Two additional notes: 1. In their own post about this story, CNN doesn’t acknowledge that the camera operator was a woman. The omission, I think, was noteworthy. 2. There’s an interesting discussion going on over at Erik Wemple and Greg Sargent ‘s blogs about what role CNN should play in reporting the story going [...]

Also worth noting?

After Obama came out in support of gay marriage, a meme developed within the Beltway–and was pushed aggressively by black conservatives like Rep. Allen West, Sophia Nelson, Larry Elder–that he’d lose support among black voters.

Another Beltway meme proved wrong by actual facts…imagine that.