay conversion’ but won’t say whether he’ll sign the bill to bar parents from imposing it on minor children.
Gingrich and Santorum tried to form an anti-Romney unity ticket, but couldn’t decide who’d get to be prez.
Reid moves gun control bill. “But I want to be clear: in order to be effective, any bill that passes the Senate must include background checks.”
TPM Reader LF wonders about what’s going on in that bubble …
Your post begins with the basic absurdity that Republicans have been looking for ways to add the black vote to the white racist vote, which suggests the absurdity of a party whose policy prescriptions hat appeal to white racists AND minorities. But, Higgins could read it the way he suggests, either through willful misreading or, possibly more likely, a complete misunderstanding of the term that you use to anchor your original post–“racial politics.” You never say that “policy” which attracts minorities would out off white racists–but rather say that “racial politics” would do that.
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