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After re-reading my report of events at the protest on the 29th, and after being contacted privately from one of the protesters of the Nazi group, I wanted to publicly clarify a few things.

I know very little about the Nazis other than what I've seen on television in news reports, etc. I am smart enough to realize that the picture given the public by the media is, at the very least, skewed and, at the most, intentional lies.

I wanted to clarify that the group which called itself the "National Socialist Party" at the protest was comprised of very polite, very articulate and very considerate human beings. I realized after receiving a very nice and thoughtful private reply that I make it seem as though they are objects or something other than human in my report of events. I apologize for this. They are men and women, some have children, and they are deserving of respect. They did nothing to deserve my disrespect. That came about as a result of my limited knowledge of them and the fact that they have basically been portrayed as monsters in the media for years.

They were very nice, had a great sense of humor and I enjoyed the discussions we had even though they were very limited. Any discomfort I felt being around Nazis was a result of my OWN internal bias and certainly not because of anything they did.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not going to go join the Nazi party, but I'm not going to continue to think of them in the same way I have for years. I will no longer view them as monsters, waiting to beat the crap out of anyone who dares disagree with them. This protest opened my eyes in many ways and this is just one more learning experience I've gained.

I just wanted to clarify my remarks to everyone and apologize to those whom I might have offended with my remarks.