The GOP Has Been Recruiting Cliven Bundy for 50 Years

[Cali_Democrat]

Spencer Critchley
Posted: 04/25/2014 5:52 pm EDT

I have no doubt that many individual Republicans are genuinely shocked -- not Claude Rains-shocked -- by Cliven Bundy. But as far as their leaders go, it's pure Casablanca time.

They can't possibly be surprised to discover yet another racist in their ranks. They've been actively recruiting racists for 50 years.

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The Southern Strategy rapidly flipped the South from solidly Democratic -- hard to imagine now, isn't it? -- to solidly Republican.

And ever since 1964, the GOP has deliberately invited racists to be key members of its winning coalition.

Not incidentally. Not "Oh, my, where did they come from?" Deliberately -- strategically.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/spencer-critchley/the-gop-has-been-recruiting-cliven-bundy-for-50-years_b_5212695.html

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Nixon's Southern

strategy and LBJ's support of the voting rights law.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. The Republican Party: loud and proud bigots