Paul Ryan still trying to convince us he doesn"t have "a racist bone in my body"

Rep. Paul Ryan. Bones non-racist. Words … different story.

Rep. Paul Ryan continues to self-righteously push back against his racist dog whistles having been recognized for what they are. “I don’t have a racist bone in my body,” he told Bill O’Reilly. (Probably not! But then, racism tends to be carried more in the brain than the bones.) In case you find yourself in danger of being convinced by Ryan’s simplistic assertions that, whatever he may have said, he just isn’t racist, David Corn has rounded up a few examples from Ryan’s history of blowing that particular dog whistle.

There’s the time when, speaking to an audience of Ayn Rand acolytes, Ryan’s solution to “the victimization class” was “trying to recruit a lot of minority legislators to work with us.” That makes pretty clear who he thinks “the victimization class” is. Most crucially, Ryan’s recent finger-pointing at inner-city (read: black) culture is nothing new. In 2012, for instance, he said:

… the best thing to help prevent violent crime in the inner cities is to bring opportunity in the inner cities, is to help people get out of poverty in the inner cities, is to help teach people good discipline, good character.

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Paul Ryan still trying to convince us he doesn"t have "a racist bone in my body"

Body Found in NY River Where Bride-to-be Vanished

Authorities pulled a woman’s body from the Hudson River on Saturday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man were hurled into the water when a speedboat carrying six friends crashed into a construction barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Officials were working to confirm that it was the body of 30-year-old Lindsey Stewart, who has been missing since the Friday night accident, but they said it appeared to fit her description.

The search for the missing man, 30-year-old Mark Lennon, was continuing, said Rockland County undersheriff Robert VanCura.

The crash happened shortly after the 21-foot Stingray left the village of Piermont for a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, about a half-hour’s drive north of New York City, authorities said.

The groom-to-be, art teacher Brian Bond, was among the four injured. He and Lindsey Stewart were two weeks away from their planned Aug. 10 wedding.

Stewart’s mother, Carol, said earlier Saturday that she was praying for a miracle.

Four people were hospitalized after being pulled from the damaged boat. Bond, 35, was knocked unconscious in the crash but later woke and was able to call 911, Carol Stewart said.

Lindsey Stewart’s stepfather, Walter Kosik, said the couple have known each other since they were young children and used to go to church together.

“They have been friends the whole time, and they fell in love about 3 1/2 years ago,” Kosik said.

They were to be married at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pearl River, with a reception at a vineyard in Hillburn, he said.

Rockland County Sheriff’s Department Chief William Barbera declined to identify the other people aboard the boat. He said the barge, one of several loaded with construction material for an upcoming replacement of the bridge, was equipped with lights, but it was still difficult to see on the water so late at night.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The New York State Thruway Authority, which is overseeing the bridge project, said it was reviewing safety procedures.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time,” the authority said in a statement. It added that the lighting on the barges appeared to be functioning normally.

Pile driving that had been scheduled to take place Saturday was suspended because of the accident.

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Body Found in NY River Where Bride-to-be Vanished