Mississippi Whites Shame Their State And This Country

(Photo of Cindy Hyde-Smith is from 12up.com.)

Cindy Hyde-Smith is a racist, and that was obvious to Mississippi voters (and the nation).

Her remark about happily sitting on the front row of a public hanging made that clear (in a state with a long and sick history of lynching Blacks). She did later say she was sorry that people were offended by her remark, but never apologized for making the remark -- a dog whistle to racist voters that she was one of them.

She also had her picture taken wearing a Confederate cap, and called the Confederacy the brightest period in Mississippi's history.

And she attended a segregated private school, and sent her child to a segregated private school.

There is no doubt of her racist leanings. On Tuesday, a significant majority of whites in Mississippi elected her to represent them in the U.S. Senate.

I'm sure many of those who voted for her will deny they are racists. They are wrong. Actions speak louder that weak protestations. And anyone who votes for a candidate that is racist, is a racist.

The white voters in Mississippi made it clear that racism is alive and well in the United States. They should be ashamed of themselves.