To me, Marion Barry was a bellwether to the sickness that was invading American society. Bad people come and go but it takes a certain malignant negligence to double-down on stupid. They elected Barry, who revealed himself to be a bottom-feeding crook. That should have been the end of the story with him serving as an illustration of how not to behave.
Instead, he was reelected again and again. Seriously people, WTF?!
Tribal. Once a Chief, always a Chief.
You can add OJ and Mz Clinton to the bellwether squad. These people have proven themselves unfit for general consumption - yet a certain segment of our culture persists in allowing them access.
Tribal for OJ. "Religious" for Her Thighness.
None of those people know how to think.
Of those who do, and I'm thinking of most Conservatives, we've neither tribal nor "religious" allegiance to those, of whatever human variation, who would lay claim to our support if and when they don't walk the talk. And THEN, and I can hardly stop laughing,
we are derogatorily labeled "purists". Can you stand the irony? Woman Communist? Pull the lever! Black Communist? Pull the lever! B-b-b-but, what about .....? Doesn't matter! Pull the lever!
So, who the hell are the "purists"?