The latest is a Florida lawmaker who has been calling other lawmakers on the phone and leaving racist and threatening messages.

For months, state Rep. Rafael Arza has ducked accusations that he repeatedly used a racial slur. But last Saturday night, according to authorities, he was caught using the derogatory term for a black person on another legislator's voice mail, and what has been a long-running sideshow here has come to a political climax.

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In a statement, Arza apologized for the phone message, blaming it in part on drinking. He is expected to be reelected on Nov. 7.

Quit blaming the booze! When non-racist people drink they don't call people up and yell racial slurs. They also don't blame all wars on the Jews, fondle little boys, or embezzle funds. Drinking doesn't make you a bad person, it only reveals the crappy person within.

And has anyone heard about this anti-Ford ad the Republicans in put out against Harold "I hate gays" Ford in Tennessee? Yeah, I think Ford is a fucking tool, and I won't be too upset if this guy's political career ends early, but playing the jungle-drums? C'mon, that's messed up.

And then there's this RNC ad which uses the whole "Black Harold Ford will fondle our white women" angle:



And here I thought the Republicans had disavowed their racist Southern Strategy.