Reply #45: You know plenty about my candidate already.

[Maven]

And if he "fucked up," he should have apologized.

The fact is, he didn't because it was calculated and deliberate. He didn't even condemn McClurkin's words as hate speech--he just said he "strongly disagreed" with them. Yes, Barack, I "strongly disagree" with the KKK, too. See how ridiculous that sounds?

Obama will continue to own this, as far as I'm concerned, until he acknowledges it fully. "Fuckups" like this will continue to happen if we let them happen, and the days of us "just getting over it" are over. They have to be, because this shit has to stop.

People like McClurkin can no longer be legitimized by our political leaders. If we sound like a broken record, it's because no one seems to hear the music.

I don't understand your outrage over the expression "tarred and feathered," but I have a feeling it's overblown.