We watched a grieving father with a known stutter and a head cold have his dead son denigrated to his face.
Then we still expected him to have a pristine debate performance, and are trying to punish him because he did not.
I have lost a son. Let me be very clear.
The fact that this was allowed to happen without anyone putting a stop to it or calling it out for how absolutely low and unacceptable that was, is a problem.
I have not seen, read, heard a single reporter, debate moderator, official, or celebrity say even one word about how wrong that was.
Had this happened to me during a debate?
1. I’d have called out the moderators for letting it stand.
2. I’d have said to my opponent: I’m happy that you’ve never lost a child, sad that you have no compassion, and wouldn’t even wish this on scum like you.
3. I’d have walked off the debate stage.
If you haven’t ever lost a child, and I sincerely hope you have not, you can’t begin to fathom what that felt like for him. And he Kept Fucking Going.
And somebody needed to say that.
