It seems that racists still haven’t gotten over Barack Obama’s election victory, alas. For example: Arkansas. The Arkansas House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs rejected a standard symbolic resolution congratulating Barack Obama on his historic victory this morning, 11-6, after a couple of Republicans took issue with language describing “the United States as a nation founded by slaveowners.” Oh my god. MORE »

Bill Clinton will be on Larry King tonight, but we already know what he says because of the Internet. He’s postponing his Florida campaigning to honor the Jewish high holidays, because… well, let Bill himself confirm the very obvious political motive: “But I think it would be — if we’re trying to win in Florida, it may be that.” You know, offending the Jews during their party week or whatever. And then he says this: “You know, they think that because of who I am and where my politic[al] base has traditionally been, they may want me to go sort of hustle up what Lawton Chiles used to call the ‘cracker vote’ there.” He is so insane. [Ben Smith]

Listen in wonder as Democrat-turned-Christian teevee personality Bob Beckel discusses the all-important “cracker vote,” and the two kinds of people the “crackers” will never, ever vote for: blacks and women. [Fox News]