Mr. Richey is following the style of his leader, Donald Trump, with this rather strange letter.  It's so bizarre that it can be described as "truly wacko"....Yes, I know, the phrase is not politically correct and is perhaps a bit unkind.  It is, however, I think, a pretty apt description of a letter characterizing Donald Trump as representing "diversity."  

As we've seen over the months of his candidacy, Mr. Trump frequently makes some "truly wacko" statements as well.  Then he simply replies "hey, it was all just a joke to get people to react.....it was just satire and sarcasm."  Those "follow up" comments are presented as a childlike "King's X"...."what I said or wrote simply doesn't count....unring the bell, please. "

The real problem with Mr. Trump and Mr. Richey as well, is their comments are so frequently "truly wacko" that can't easily be dismissed as sarcasm and satire.....they don't make enough reasonable and rational comments to give you a "bench mark."