Not a subtoot of anyone directly here, but since it's coming up again, and some of the claims I've seen are getting rather bizarre: yes, the guy is probably a bigot, yes, I wouldn't trust him either, but do please remember that not everyone lives in the US and different places have different cultures.

This doesn't *excuse* bigotry, obviously, but it is vitally important to understand the cultural background of someone to fully understand the context or perspective from which a comment is made, and some of the comments I've seen on the topic seem to be assuming that everyone is somehow magically aware of (and shares) the cultural context and norms of the US.

(And it's worth asking yourself whether making that kind of assumption is not just another aspect of cultural imperialism...)