The Downward Spiral

News-Talk WSB AM750 radio host Neal Boortz talks on-air following the announcement of his retirement during his morning show at WSB studios in Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Abell)
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I think we can neatly trace the arc of conservatives’ standing on discussions of race and history. Twenty five years ago conservatives were pushing back against trendy fringe academic claims that Jesus was sub-saharan African. Today they’re dead-enders on the question of whether Santa is white. This isn’t progress. Now Neal Boortz.

Also, Santa isn’t real.

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