i was going to start a thread on just this question... i was under the assumption that he was indeed banned for his bone-headed comments. i'm one of juless biggest fans, but even i couldn't figure out what the hell drove him to write what he wrote. in fact, I was going to PM him and ask "are you TRYING to get banned?!?". looks like he succeeded.
maybe i'll trying contacting him IRL... *ewww*.