Hue and cry

As former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gains ground, the language of racial resentment grows.  Charles Blow's Saturday piece highlights recent quotes from Gingrich.  It's getting harder to avoid the conclusion that a big part of the right's desire to defeat President Obama is located in racial animus.

Here are a few recent Gingrich racially-tinged quotes that aren't in the NYT piece:

“I will go to the NAACP convention, and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of foodstamps.”

“The Obama system is going to lead us down the path towards Detroit and destruction.”

"...(Obama is) the most successful food stamp president in American history..."