…is always a pleasure. As the run-up to this election intensifies, and the charges of racism against the right mount – and they will -we have to stand firm against the absurdity and refuse to give in or even to engage on this level. Every time Al Sharpton calls for targeting or shooting back, every time Bill Maher sneers at Romney or suggests that it’s all a plot against “Blackie” (he actually said this), we as conservatives have to be resolute and consistent in calling these fools out for what they are; race-mongers, hate-mongers, and liars.

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