Although there is a fierce competition for that honor among Republicans.

the fact that Lynne Patton allowed herself to be used like that says a lot about her also. This stunt was probably arranged beforehand and even if it wasn't, what self-respecting person would play that part?

Just like the GOP selecting Sarah Palin as VP didn't negate the war on women, and nominating Ben Carson didn't negate the racism and draconian cuts in housing assistance.

Those thing just insulted progressive women and POC because they knew what was being done.

Still racists ...

For obvious reasons...

Misogynist, abusive men have been marrying women for eons as well.

He can't be racist because he has black people in his own family.

that Patton is completely unqualified for her job and only has it because they think HUD is where black people should be.
Because Public Housing is just for black people I guess. (GOP logic)

Same difference

that went without saying.

No experience with the administration of housing, but h's black, soo.

Pure racist thinking.

I can totally imagine Roger Sterling doing something that bone-headed if he was trying to promote diversity to get a client.

For the most part, Meadows spends his time talking about race relations (and precious little time at that) in the company of other like-minded racists. That's why he can, with a straight face, trot out a black person like a show pony or protest that he has black people in his family, and think that's the auto-squelch argument winner. Because that's how it works in his coterie of racist friends, who all laugh and absolve each other of any racist sins which they never commit because they're totally not racist and you're the real racist!