Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. Apparently the Miss America contest was held last night and the racists and bigots were out in force after Miss New York won. Oh, and a whole lot of these folks apparently don’t like anyone who has dark skin and has (to them) an odd sounding name. More than a few were pissed that Miss Kansas Theresa Vail didn’t win. She’s got a compelling story, Active Duty Army, has tattoos, and is pretty. Oh, and she’s a white and blonde.

These kinds of things are revelatory about the fact that racism and bigotry are alive and well in the country. Oh, and more than a few people thought that this somehow marked a victory for al Qaeda. Yeah, just read through that collection of twitter postings.

Real sad.