Must not mention black IQ -- or anything associated with blacks

When Money Magazine named Columbia, Md., the “best place to live” in America earlier this month, it splashed a glossy photo of a smiling local black family on its cover. “Why we love it,” the publication gushed: “A planned community that prizes economic and social diversity.”

Before the issue could even hit newsstands, however, another report threatened to paint a very different picture of the place.

These are a few of the “negative comments, gestures, and/or derogatory epithets against African-Americans” allegedly made by Howard County Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald, according to an investigation by the county’s Office of Human Rights.

* Black sheriff’s deputies “are not too smart, but they get the job done.”

* “There’s no watermelon there for you!”

* “Are you getting the chicken special?”

The report has shaken a community renowned for its racial tolerance and inclusivity. Protesters have twice picketed outside the sheriff’s office since the report was released last week. Elected officials across the political spectrum have called for Fitzgerald, a Democrat, to step down.

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