Hey, I'll come out and flatly say it. We've got a few intolerant racist bigots in the Republican party. With work, we can shun them out.
But there are far more of them among the Dems, and people like Brazile and Sharpton are flaming examples. I believe if they were white, they'd have a sheet and hood in their closet. Byrd probably still does.
What I can't understand is, after the centuries of damage that making distinctions based on skin color has caused to blacks, why do they tolerate such racists in their ranks and promote them as leaders?
Which is why it was SO important that the GOP Senate dump Trent Lott as Majority Leader. He may or may not be a racist but the perception was quickly formed and the GOP needed to demonstrate that they were willing to punish their own. To have let him keep that position would have been telling potential black voters that the Republicans tolerate bigots. I believe more than ever that they did the right thing.