The amazing thing about the video below is that the DOJ has apparently defended the comments by saying they were more justified because they were made in the context of an ugly event at Southern Miss.  If they were private comments, they were private comments.  If they were acceptable to DOJ because of the context, then this issue has just kicked up to another level.  Frankly, I thought the matter would be a one-day story. But if Justice wants to defend the comments in context, then this is a whole new ball game.  For starters, if one rightfully criticizes the events at Southern Miss, then one should criticize the events at Southern Miss, not an entire state.  Here is the TV report: