There is no racial wedge that Newt Gingrich will leave untapped. He appears to not care that Robert DeNiro’s joke was aimed squarely at his brand of cynical racial politics. Was the country ready for a black first lady? The voters said overwhelmingly, “yes.” But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some people who weren’t. And aren’t. Newt appeals to them.
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But is playing the race card still an electoral winner – even in the narrow stream of wingnut politics Newt seems to inhabit?
Newt and Franklin Graham seem willing to dumpster dive often and inevitably in order to get attention for themselves. A little too quiet for you boys right now? The masses not fawning at your feet?
Shorter Newt: (sobby voice) I hate DeNiiirooooo. He made fun of whi-i-i-i-ite peo-pu-u-u-u-ul.
No, it’s more like he’s saying that what DeNiro said is racist against white people and the president should condemn him, which he did.