Racist in that it involves race. Racist in that it is intended to be a hurtful statement that limits the actions of others, no. It is no more racist than saying more blacks vote Democrat.

It's the reality, Mugsy. Black Americans are VERY skeptical about the war. The numbers are huge about this, and Bush still polls extremely low in the black community. Now, I'm willing to bet you that if you polled people's responses to Mandela's statements blacks would be more likely to be in agreement with him, while the white response would be one of shock and anger.

I am surprised that you have such a simplistic notion of racism.