Arizona State Commissioner of Education John Huppenthal admitted he left many comments anonymously on blogs.

This is causing him some problems in his re-election campaign, as some of his comments were highly insulting and inflammatory to various groups.

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry canceled plans to honor him at its annual awards ceremony.

Here are what one blog calls his “top ten” anonymous comments.

Huppenthal is in hot water. As one editorialist in Arizona wrote:

“He called poor people “lazy pigs” and made inane comparisons between stuff he doesn’t like and Hitler, but let’s honor the First Amendment here and leave the content of his speech off the table. He did two things wrong – he hid behind pseudonyms, and when caught he offered up a non-apology apology.

“If you’re going out in the public sphere, use your name, be you and own it. Otherwise, you don’t deserve an audience.

“And if you step in it, do not say what Huppenthal did (and in a “statement,” no less): “I sincerely regret if my comments have offended anyone.”

“What a load of horse puckey.

“What he’s saying is, if no one’s offended by what he said, then he’s not sorry. So if there’s no fundamental level of sorry-ness, why are you apologizing?

Mr. Huppenthal, you’re a leader. If you’re sorry about what you posted, say, “What I said was wrong, I renounce it, and I promise not to promote those beliefs again.” If you’re not sorry, say, “Yeah, I said it, I meant it, and I will use my own name from now on.”

Huppenthal is identified on Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education website as “one of Arizona’s leading education reformers” because of his support for school choice and the Common Core.