I know the writer qualified his article by saying he was not condoning what happened to Gates,just comparing how much worse it was. I don't think his letter worth publishing because the fact that you even need to make a comparison is disgusting.

African Americans whether 50 years ago or today still suffer the same discrimination by other then blacks whether it be telling children they can't swim at a pool or arresting blacks that are trying to get into their own home. There is a small percentage of white racists like Pat Buchannen, always speaking on cable networks, or jeff sessions(he is a little congressman and would not capitilize his name) who is a propenent of the Ku Klux Klan,and others that continue to cloak their racism in code words and policies, as well as lies. This article was a sham.

American people you need to take heed. The Republican vice-presidential candidate who is calling out Barak Obama on bogus affiliations has(this was fact checked) been as late as this year attended a radical right wing group in Alaska that hates the US government.Her husband Todd is an official member.How does that look as far as palling around with dangerous people.It has been proven that she hired 2 of these major players from this anti US group to work with her when she was elected mayor and then governor.

It's becoming more apparent that Palin has a dark side that she is trying to cover up. In addition the troopergate scandel which the Mcain campaign has been trying to squash (they made 3 attempts to throw out the investigation, but the judge said no will be made public tomorrow.

If you want more details on her subversive activities in Alaska with this anti-Us government group go to Salon.com and read it in detail.