neither my statement nor harriss was motivated biracial fear and loathing. it was mow ti vated by lifetime of exposure to the commercial mall casting calls and movies harris references in her piece. we continuely see st. nick as a white man in modern day america. should that change? well that debate got lost because many couldn't get past the fact that i acknowledged as harris did, that the most commonly depicted image of santa does, in fact have white skin. i also did say jesus was white as i've learned that is far from settled. for me, the facts that an offhand jeft i made during a segment about whether santa should be replaced by a penguin has become a national fire storm says two things. race is still an incredibly volatile issue in this country and fox news, and yours truly are big targets for many people. but... don't take my word for it. our panel debates right after the break. >> okay. people, tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m santa coming to town. oh, my god. >> santa is here? i know him. i know him! >> we extended an invitation but slate denied our reques