Nobody in their right mind would boil hacks like Coburn down to racism alone, but racism is part of the toxic mix of much of today's militant conservatism. And it's not less important than "bigger issues."
>>because basically what he's saying is that Obama would have never gotten
>>where he's gotten due to merit, but due to special rules and dispensations.
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>Thanks, I got that. But whether Coburn himself believes what he's saying
>is another question.
What difference does it make whether he believes it? What matters is that in the present atmosphere he feels he can say it.
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