Indiana Republican Tells Black C-Span Host ‘If It Wasn’t for Abraham Lincoln’ ‘Colored People’ ‘Wouldn’t Have a Basketball Game and Football Game’ In Bonkers On-air Call

A caller identifying as Rick, an Indiana Republican, called into C-Span Sunday to remind viewers what people in power sounded like 70 years ago. Or maybe it was all a joke. Or a dare. Or the product of one too many shots of moonshine. Or perhaps he serves as a reminder that Donald Trump’s re-election has empowered racists to say the quiet part out loud. Host of Washington Journal Kimberly Adams (Photo: C-Span screenshot) Rick, from Crawfordville, Indiana, was obviously desperate to get noticed, telling the show’s Black female host, Kimberly Adams, that, according to the Bible, “man is supposed to rule the house” while women should “just do the cleaning.” “But anyway, on the sidebar, you know, ever since Abraham Lincoln got shot and killed, boy, chaos went to heck, went right along with the Democrats,” Rick said. “And what gets me is, Kimberly, is these colored people is always saying that Trump’s so bad.” Rick’s use of the word “colored,” a derogatory term utilized by more polite racists as an alternative to the N-word, tells you all you need to know about his point of view. But in case there was any doubt, Rick didn’t stray from his...