Is Dick Durbin "The Worst Person in the World"?

Frequently, we hear that NFL quarterbacks and cornerbacks must have very short memories. Throw a bad interception, say for pick six, or allow a key reception for quick six, and going back on the field thinking about that last play will prevent the athlete from doing his job again. Only immediately by forgetting a past mistake can the true professional be up to the challenges of such a competitive endeavor.

With this truism in mind, I have to ask if Senator Richard Durbin (D - Ill.) believes that there are 310 million defensive backs living in America today. Either he thinks we are all memory challenged or he himself has played too many years against Gerald Ford without wearing a helmet, leather or otherwise.

The following recitation of a person with absolutely no shame does almost bespeak a form of insanity or arrogance beyond sane comprehension - Senator Durbin on 1/9/11:

"Public officials have a particular responsibility not to incite violence by using incendiary language. Toxic rhetoric can lead unstable individuals to believe violence is an acceptable response." CNN State of the Union, Interview on Tucson murders;

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"What American guards have done to GITMO prisoners would lead [you to] believe that this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their Gulags or some mad regime - Pol Pot or others - that had no concern for human beings." Durbin, Senate floor speech on 6/14/05;

Disturbed by reports of United States military service personnel allegedly mistreating muslims, Major Nidal Hasan on 11/5/09 shot and killed twelve of his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. Nonetheless, Americans continue to await Senator Dick's statement condemning himself for creating the climate of HATE which incited Major Hasan's violent rampage.

Inasmuch as no one watches Keith Oberman's MSNBC 's TV show, it will be difficult to ascertain whether he declares Senator Richard Durbin to be the Worst Person of the Week.