GOP Racism: It's Not Just for Newt

By employing phrases like "food-stamp president," Newt Gingrich has become a symbol of racialized politics. But he's not the only one suffering from racially insensitive diarrhea of the mouth.
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By employing phrases like "food-stamp president," Newt Gingrich has become a symbol of racialized politics. But he's not the only one suffering from racially insensitive diarrhea of the mouth.

Think Progress
compiled a recent history of some of the GOP's racial speech -- ranging from "racial codewords" to blatantly abrasive.

Watch it here:

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