Reply #2: Here is my take on this. [View All]

[cindyw]

I cannot personally speak for other people, but I can say my take on this. If the Dean staffer was being disruptive the Gephardt campaign had every right to escort him from the function. Tension between the campaigns are running high. Even if he was not being overtly disruptive, I can see how tensions would flare up between the Gephardt staffers and the Dean guy.

That being said, if the tensions ran so hot that one of the men escorting him out called him a derogatory bigoted name then he was obviously wrong and the Gephardt people should fire him. I find it hard to believe that Gephardt would condone hiring a bigot on his staff, but if it so happens that he did then the man should be fired. Hate and it's association with ignorance should not be tolerated.

Now if the Dean guy is making a false accusation, that is just as disgusting in my opinion. It degrades the efforts to bring attention to real hatred and bigotry.