secondly, you had a republican party led by really talented republicans who bra s who belie government as we see it. whether it was richard nixon, these are people who did have some sense that the government was for all the people, not just republicans. the tea party types literally didn't exist. they just didn't surface anywhere, nobody gave them any respect. however, they started their life from the whole business of people saying too much affirmative action, there should be no affirmative action, no set asides, that crowd began to surface, saying, preferential treatment for unqualified people. suddenly, you begin to get an environment where it was okay to be racist. >> well, here's thing, another strain of the crazy far right. here's the national rifle association's wayne lappier, and i've known this guy for a long time. i'm astounded by this new