Deleted and edited to remove the pissiness, which I've already displayed too much of in this thread.

I'm betting that you heard that in the EU, because it appeared nowhere in canon. Also, as we saw in the prequels, Palps had no problem with his minions and associates and such being nonhumans.

As for the second part of your reply...let's just say that we disagree about the "Emperor's Hand" crap tainting the CW cartoons.