LZ Granderson: What Katie Britt's misleading, melodramatic speech revealed about the Republican Party
The youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate, and the first from Alabama, chose a long-sleeved green blouse for the biggest speech of her political career. The centerpiece was the crucifix pendant hanging from her necklace, which would occasionally flicker when Sen. Katie Britt shifted her weight. This wasn't by accident: What better way to communicate trustworthiness to evangelical voters than a cross?
Britt's melodramatic delivery of
