By now you've probably heard that Hilary Clinton used the "P" word in a church to describe GOP rule of the house (NO! Get your mind out of the gutter, damnit, she said PLANTATION!) So, let's get this out of the way.

Hilary's quote, "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation - and you know what I am talking about." Not particularly sensitive or apporpriate, and I don't condone it, but entirely true (and we all know what she's talking about).

Now, here come the republicans, ready to scream and yell!

"It is always wrong to play the race card for political gain by using a loaded word like plantation," said Rep. Pete King

"I am a little shocked that a United States senator would use such unfortunate stereotyping to characterize an entire political party," added Rep. Vito Fossella

Scream! Yell! Republicans just LOVE black folk! Lincoln, damnit, LINCOLN!!

Oh, but there is this one other thing...

“I clearly fascinate them,” Gingrich said of the Democrats. “I’m much more intense, much more persistent, much more willing to take risks to get it done. Since they think it is their job to run the plantation, it shocks them that I’m actually willing to lead the slave rebellion.” - Newt Gingrich [Washington Post, 10/20/94]