New York magazine recently tracked down actor Samuel L. Jackson to show him the Rick Perry nearly-invisible-N-word “scoop” and then asked him if he agreed with Morgan Freeman that the Tea Party was racist. Of course, he said. He also thought the Perry story was a political plus: “it's not going to hurt Perry's reputation in a whole lot of places, so it's not a big deal.” New York magazine said What? He replied: “Are you serious? He's a Republican and this is America.” First, on the Tea Party: