Dan, I'm not sure where you think we disagree. I agree Chelsea's act is distracting us from a serious discussion of some very real problems. She is not going to apologize, so if we agree the problems are real, let's set her aside instead of fixating upon her antics. She misbehaved and she was stripped of her convention credentials. That sanction was proportionate, timely and appropriate. 

Let's clear up some things. People are claiming a right to be angry at her because her actions "bring shame to the people of Hawaii"? Let's test that claim. How many people watching the video thought, "The people of Hawaii are rude." Or did they think, "that woman is acting childishly"? The simple test should allow us to drop the pretense her actions reflected badly upon anyone other than Chelsea herself.

You agree her gesture has been a distraction from real problems. So let's STOP being distracted and work to reform the national and local party. If her actions were "childish," how can we be adult?