And don't forget how much Denny's, Texaco, and Michael Richards LOVE black people... Some things you don't get to take-back.

In this case, I think it's even worse. The written word is more powerful than the spoken word. This wasn't an alcohol-fueledrant in front of a TV camera after a night's bender: this was on the man's weblog. This is what he does for a living. This is what he gets paid for.

I would imagine he considers his thoughts carefully, and edits for content, spelling, grammar, and punctuation before he posts it. He would have had ample opportunity to take it back before he ever posted it.

For that matter, I'm a bit surprised it wouldn't have had to be OK'd by an OL editor prior to being posted. That might be a good issue to delve into with them.

FC