First, we have the conservative hero Phil Robertson saying that African-Americans were better off and happier when they were being lynched and not allowed to vote. Now the latest hero, Cliven Bundy, has announced that maybe they were better off and happier as slaves. In Robertson's case, there was almost no conservative reaction. With Bundy, there has been tepid criticism from a few conservatives, but since they've declared him a true "patriot" they seem to be having difficulty figuring out how to play both sides.
It's both ironic and sad. Ironic because it comes a day or so after the Supreme Court has once again tried to "wish away" (Justice Sotomayor's telling phrase) the idea that racism still exists in America. And sad because it seems to have become part of Republican mainstream thought.
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