Paul Ryan does not have a clear history of making racist remarks so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here. That said, I've seen right-wing politicians make these dog whistles for two decades now. We'll have to watch his behavior more carefully in the future.
It is both amusing and infuriating how myopic some conservatives on this site are about this issue. Why do you suppose so few blacks, Asians and Latinos vote for your party? Are we all just "brainwashed?"
This is false. Just a few examples from the top of my head:
The Heritage Foundation put out a report saying that immigrants have a lower IQ than the "white native population," and "the difference is likely to persist over several generations."
Gov. Paul LePage, Glenn Beck and many other right-wing commentators have said Obama "hates white people."
Tom Tancredo called Sonia Sotomayor "a member of the Latino KKK."
Rep. Steve King said that for every young undocumented immigrant who is a valedictorian there are 100 drug runners with "calves the size of cantaloupes."
Remember Pete Hoekstra's "Debbie Spenditnow" ad?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkQAalcsg5EDon't even get me started about the GOP's policies on civil rights, voting rights and racial discrimination laws.
The party of Nixon's Southern Strategy doesn't get a pass on racial issues because it doesn't deserve one.
