Can't do nuthin' bout it...

This is a USA Today article from December 2005, but this paragraph caught my attention. It's a great philosophy to have:

Charles Crawford, a historian at the University of Memphis, says "considerable racial prejudice" in Tennessee will hurt Ford despite his near-celebrity status. The candidate is philosophical. "Anyone that's not going to vote for me because of my race, bless their heart," he says. "I can't control it, so there's no need for me to even bother myself with it."