Judge says legislators who wore wires in bingo case were motivated by politics and racism | al.com
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Beason wore a wire for the FBI, and the recordings picked up a conversation among Republicans talking about the effect a gambling referendum would have on voter turn-out during an election.
They talked about how "every black, every illiterate," would be taken to the polls on "HUD-financed buses."
In another conversation, Beason used the word "aborigines" to refer to people at Greenetrack, a casino in predominately black Greene County.
Thompson said such statements "demonstrate a deep-seated racial animus and a desire to suppress black votes."
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To paraphrase a classic film accusing an Alabama Republican of being a racist is like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. Queue "nuh uh Team Blue's the
real racists" posts below the line. In fact, please only post examples of racism on Team Blue.
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