Sauk County Supervisor Virgil Hartje of La Valle could have avoided controversy if he would have apologized for his remark, said Jill Hagler, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Madison.
“People say things in the heat of the moment,” Hagler said. “Just own up to it, apologize, and move on.”
Earlier: Sauk County Supervisor’s Use of Anti-Semitic Term Unpunished.