distressing. as you are finishing up, what could be the motive? the motive hasn t been stated. but what s the hidden message in tapping a person of this pedigree to speak on this issue, a person who is explicitly, based on what we ve seen, taken positions that are contrary to accepted civil american positions in terms of the constitution, in terms of who we are as a people? appalling, by the way. you can have concerns with police overreach and still recognize that calling for the death of police officers, saying things like i pray for your death, that s just beyond the range of civil discourse. it s disgusting and needs no explanation. in my view, the invocation he received from the justice department gave him legitimacy. the people running the justice department believe apparently he has a legitimate point of view that should be represented in discussions. that reveals a lot about them. look, he s adjust gran stander and a creep. he s going to go, what were they