I knew that side of it; what I’m wanting is what you are working on — the proactive comment to defuse the charge.
The point is don’t respond to the charge, dismiss it as I did by calling his accusation nothing more than race baiting. And you can’t just call it race baiting, you have to justify you’re own charges if you are to sway people to your side. I attempted to portray it as a partisan, ideological attack that was cynical, self serving and only advanced by Olberman because it was “good for business”.
You have defused the accusation and tossed the flaming ball back into Olbermans court. The last thought in people’s minds isn’t “racist Tea Partiers” but “race baiting Olberman”.