Where in the article does it say anything about skin color? It seems to me this guy supports a specific political agenda which endorses terror attacks against civilians. That goes under the "content of character." Why does he identify as a Palestinian (killer of Jews) to a Jewish audience? An Arab-American nobody would have a problem with.
From Ray Hanania
http://www.hanania.com/edsaid82202.html
It's a lot like the Israeli propaganda line that explained the failure of the peace process; "Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered the "best ever" deal to Yasir Arafat and Arafat rejected it."
It was the best deal the Israelis ever offered. But it still stunk and was unfair and incomplete.
To the hapless, suffering average Palestinian, Edward Said and his coterie of admirers seem to be the "best ever" leaders they could have.
But, they are still crumbs. And the Palestinians deserve better.
These failures anchor the Palestinian tragedy in place and drag it down to the depths of hopelessness.
Hey. At least Edward Said still has a choir to sing his praises, and ADC has a television talk show microphone it can hug.
(Ray Hanania is a Palestinian American journalist and writer, and the only Arab American who authors a weekly column on Middle East affairs for a major American daily newspaper. His columns are archived at www.hanania.com.)