>> i don't know if i agree with that. i think that people called him a thug because it's sort of racial code. and it's the code that's use because the n word is no longer appropriate in certain circles. i've got to tell you, don, when you look at webster's dictionary, for example, and thug is defined as a violent criminal. so to suggest that using "thug" with this gentleman who is a stanford grad, who is bright, who is articulate, who is successful, a superstar football play makes the point that clearly this was race code. race-based stereotype. >> sonny, just yesterday we were talking about the popular web site the root calling justin bieber a teen thug. do you think that's code for julying justin bieber the n worth? >> i think that the root was trying to be provocative. i don't think anyone is going to call justin bieber a thug, even though he has had run-ins with