In the politically correct stae of the U.S. today,GAK,any mention of race is often taken to be a racist remark if it's in regard to something done wrong, or even mentioning that you disagree with someone of another race with no racial connotations at all is often interpreted as being racist. Just yesterday I said something on facebook about how ridiculous it is that Michelle Obama was in a town near here asking $1000 to attend a dinner with her and $4000 to have a photo taken with her, nothing to do with race whatsoever, and an elderly liberal I know just had to say he thinks the Obamas are the subject of some deep seated racial predjudice. I'm sure that in some corners they are but my statement goes for anyone doing the same as Mrs. Obama, nobody's worth that, but because I named her it was automatically assumed that I was objecting because of her race.