Backread and laughed. ^^ As it turns out, I still think that NC is a bigot, but I told him that even though I disagreed with him 500%, I understood that he had a right to his opinions and it was rude of me to get mean with him. He laughed and said that at my absolute meanest, I am still nicer than most people he's worked with.
I find it shocking that most people he's worked with were meaner than calling him bigot, but hey. If he wants to dish out compliments, I suppose I will take them even if I doubt them!