Thanks Guest,guest for the guilt-by-association attack. Your courage is manifested by your little anonymous name tag isn't it? Unless you are living in your Mom's basement and Mudcat is the extent of your social sphere, I suspect you understand exactly what I mean about the casual racism that exists in society. The people I'm speaking of are often intelligent, well-educated, principled individuals. They are often people successful in the business world, and many are decent people who I am proud to call friends. They are not defined by racism, any more than you are defined by your sanctimoniousness. I grew up in a similar racist environment to yours, an environment of segregated schools and neighborhoods, and counted no blacks as friends until college. I was emersed in that environment long enough that I know I have prejudices that I may never fully be rid of. But I am not so burdened with shame that I am ready to excuse any behavior in the light of past iniquities. Your poster boy, I fear, has feet of clay, and much effort will have to be put into polishing up his resume before he can qualify for hero status.