• more about #lynnjenkins
    Maulleigh: According to wordnetweb.princeton.edu she used it correctly and it has nothing to do with race. Is this like people getting upset when other people ... more »
    Good Cop Baby Cop: Ladies, give her a break. It's not like Jack Johnson was imprisoned in Leavenworth, which is in her district. Oh, wait. more »
    foodandshoes: Well, she apologized. That's mighty white of her. more »
    IamnotStarJones: When is A&E going to do their Intervention episode featuring the Republican Party? Because they are addicted to racism and it's killing them! more »
    frozenfresa: Guys, its ok. She was obviously channeling Captain Ahab and comparing America to Moby Dick. more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: Rep. Lynn Jenkins has defended her remark saying that Republicans need a "great white hope," explaining that she didn't realize the phrase had a racis... more »
    lalaland13: The outcry has prompted Jenkins to ditch plans for a new slogan: "Republicans: We're All-White." more »
    o-line: Well, now I think we all know who "The Great White Hope" of the Republican Party won't be. more »
    sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: WOW. Republicans never cease to amaze me. more »
    vivianthelibrarian: I don't know about you guys but the 'Awwww shucks, I was too DUMB to realise what I was saying' defense is not really something I like to hear from el... more »
    Dodgergirl: Oh, and funny story, Congress passed a resolution in July urging a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, who went to jail for having a relationship wi... more »
    remedios: I'm going to throw it out there. I consider myself a fairly well educated person, more informed than the average American anyway (no Rachel Maddow, bu... more »
    Lymed: It doesn't matter if she knew the origins of the phrase. Even if the origins came from marshmallows or snowflakes, saying you need something white to... more »
    muddgirl: OK, let me put something out there straight. I didn't know the history of the phrase before this coverage. But when I heard her say, "We need a great... more »
    Atomic Bowling: Ok, I'm going to admit that I had never heard that saying before last Fall, and I still don't really get it completely. That said, it seems pretty obv... more »
    harpy: why is she using the Pepsi logo on her shirt? more »
    Valkyrie607: Her ignorance is a kind of racism in and of itself. WHY didn't she realize the history behind that phrase? WHY did she never bother to wonder what t... more »
    heywhat: This is just like when Georgia Congressman Lynn Westmoreland called Obama "uppity" and then said he had no idea it had racist connotations. Even thoug... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): She also doesn't understand why folks don't like her new slogan - "Let's Lynch Healthcare." more »
    Callipegian: Let's see: do I prefer my elected officials cynical and disingenuous, or just breathtakingly ignorant? See also: George Allen. more »
  • #racerelations

    Congresswoman Says She Wasn't Aware "Great White Hope" Has Racist Connotation

    Rep. Lynn Jenkins has defended her remark saying that Republicans need a "great white hope," explaining that she didn't realize the phrase had a racist connotation. More »
  • #newwomenelectedtooffice

    Welcome, Women Of The Class Of 2009!