Conservative Washington Post columnist said *what* about Americans with "conventional views"?

by Ben Reilly Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:53 pm

Richard Cohen is catching a lot of flak for the wording of this sentiment in a column which, overall, actually seems to be suggesting that it's cultural conservatives who are out of touch, not liberals. But the part about "people with conventional views" is frankly outrageous:

Today’s GOP is not racist, as Harry Belafonte alleged about the tea party, but it is deeply troubled — about the expansion of government, about immigration, about secularism, about the mainstreaming of what used to be the avant-garde. People with conventional views must repress a gag reflex when considering the mayor-elect of New York — a white man married to a black woman and with two biracial children. (Should I mention that Bill de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, used to be a lesbian?) This family represents the cultural changes that have enveloped parts — but not all — of America. To cultural conservatives, this doesn’t look like their country at all.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-christies-tea-party-problem/2013/11/11/a1ffaa9c-4b05-11e3-ac54-aa84301ced81_story.html?hpid=z2

by Lurker Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:54 pm

"Today’s GOP is not racist," Then why are you making racist statements, asshole. Talking about out of touch with reality. This man takes the cake.

Conservative Washington Post columnist said what about Americans with "conventional views"?