Conservatives Play Race Card for Cain

It is funny that just last week, Herman Cain declared that racism did not exist and it had not held people back. His camp and supporters cannot have it both ways. This is not being driven by the 'mainstream media'. I am saddened by some of their statements because they continue to marginalize slavery and its impact. Let's wait until the whole story comes out before we make any more accusations.

"It's really about blacks and Hispanics getting uppity."

"It's a high-tech lynching."

"What's next, folks? A cartoon on MSNBC showing Herman Cain with huge lips eating a watermelon?"

Reading these quotes would make you think you were eavesdropping on a conversation among liberals. Charges of racism, "uppity" Negroes being punished for their arrogance and racist caricatures are usually the stuff of conversation on Tom Joyner's radio show. But no! Yesterday's flurry of race cards was played by some of the leading figures in American conservatism.

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