Conservatives Are Furious at Thad Cochran for Highlighting Chris McDaniel's Racism

[YoungDemCA]

But even in the right's more polite precincts, Cochran's late appeal to black Democrats is considered a grave sin. Specifically, conservatives are upset Cochran turned out black voters by informing them that McDaniel is, at best, a racially insensitive reactionary. John Fund registered his disapproval by posting a flier, which Cochran supporters supposedly distributed in black neighborhoods. It highlights racist comments McDaniel made on his radio show, along with his opposition to a Civil Rights museum, federal funding of public schools, and SNAP benefits.

I say supposedly because I haven't confirmed the authenticity of the flier, and Fund provided no authenticating details. But that's completely beside the point. The point is that a substantial number of Republicans are far more concerned with and offended by the idea of one Republican attacking another Republican for being a dog-whistling racist than with the actual dog whistling and racism that forms the basis of the attack.

Which isn't surprising at all. Conservatives are incredibly consistent about this ordinal ranking. But it's why their claims to racial innocence and objections to allegations of racial insensitivity ring so hollow.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118383/conservatives-outraged-republican-called-racist-opponent-racist

[BillZBubb]

1. The republicans know they are racists...

and they get very angry when one of their own makes it public.

[butterfly77]

2. K&R..

[Thinkingabout]

3. I have lived in the South all of my life, when I was young it was Democrats all lined up to run

against each other, but over in the Republican primary there would only be one running. As time has evolved a lot of Democrats moved over to the Republican party, the old Dixiecrats, the KKK, etc and they are out running against each other. The GOP only wanted perhaps one running, none of the mudslinging, they got people elected.
Along came women's right to choose and the single issue people went to the GOP and now this TP group has gotten started. Now the GOP is out of control. The elected officials votes against the best interest of many of their voters but the one issue voters are blind to this and do not even negotiate to get a better deal.

They hate people of color, they hate everything the Democrats stands for and have become a party of confusion. Now their chickens come home to roost.

[Cha]

4. Well, I never thought I'd be thanking Thad Cochran for anything.. but thanks for

highlighting the asshole's blatant ugly racism.

Now Dems in Mississippi.. get out and vote for Rep Travis Childers!