That is, of course, what this whole kabuki dance is about: political correctness.
And this is an obvious demonstration of how it can destroy relationships, honesty and -- most especially -- truth and freedom.
P.C. is an exceedingly vile formulation.
The PC part comes into play because he apologized to Obama. Who he really needs to apologize to is all voters for insulting their intelligence. We're not all like him and the other 'rats. Light skin, dark skin, whatever--ones pigmentation never enters my mind when voting. He'll never get that. Would it matter to you if Ronald Reagan was a "dark skinned African American"? Would you have voted for Jimmy Carter if that was the case?