Media Matters catches conservative pundit Laura Ingraham suggesting that President Bush was supported by “regular people,” which she offensively defines as white and middle class:
Well, I think it’s interesting that people like [New York Daily News chairman and publisher Mort] Zuckerman [who wrote a June 2 op-ed suggesting that religious conservatives may hurt the Republican Party] would be saying this now, coming off of an election where President Bush was elected with middle-class support, Bill [O’Reilly, host], from about $23,000 to about $50,000 bracket for annual salary. Bush won by six points in all Americans and 22 points in white middle-class voters. So the Republicans are clearly connecting with the regular people, where the Democrats aren’t.
A couple of weeks ago, substitute Wonkette Greg Beato caught Bill O’Reilly using the same kind of racial code — here’s the graphic he created:
