IT'S NOT ABOUT RACE!!!!!!

Yeah, this is not gonna get old anytime soon.

Josh Marshall was deeply moved by Jim Acosta's report that Trump called some African countries "shithole countries" whose people are not worthy to even travel to America.  But even JMM never writes the words "racist" or "racism."

This is America.  It's not about race, because it's never about race.  (I am indebted to RawStory for the tweets that follow):

We begin with CNN's version of "Some people say:"

“The president seems to harbor racist feelings about people of color from other parts of the world," @acosta just said on CNN.

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) January 11, 2018

Dear Mr. Acosta:  what was your first clue?

Trump is not racist but his views are racist.  See?  Big difference!

"He has racist views. And the worst thing is: that's part of his appeal," @JeffreyToobin says. "It's a feature, not a bug. There are a lot of people who LIKE this." https://t.co/T90tSenISo

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 11, 2018

Don't say it!  Don't say it!! OBJECTIVITY!!!!!!

“This is very much in character with how President Trump views people of color.” - @jimsciutto on CNN

— Quinn Sutherland (@ReelQuinn) January 11, 2018

REPORT THE CONTROVERSY!!!!!!!

It'll take *years* to recover from what this man is doing to America's reputation and the integrity of its government.

He's publicly calling other countries "shitholes" now. https://t.co/BtGIY2OHGt

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 11, 2018

AND FOR PITY'S SAKE THINK OF THE WHITE VOTERS!

"Breathtakingly offensive." Lawmakers rebuke reported Trump "shithole countries" comment pic.twitter.com/bpx64D4YSZ

— Cristiano Lima (@viaCristiano) January 11, 2018

God Bless America!