He truly deserves this award. But, then, it hasn’t been the first time. The scary thing is that there are many who think the comment in the link is the kind of “discussion” that comprises politic debate. No. It is an attempt to whip up hatred against people who happen to disagree with you on other issues. By comparison, he makes Newt Gingrich’s related earlier comments seem like a thoughtful PhD dissertation.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.