Posted on 03/08/2010 11:47:21 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Dan Rather: 'Articulate' Obama Couldn't Even 'Sell Watermelons' By Geoffrey Dickens Created 03/08/2010 - 14:41
HDNet's Dan Rather stepped on one mine after another in the racial minefield that exists when talking about the nation's first black President as the former CBS anchor, on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show on March 8th, uttered the following take on the President's ability to get health care passed and how the GOP and independents would view it.
DAN RATHER: Part of the undertow in the coming election is going to be President Obama's leadership. And the Republicans will make a case and a lot of independents will buy this argument. "Listen he just hasn't been, look at the health care bill. It was his number one priority. It took him forever to get it through and he had to compromise it to death." And a version of, "Listen he's a nice person, he's very articulate" this is what's been used against him, "but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic."
We can each think what we like.
I think it’s much worse the way I heard it, because it is Rather sliming all Repubs...
Rather can’t explain the remark either way...which I find funny...
It would have only been slightly less embarassing if he had substituted “...Couldn’t Even ‘Sell sand to arabs’...”
Hey Rather, it’s been tried before and flew like a lead ballon. Stop being a hater.
“The mayor of Los Alamitos is coming under fire for an e-mail he sent out that depicts the White House lawn planted with watermelons”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/white-house-watermelon-em_n_169933.html
Agreed! He’s basically calling Republicans racist.
LMAO! Calling Jesse Jackson! Where is brother Al?
"but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic."There's something comforting about Dan Rather's homespun allusions. :') But Obama's never worked a day in his life, so a sales job is clearly not in his future. Thanks Sub-Driver.
ThoughtCrime.
I’m surprised he hasn’t been tracked down and deprogrammed.
I’m double-plus excited to hear what happens around this next.
Obama “couldn’t sell watermelons if you gave him a State Trooper to flag down traffic “ Dan Rather 3/7/2010
I just about peed myself when he made mention of this and had to head to the bathroom. I was laughing when he played the actual clip.
Ain’t had a good RC cola and Moonpie in ages.......
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
I love watermelon and I’m not black. Every single day of the summer there is watermelon in our house. Cut the PC crap, because that’s all it is.... CRAP!
No, but he could sell collard greens. :P
LMAORAKMH
Yo, Dan!
Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, sucka!
Dat’s jus’ not right! Whatchoo mean ‘bout th’ watermelon!? Take yo honkieazz back from where yoo done camed from!
Ahhhh...the enlightened Liberal demoncrats....ya gotta love it!
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