Smollett incident an attempted "lynching": I'll withhold judgment until more information comes out
http://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/18/cory-booker-called-smollett-incident-attempted-lynching-ill-withhold-judgment-information-comes/

The art of winning the presidency is appealing to as many diverse constituencies as possible. For instance, you could pander to voters who think judicious silence and circumspection during a politically charged criminal investigation are what's expected of a would-be national leader. Or you could pander to morons who demand a rush to judgment because the alleged crime in this case just so happens to confirm all of their political priors. ...


The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence