GOP not full of racists  Aug 29 2013 - 3:13pm   In response to
the writer of the Aug. 28 letter calling the GOP, "racist fuddy-
duddies" ("GOP full of racist fuddy-duddies"). That accusation
is as ignorant as any republican, democrat or independent
politician threatening to vote against anything the President
sends their way.  I hope I can jog the writer's memory regarding
what party has historically been the "civil rights party" for
most of our country's history.    First, the Confederacy was
mainstream Democrats while the majority of Union politicians
were mainstream Republicans lead by a president of the same
party.  Second, during the Civil Rights movement, support came
from mainstream Republicans while segregation movement was
supported in majority by mainstream Democrats including he late
Virginia senator, Robert Byrd, who in fact ,was a member of the
"KKK".   If we interview most of the educated conservative
minorities, we find a consensus that most of the liberal support
of minorities is to increase en