Wherein Conor Friedersdorf wishes for a better world

The Pigford Case, And How To Talk About It - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: "Had the federal government discriminated for years against black farmers, however, then paid them off efficiently and without fraud, the vast majority of people in the conservative movement – and most of America along with them – would've ignored the whole Pigford matter entirely."

I keep trying to stop talking about Conor but he is a smart person who keeps saying such incredibly stupid things that I can't help myself. Conor is an obviously intelligent man, well read and with a great way with words. Unfortunately he seems to live in a world that is different than the one that you and I inhabit. Could anyone that has paid attention to the way that the conservative noise machine works seriously believe the statement quoted above?