It was poor choice of words for Hyde-Smith to say that she’d attend a public hanging as praise for a supporter. She could and should have worded it differently.
But she said the words “public hanging” - not “public lynching”. There is a fundamental difference between the two. The former is not necessarily racist while the latter is.
This is perhaps Reason 39 why I’d never be a good candidate for higher office - but I’d have said to reporters “I’m sorry for the poor choice of words in that I’d attend a public hanging. But let’s be 100% honest here. There was NO racial intent in what I said. I did NOT say I’d attend a public lynching. I strongly resent that some out there have exploited race in this campaign and I ask that the media to do the right thing in reporting what I actually said and NOT what they think I said”.”
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MplsSteve says “... I’d attend a public lynching.”
Yeah, I wouldn’t make it in public office either. /g