And Lacey, good job of respecting the crowd you were speaking to on the 40th anniversary of MLK's death:

Billye Paulson, a black journalist who works for the Tribune, called the speech "offensive" and fired off an angry e-mail to Lacey demanding an apology.

"I found your acceptance speech at the April 4 SPJ awards banquet disgusting, inappropriate and vulgar. And I DID take offense. But the obscenities take a back seat to the use of the n-word, which was not necessary and very insulting," she wrote in the e-mail.

Paulson attended the event with the 82-year-old mother of the late Tribune sports writer Bob Moran, a black journalist who died last month from cancer. His mother was there to accept a special recognition award on behalf of her son.

So how much contrition has Lacey shown for his remark—the classic fatal mistake of white men who mistakenly believe they're down enough to say whatever they want—delivered to an audience including grandmothers? He's sorry that his "comments about a dead colleague rankled listeners."

"My words, meant to honor a friend, were inappropriate," Lacey said. "All present have my sincere apology. It is regrettable that any phrase of mine offended those attending a First Amendment awards banquet."

He's sorry the sticks in the mud in the audience are oversensitive enough to get offended. They probably didn't realize he was down.

This is not only the thousandth demonstration of the fact that Mike Lacey is, by all appearances, an asshole; it is also a reminder to whites everywhere: JUST LEAVE THAT WORD ALONE, FOR GOD'S SAKE. Whether ending in -er or -a, it is not for you.

[via Romenesko]

The article also explains, in-depth, the details of a stage show performed at a local nightclub in which sexual acts and abuse are graphically simulated, and speaks of the audience members "...groping each other..."

Here is more (edited for content), taken directly from the article:

Page 17 - A man's [genitalia] is pierced with a ring

Page 18 - Bigamy and [male anatomy]

Page 20 - References the nightclub show in which sexual acts and abuse are simulated

Page 21 - Graphic, specific language about a man's preferences of sadomasochistic acts

Children are encouraged to visit our city's libraries and most, if not all, City-buildings are accessible to the general public, which includes children. This publication has now been out for over 2 days, and what has prevented a child from picking it up and reading the article, looking at the photos, or also seeing scantily clad women in advertisements on pages 3 and 59?

Thanks for reminding me why I moved, Councilman Clay Yarborough!

[via the Flog]