PrintSeptember 20, 2005
Maybe Bush isn't a racist, but...
Richard Cohen of the Washington Post, no fan of the president, admits that George W. Bush is no racist. But Cohen still attacks him indirectly by saying he is supported by Republicans who are racists.
The GOP, after all, became a safe haven for Southern bigots who fled the Democratic Party (as Lyndon Johnson knew they would) in the civil rights era. The fight for the rights of blacks turned Dixie as Republican as it once was Democratic. To its everlasting shame, the GOP continues to benefit from raw bigotry.
Even when he is trying hard to be fair, Cohen cannot help himself from smearing the GOP.
Ed Lasky 9 20 05
