Stardate 20010920.1541 (On Screen): A crisis like this always brings out the worst in some people. A US Representative made a comment in a radio interview that "If I see someone come in and he's got a diaper on his head and a fan belt around that diaper on his head, that guy needs to be pulled over and checked." Needless to say, there was outrage. He begrudgingly apologized but said that the war on terrorism cannot be won "if we have to stop every five minutes to make sure we're being politically correct." Let's get this straight: his comments weren't politically incorrect, they were gross bigotry. I'm no fan of politically correct speech, God knows, but there's a pretty big stretch between that and what this asshole said. He wants to run for the Senate next year; I hope the people of Louisiana remember his true colors when the time comes. We need our leaders now to heal us, not to divide us and set us upon each other.
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