I've never been sickened by this site before today.

[TheWraith]

There's a thread going on, talking about the robocalls in Nevada attacking "Barack Hussein Obama," using his full name four times, and we have DUers insisting that it's not an attempt at inciting prejudice, it's just a legitimate use of his middle name.

In another thread somebody asserted, in response to a cheap shot about Hillary Clinton campaigning for Barry Goldwater when she was 16, that when she was doing that Obama was still back home smoking crack. Obama was all of three years old at the time, by the way, and never used crack.

Worse yet, it's not just a few isolated fools. A lot of people here, a hell of a lot of people, are joining in on justifying and excusing this behavior.

What the f--k has happened to DU? I've always championed the idea that this place is about as unbiased as you could get on any subject: race, creed, gender, sexual preference, anything. Suddenly, I feel like I need to eat my words.

If it were Republicans spreading these smears, every single person here would be screaming bloody murder about how dirty and disgusting it was. Somehow, because it's our own people doing it, it's suddenly okay? Like hell. This is dirty politics, whether it's coming from a campaign or whatever its source, and EVERYONE needs to conddemn it without qualification, or else you're endorsing it. End of story.