On his May 25 Tavis Smiley show, the host challenged persecuted author Ayaan Hirsi Ali about the idea that radical Muslims uniquely rationalize violent acts: "But Christians do that every day....People walk into post offices, they walk into schools, that's what Columbine is." Actually, the Columbine killers targeted Christians.

As a result of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, then-Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder suggested more speech restrictions on the Web. Holder is Barack Obama's choice to be attorney general.