Sorry Kramer!

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few days you know about Michael Richards and his tirade at an L.A. comedy show.

Apparently while doing his comedy act Michael Richards, alias Kramer on Seinfeld, was getting heckled by some people in the audience. Rather than acting like the professional he is supposed to be he just went wild and starting using profanity and racial slurs.

One has to wonder what would cause such behavior but if one looks at his past it should not be very surprising. This is not the first time that Richards has displayed questionable behavior.

He was supposed to be the star of a Seinfeld spin-off but apparently that was too much for him to handle. He made a few shows and then decided to just quit. The show was cancelled and his reputation damaged.

But nothing he did then would or could foretell what he did this time. Cursing and shouting racial slurs is hardly the expected behavior of a seasoned comedian. I mean after all they are supposed to be used to working in front of the public and things don't always go well. They are supposed to handle it better than he did. He could have made a joke to the heckler to make the audience laugh and then hopefully shut up the heckler. But of course this was way too much for Richards.

Instead he used the famous "N" word referring to certain black people in the audience. He further aggravated the situation by saying that "50 years ago we would have had you swinging from a tree upside down."

Now for sure Richards has apologized but I for one do not forgive him. His apology may have sounded sincere, "I was at a comedy club trying to do my act, and I got heckled and I took it badly and went into a rage," he said. "For me to be in a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry. I'm not a racist. That's what's so insane about this", but I don't buy it.

If there's one thing that I am sure of its that when people get angry their true feeling come out. It is then that they really speak what is on their mind without considering the consequences. It is what a lawyer would call an "excited utterance." And for that very reason it is permitted in a court of law. The person making the utterance does so without considering the consequences. They say what is really on their mind and now we all know what is on Richards' mind. That would be anger and racism.

Truth is he is just a washed up actor and a racist to boot. Seinfeld is over and so is his career. And now instead of being remembered for his acting on Seinfeld he will be remembered for his racial comments and profanity laced tirade.

I would like to say that I feel sorry for him but I would be lying. Funny thing though. I guess he really is a comedian because his supposed apology really did make me laugh.