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...Well, McGwire actually was a paragon of society. Unlike Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (a racist who once went into the stands to beat up a heckler-a heckler in a wheelchair), McGwire was a pretty good guy, especially for one with almost no discernable personality or intelligence. He didn't seek out fame, but was friendly to fans. When someone close to him told him about her childhood sexual abuse, he started a foundation and cried on TV about it. And he befriended struggling stand-up comedians. I don't know how that makes him a good person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McGwire's Big Whiff | 1/8/2007 | See Source »

MICHAEL RICHARDS, a.k.a. Seinfeld's Kramer, lit into a heckler during his stand-up act, calling him a "nigger," joking about lynching and proving that as far as racist rants go, drunken anti-Semitism (ŕ la Mel Gibson) is so last season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Memorable Performances of 2006 | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

...contrast, nothing has been made of the fact that someone who sounds like the original heckler yelled a racial epithet back at Richards. The man said, “That was uncalled for you f—ing cracker-ass…” Why no public indignation over a black man calling a white man “cracker?” For another thing, why do I feel comfortable typing out “cracker” when I can’t bring myself to type out the n-word...

Author: By Andrew C. Esensten | Title: The Last Taboo | 11/27/2006 | See Source »

...that weren't awkward enough, when Bush and Hu stood on the south lawn, the loudspeaker mistakenly referred to China as the Republic of China, the formal name of Taiwan, which China considers a mere province. Later in the Oval Office, Bush apologized to Hu for the Falun Gong heckler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hu and Bush: Let's Do Lunch | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

...Vice President's press conference, a heckler kept yelling obscenities at him and had to be taken away. Let me tell you something--this time Hillary has gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: Sep. 19, 2005 | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

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