Update on Cohen-Tinker Primary, Anti-Semitism, and EMILY's List

I guess that the first thing to say is that when EMILY's List endorsed Tinker, it was already very clear that Nikki Tinker was aggressively using anti-semitism, racism, and homophobia as her core campaign talking points. Look at the dates on the two links.

Now that her repulsive strategy has been revealed for all to see, and made embarrassingly public by KO's "Worst Person" comment, EMILY's List has condemned the ad, but has not, at least not yet, withdrawn the endorsement.

I understand the dynamic, EMILY's list, they are frequently accused of ignoring the minority community and that their supported candidates are too white, but this endorsment, when the bigotry was on full display for months is stupid.

Barack Obama's campaign has condemned the ads too but in kind of mealy mouthed way. They mention no names.

Finally, the Skeptical Brotha has a rundown on what Nikki Tinker does when she is not running for office: She is Vice President for Labor Relations and General Counsel for Pinnacle Airlines, which means that, "She specializes in destroying employee rights to collectively bargain and be free from workplace racial discrimination, harassment, and retaliation."

I would also note that she is one of Harold Ford's protégés, who is now the chair of the DLC, and has yet to find a Republican talking point that he does not like, she was his campaign managers in one of his largely uncontested campaigns.

Hopefully, she loses big, and hopefully, EMILY's list catches enough flak to improve their vetting process.