A man holds Marine Corps and Confederate flags at government-
shutdown protest; KKK at a rally in Tennessee (Getty Images)
(The Root) --In recent years when the words "racial controversy"
or "race scandal" and "politics" have appeared in the same
sentence, the word "Republican" has usually appeared somewhere
in the sentence, too. But this week a racially charged scandal
has erupted involving Democrats.  High-profile Republicans are
demanding an apology from Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)
for using imagery and language in a campaign fundraising email
that inspired comparisons between the Tea Party and the Ku Klux
Klan. By Wednesday evening, Democratic National Committee
Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz had expressed disapproval
for the tactic, saying, "Obviously I am disappointed in the use
of that imagery. Both sides need to dial back that kind of
rhetoric and look to bring more civility into politics."  But
for some her rebuke isn't enough. Former Florida Republican Rep.
Allen West said in a Fox Ne