there was nothing remotely "jokey" about them statements. There were what they were, shock tweets from a place of privilege tweeted solely because of said privilege. It's easy to call something a "Joke" when you have no emotional connection to it.

2nd....I do respect the way he responded. He didn't bend over backwards apologizing, he owned up to it...explained as best as he could and kept it moving. For what it's worth...that was refreshing.

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