Thinking about it some more its obvious to me that he brought up the Mexicans for that purpose, to tell the audience that he is no racist, but that those who are not dedicated to his cause (probably most of America) will interpret that as the opposite.
That Praising Mexicans and sounding very critical of blacks (under the guise of observations) as a group is just more evidence of it.
It sounds like “I am not racist, our kids nanny is black and she does a great job”
I don't see it working.
Nope. That’s not it. I’ve listened both to the original and his explanations. He’s just a good ole country boy. His explanations rang true to me.
This is nothing more than old ways meets new ways.