I didn’t hear the term “subhuman” when Obama used the term “mongrel.” That’s a substantial difference right there. And of course, as othes have eloquently pointed out, there’s the context of the use of the word.

Painful that CNN gives the Nuge, an aging crank ranting against the passage of time, a venue to spew more hateful garbage. And cowardly that so few Republicans will unequivocally denounce him.