The Long Racial History of the Tea Party’s Deficit Trojan Horse

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http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/04/the_tea_partys_deficit-spending_trojan_horse.html

While pundits and politicians from both parties celebrate averting a potentially disastrous government shutdown—for the moment, at least—a much bigger issue has been lost in the debate over the federal budget: the way in which race has for generations deeply shaped our discussion over the size and cost of government.

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Rachel Maddow deftly made this point on her 4/12 show. This is a great article.