Apologies for the short diary, but this seemed worthwhile, though I don't have much to say about it. The Nashville Post and Memphis Flyer both report that former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. has finally issued a statement concerning Nikki Tinker's ludicrous attack ads against her primary opponent, Steve Cohen.
"Whenever race, religion or gender is invoked in a political contest, it generally means the candidate has run out of legitimate arguments for why he/she should be elected. Communities and nations are always made weaker when political figures try to divide us for political advantage. It is my strong hope that lessons will be learned."
Up to today, Ford was officially neutral in the primary race, though his wife has given money to Tinker, which some viewed as a tacit endorsement by Ford. Big praise to Ford this time for doing what's right here. (Also, the Nashville Post article gives a nice outline of the Tinker-Ford-Cohen mess.)