Who says the Republican party doesn’t believe in evolution?¬† Just look at how far they’ve evolved since 1988, from Bush pere, to Bush rear.

Ya’ see, even the know-nothings know enough to avoid resurrecting the specter of¬†Willie Horton, the dark-skinned black rapist who was a major part of the senior Bush’s Lee Atwater-inspired scare campaign against Dukakis.¬†

Now, the Republican National Committee has endorsed¬†ads in the Tennessee Senate race suggesting that a light-skinned black man — Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. –¬†is merely dating white women.¬†In the offending¬†ad, an actress says she met¬†Ford¬†at a “Playboy party” and later winks and says, “Harold, call me.”

So I guess the dream of the Rev. Martin Luther king, Jr. has finally been realized.

RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman, reached at his weekend¬†log cabin retreat,¬†defended this ad against racist charges: “there was no intent¬†to anger white voters, just¬†to piss off black women at one of their men dating a white woman.”

But now, the GOP candidate, Bob Corker, wants the ad pulled, not because it’s offensive, but because it’s backfiring.¬†Corker’s internal polling shows that in a culture where white suburban teenagers idolize rapper 50 Cent, Ford has gained ground because of his reputation as a stud, in contrast to Corker’s persona as a dud.

Consequently, Corker is trying to close the “pimp gap” by appearing in music videos with a stable of black “hos.”¬†¬†Using¬†the name “50 Million Dollars,” Corker has cut a new single, entitled “It’s Hard Out Here For¬†a Wimp.”¬†

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Crooks & Liars on the Ford negative ad.

Brent Budowsky at¬†BuzzFlash — Election Warning From Winston Churchill: Do Not Let Them Steal Your Freedom Any More

One Good Move has David Kuo’s interview by Bill Maher.

Lisa Casey’s Phototoon on Staying the Course.

Madkane’s “Mr. Ed” song parody on the horse’s ass in the White House.

Glenn Greenwald on fringe v. mainstream views.