On Monday, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R) touched off a debate on race in the United States that many in his own party wished he would have avoided. While responding to National Journal columnist Ron Fournier’s assertion that the GOP is being seen as “the party of white people,” Brooks said it is the Democrats -- not the Republicans -- who are using
Alabama Rep’s “War On Whites” Rant Reflects Perceptions Of “White Privilege”
“[I]f you look at current federal law, there is only one skin color that you can lawfully discriminate against. That’s Caucasians — whites,” Rep. Brooks claims.