[antiRepublicrat]

Would you still give the white candidate the pass?

I'm not giving him a pass at all. As in the article, I don't think he's capable of such firm convictions. This was the church in Chicago that he needed to schmooze with in order to get elected there, so he joined. His longevity there is easily explained by his desire to retain his political power. It was a cold, calculated move.

I could be wrong, but that's just how I see it, and I think my view shows him as more dishonest than being a simple racist.

[normy]

fair enough but simple racism doesn’t require much in the way of convictions.

[weegee]

His writings in his two books out him as a racist. He's screwed in the head because of his poor relationship with his parents. He needs counseling.