On today's Meet the Press, host Tim Russert read an excerpt from a Boston Globe article that calls out Romney, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, for using illegal immigrants to work on his yard:

As Governor Mitt Romney explores a presidential bid, he has grown outspoken in his criticism of illegal immigration. But, for a decade, the governor has used a landscaping company that relies heavily on workers like these, illegal Guatemalan immigrants, to maintain the grounds surrounding his pink Colonial house.

"I have to clear up the most egregious error in that article," responds Romney. "It said my house was pink."

"I would not have a pink house, I assure you."

The Oxford American Dictionaries defines egregious as "shocking, appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous"

The visibility of pink houses was raised in a song by the same name released by John Cougar Mellencamp on his 1983 album "Uh, Huh."

Oh but aint that America for you and me
Ain't that America were something to see baby
Ain't that America, home of the free
Little pink houses for you and me

"Pink Houses" is ranked #439 in the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Sogns of All Time."

"Romney's statement on Meet the Press regarding pink houses clearly raises questions about his patriotism," said Mike Sheehan, blogger and co-founder of Scholars and Rogues.

"Romney saying he would not live in a pink house is actually a slam of every John Cougar Mellencamp fan in the country," added Sheehan, tongue planted firmly in cheek.

PageOneQ has been unable to ascertain if Romney's comment has offended residents of Mellencamp's native Jackson County, Indiana, or Mellencamp himself. Jackson County is home of many famed houses of a pink color, and the inspiration for the hit song.

A copy of this postcard is available to e-mail to a friend or political candidate of your choice at Jackson County's website.