Able Quote by John Ridley

Old white guys can be a funny bunch, can't they? The same anti-same-sex marriage, anti-affirmative action cadre can flower into the biggest supporters of…

— John Ridley

The core constituency that Republicans must satisfy in high court nominations is the party's social conservative base, which fundamentally cares about issues, not diversity,…

— Benjamin Wittes

The Democrats always scream 'racism' at a Republican contender in any field across the country.

— Lara Trump

It's really hard to be a black Republican. I see what they go through. It's a good little trick the entire mainstream media has…

— Ann Coulter

The Republicans don't need black folks to vote Republican, they just need them to not vote.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

This is what the Republican party stands for, though: racism.

— Ed Schultz

Conservatives do not oppose affirmative action because they are crypto-racists.

— Norah Vincent

Sure, there's a chunk of African-Americans out there who associate the Republican Party with racism, frankly particularly in the Deep South. It's an unfair…

— Artur Davis

The need of black conservatives to gain the respect of their white peers deeply shapes certain elements of their conservatism. In this regard, they…

— Cornel West

I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities.

— Fat Joe

Remember the vast majority of the Democrats as well as all the Republicans in the House of Representatives in Louisiana voted for my signature-piece…

— David Duke

There's not a lot of black Republicans that are willing to openly identify.

— Daniel Cameron