Racist Florida lawmaker in denial

Florida Republican Ralph Arza is in deep doo-doo over this (from the Sun-Sentenel):

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Arza resigned after facing pressure to quit over profanity-laced voice mails he left for State Rep. Gus Barreiro, R-Miami Beach, in which he used the n-word. He told investigators he made the calls after drinking a lot of red wine, according to an affidavit filed in the case by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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So the guy gets sloshed and leaves intimidating voicemails, calling another guy the n-word. After that, he says this:

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"It hurts me that someone would classify me as a racist," he said in English. "That hurt me beyond my own recognition."

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It doesn't end there. His rationale for the voicemails (USA Today):

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Arza, who is Cuban-American, said Wednesday his calls to Barreiro were made out of "frustration of eight months of being attacked unfairly for being a racist."

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Am I missing something? He responds to allegations of racism by...calling somebody the n-word. I predict Arza will soon announce that he has a "disease" and is checking himself into a clinic for "treatment".