[mr rochester]

We all gasped when he said it...

The warning was right - but sooooo surprised he actually said it when he has gone on there to try to resurrect some good feeling towards himself. He just doesn't get it - plain and simple. He is a dinosaur (as far as modern thinking goes ) he must be stuck in the time warp he grew up in perhaps. Most people are savvy about these things because they make it their business to find out. Not Ron seemingly. I really don't think he means anything bad by the silly things he comes out with and he was immediately apologetic - he just isn't a modern thinker and he doesn't get political correctness and what is or isn't appropriate to say.