George H. W. Bush was better than any Republican president since him and I admire his service to the country Still, we can’t forget about this.
My friend Bob Herbert once called him George H.W. (Willie Horton) Bush. That ad was "nigger nigger" by another name, in the words of the infamous Lee Atwater. https://t.co/5hk4L2dXjC pic.twitter.com/Q5JoaeOEQU
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) December 1, 2018
The Horton ad "was a central part of a presidential campaign that focused on the fear of crime and argued, relentlessly, that 'revolving door' sentencing and prison policies were to blame for the problem."
Commentary by @JustADCohen at @BrennanCenter: https://t.co/8Nggyb5ayn
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) December 3, 2018
My friend Bob Herbert once called him George H.W. (Willie Horton) Bush. That ad was "nigger nigger" by another name, in the words of the infamous Lee Atwater. https://t.co/5hk4L2dXjC pic.twitter.com/Q5JoaeOEQU
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) December 1, 2018
Sad! 