The Capehart photo thing - leave it alone.

[RDANGELO]

No one is questioning the fact that Bernie was involved in the segregated housing issue in Chicago; therefore the spat over who is in the photo is meaningless, and Caphart is smart enough to know that. This is a Clinton trick to portray people beating up on a gay black man. Please just leave it alone.

[valerief]

1. So you say Capehart should be able to swiftboat Bernie? Nah. nt

[sarge43]

2. Sorry, but a label is not a shield

If a gay black man kites a shabby attempt at swiftboating, then he should be called out. Anyone who tries that should be called. This is one of the reasons people are so fed up with Rovian style politics.

As for questioning the fact, Congressman Lewis did imply it, else why did he walk it back Two major news outlets, WaPo and Time questioned it.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. This guy damages black people, gay people and journalism

Fuck him.......

[DaveT]

4. We are running against Hillary Clinton

not some guy nobody ever heard of.

I think that is what the OP is getting at and I agree.

Capehart is a tool, and deserves any amount of razzing -- but that does not do the campaign any good.

[mak3cats]

5. The flap over who is in the photo is NOT meaningless...

...when it is being insinuated that Bernie is being dishonest or deceitful. And the insinuation is deliberate, and being flogged to death on the M$M. Capehart is a tool, and the fact that he is a gay black man has nothing to do with our contempt of him.

[jillan]

6. Not leaving it alone until Capehart apologies, Matthews apologies.

[smokey nj]

7. The issue at hand is journalistic ethics, they apply regardless of who the reporter is.

[madfloridian]

8. Watch these 2 videos of Capehart gloating...and then tell me to leave it alone.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511231856

[TTUBatfan2008]

9. I agree in a sense

No need to personally attack Capehart. But I also think it is 100% fair to ask him why he didn't talk to the photographer in the first place? It is a good question. I think he failed Journalism 101 in his initial reporting of this story.

[LiberalArkie]

10. He cooked his own goose and that of MSNBC and WaPo.

I think the major spat will be between Capehart and the person who talked him into ruining his career.

[Kalidurga]

11. a gay black man

either we are working for equality and people being judged on the content of their character and not a particular label or we are not.

[olddots]

12. some of this stuff goes without saying

A Rovian trick is to make people protest too much , remember the Clintons are good at this crap .