Jackson Lee: Blacks not 'brainwashed' into voting for Democrats

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/185255-rep-jackson-lee-blacks-not-brainwashed-into-voting-democrat

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said Monday night that she is insulted by the suggestion of Republican fresidential candidate Herman Cain that black voters are "brainwashed" into voting Democrat.

"I have no quarrel with the First Amendment and one's right to speak as one desires," she said on the House floor. "But I take issue with Mr. Herman Cain's very insulting and demeaning comment on a whole body politic of people, African Americans, when asked a question why they make… political choices as they've made. And he chose to suggest that African Americans are brainwashed."

(snip)
Jackson Lee said she took issue with his "very unfortunate choice of words," and said that historically, blacks voted Republican in President Lincoln's time, and voted with Republicans "for a number of years." However, she said that since then, they have voted their interest, which has aligned then with Democrats.

"So Mr. Cain, get your facts right," she said. "We are not brainwashed and I am absolutely insulted by your ludicrous interpretation of African American intellect in choosing their political party."

[Maccagirl]

1. Black (and white) conservatives have been rolling out that meme

for ages. You'd think they would have quit using it because 1) it's been debunked and 2) it's so ineffective.