The Gist

Obama Campaign Promoting a Homophobe

We had a lot of discussion about this on the show yesterday and I'm sure we'll continue today. Barack Obama's campaign is embarking on a Gospel Tour in South Carolina, trying to make a dent in Hillary Clinton's support there, particularly in the African-American community. But at least one of the performers, Donnie McClurkin, is virulently antigay. McClurkin is actually a so-called ex-gay, who says he forced in homosexuality for 20 years because he was raped. It's demented, and sick, and has no place in a Democratic political campaign. I was reading his beliefs -- about how you have to "hate" the homosexuality within you -- on the show yesterday. Obama is now saying he won't drop the guy, even though he is opposed to his beliefs. What kind of twisted excuse is this?