Bad example. FYI, Aol has discussion forums with volunteer moderators who ban people and delete their posts. On the Baltimore Orioles board, one poster refered to Palmeiro as a spec (derogatory term for hispanic as in "no spek inglish") and he and all his posts got canned.
The multiple posters that were banned last week were not banned for using racially derrogatory language. AOL might pull threads or delete posts, but banning people from their service due to their political views would be another matter.