From The Seattle Times
By Leonard Pitts Jr.

“Them Jews aren’t going to let President Obama talk to me.”
— the Rev. Jeremiah Wright

“I hate gay people … ”
— Tim Hardaway, former NBA star

“A Third World country.”
— Tom Tancredo, former Colorado representative, speaking of Miami

“She’s frightening. And she’s racist.”
— Dennis Baxley, former executive director, Christian Coalition of Florida, speaking of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

“Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.”
— Glenn Beck, talk show host, to Rep. Keith Ellison, a Muslim

“Fifty years ago they’d have you hanging upside down with a (expletive) fork up your (expletive).”
— Michael Richards, comedian, to an African-American in his audience

I’ve always liked this place.

“Enjoy” is not a word one uses in connection with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, but I’ve always found a visit here conducive to contemplation and reflection. So it is even on a fog-shrouded morning when you can’t get in, when yellow tape rings off the entrance, police vehicles sit with lights flashing and armed security stands watch.

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