Her reasoning: Because blacks used to vote Republican . . . when Abraham Lincoln was president. (The Hill) — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said Monday night that she is insulted by the suggestion of Republican presidential 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 . ....