I thought the term Jungle Monkey was pretty universally seen as a racial epithet, but I’m guessing that Michelle Malkin and Glenn Beck will find some way to spin this away as less offensive that calling an Indian-American ‘macaca.’ I also enjoyed reading a Boston police officer explain how a suspect has no rights and that they must make it a priority to comply with police officers who enter their property without a warrant. Dr. Gates, apparently, is still a suspect and will always remain one. Not only that, but he isn’t famous because he has never done anything to reduce or limit Officer Barrett’s income tax.
I’m not surprised that a member of the Boston police force is a racist, but I’m a little surprised that one of them could think it is okay to write emails comparing black people to gnats.