"I asked all those questions, too. I did. But I did ask about race," he said, later adding, "If she'd have said Irish, or a Scott, or a Brit, or a Lithuanian...I know it would have had the same effect. I was trying to stand up for my dear friend in this terrible, medieval fashion. I'm a fairly intelligent guy, that's why it kind of shocked me when I came down to earth after having these horrible feelings. Luckily, no violence occurred."