BIGOTRY COMES in various guises -- some coded, some closeted, some colossally stupid. The bigotry displayed recently by Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., a Republican who represents a patch of south-central Virginia, falls squarely in the third category.

The letter from Goode seems to be blowing up. The WaPo editorial linked here echos my exact wording. This Boston Herald editorial has an entertaining title, and uncompromising content:

If Virginia voters don’t give the inaptly-named Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. the bum’s rush in the next election they’ll have embarrassed themselves on a national scale.

Goode is already a national embarrassment.

A Bigot in Congress - washingtonpost.com