mkg335: The ignorance is understandable, it's not uncommon. It's the complete and utter lack of humor that I find most offensive.
Ignorance is not understandable nor can it be condoned. Some people would be better served keeping their thoughts to themselves, rather than saying something (or typing) that really incriminates their stupidity. Ignorance is invariably a show of a rather limited intelligence,
I have often thought Michael has tried to be witty or controversial to raise peoples eyebrows, now I am pretty sure he is a direct by-product of cavemen with little or zero self esteem. If this was a lame attempt at humor, as usual he missed the mark badly.