Well in this case it appears the folks calling for the ostracism of Mr. Williams were being more extremist (and captive to political correctness to boot). In situations like this, reasonable people have debates rather than fly off the handle. I’d be asking, how did these yahoos calling for ostracism get to be head of this amorphous Tea Party anyhow? Who died and make them kings and queens? I’ve often wondered with an organization for the “advancement” of any minority, when do they say “goal attained?” and shouldn’t they at least be honest about the reason for the problem?
Williams knows better. He should know that it never pays to argue when someone makes an accusation of racism. You just deny and move along. Any attempt to mollify, justify, or prove your innocence will be a victory for the accuser and probably the worst thing you can do is to accuse the accuser. Gov. Palin took the appropriate action, a denial of the charge and a statement that it’s unfortunate that people are making such charges.
There is a reason that the Tea Party Federation is a loose affiliation of groups. It appears to be devoid of experienced leadership. A leader does not make ultimatums. That’s much like Obama is doing. It sounds like Williams understood he was getting close to the line and was modifying his statements. The Tea Party Federation just committed suicide over one person making one questionable statement. That is poor leadership and not an organization I want anything further to do with as presently constituted.