Illinois GOPer calls black candidate bad things, then apologizes

[Akasa]

No apology is worthy enough to make up for the things he said.

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/20/illi...street_walker/

So he was called out for this bigoted comments and realized his political career was in the toilet he has resigned:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...31a7d5570.html

[Panacea]

I saw this earlier, before the apology.

I think it's a symptom of our hyperpartisan political system. The brain to mouth filters have all be turned off, and no one thinks about how offensive their words are until the outrage pours in. It all seems so rational when you're preaching to the choir, but when it's opening night you realize you should have rehearsed to a test audience first . . . .

[Rapscallion]

It's not even as if she's of the democratic party - supposedly someone of his own political affiliation? Not sure this is down to partisan politics, more being a shitstain.

Rapscallion

[Andara Bledin]

Thus the RINO comment. RINO = Republican in Name Only.

Basically, he's pulling a real Scotsman on her so that he can treat her like he'd treat someone from the other side. Except, apparently, too many others in the Republican camp don't feel the same way.

[Tanasi]

He forgot the 11th commandment.

[Panacea]

He forgot the 11th commandment.

Thou shalt not get caught.

[D_Yeti_Esquire]

Actually, I think this is more a symptom of just how outrage and scandal prone the american public has become.

Essentially, these are two awful metaphors but they are figurative language at their core. Politicians have survived worse than this in the past, but in the present combine a media that loves transgressing politicians with a news cycle that now is hour to hour in addition to the blogger outrage machine and you get this. Essentially if you choose a life of public service be prepared to be boring, don't be off the cuff with your talking points, and vet them to a group first (preferably with people who don't find you funny to begin with).

[Andara Bledin]

Not at all.

If you can't be "off the cuff" and hyperbolic without resorting to misogynist, racist, or other bigoted terminology, then maybe you have no business being in the public sphere to begin with.

[bara]

Thou shalt not get caught.

Thanks... I was wondering.

[Tanasi]

Nope, Thou shalt not talk bad about other Republicans.

Don't air the dirty laundry and give their enemies more ammo.