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Just about everyone these days is familiar with the term “politically correct.”   The Gorilla advocates this belief to a point, but we all know that there are cases of political correctness that can go awry or just plain overboard. This morning’s story out of Dayton, Ohio, however, is NOT the case. The Ohio Christian Alliance and the State Republican Party are calling for an apology from its state attorney general, Marc Dann. So, what exactly did Mr. Dann say that  was so horrible and shocking? In a comment sent by email to his director of communications, Leo Jennings, Mr. Dann wrote that “Jesus had it better on good Friday.” (He was referring to some recent bad press his communications director had previously received.)Naturally, in an unfortunate turn of events for Mr. Dann and company, the Dayton Daily News somehow obtained a copy of the email and published it. Soon after, as one might have expected, the fallout began. The Ohio Christian Alliance demanded an apology, as did the Ohio Republican Party. Both groups are asking for an immediate retraction to the comment. You see, Dann is Jewish. Thus, this certainly doesn’t help his case since it appears to be a slam to Christians. Jennings, who is a Christian, said the comments were not offensive to him in any way and stated that ”he understood that the remark is in no way reflective of the Attorney General’s philosophy or principles.” The two have been friends for more than 20 years and Jennings further defended his friend by saying, “Marc cherishes his own faith and is deeply respectful, considerate, and tolerant of the religious beliefs held by others.” But Jewish or not, the Gorilla fells that this is juts an irresponsible comment. The Gorilla feels that no matter what religion you are, or what your stance is, aren’t we all smart enough to know by now that you don’t put anything in an email that you wouldn’t want to reach the public’s eye? This is particularly true if you are in any kind of political arena or in a position of authority. Any way you look at it, the comment was simply dumb. Sorry, but the Gorilla feels that even if Attorney General Dann was kidding, the comment was just plain offensive, rude and yes, DUMB! Hopefully he will have the common sense never to do it again and to make a public apology.