![After the Reagan years, there were only three people of color in the Republican Party. Their slogan was 'Republicans - the Other White Meat.' George [H.] Bush tried to dispel the 'whites only' image of his party, often referring to his Mexican-American grandkids as 'the little brown ones over there,' and nominated Clarence Uncle Thomas to the Supreme Court.](/assets/img/quote-photos/after-the-reagan-years-there-were-only-three-people-of-color-in-the-republican-p.jpg)
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