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Dan Rather: 'Articulate' Obama Couldn't Even 'Sell Watermelons'
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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."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: articulate; bho44; chrismatthews; danrather; democrats; doublestandard; liberalbigot; liberalfascism; liberalracism; macaca; macacamoment; matthews; obama; quitdiggingdan; racist; rather; ratherbiased; stereotypes; thatsracist; tingle; viacommie; watermelon; watermelons
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To: TexasCajun

LOL! I know, it’s so tempting. There is another forum that is a little more lenient that I visit once in while. I get some hilarious pics there. They aren’t racist at all, but not 100% PC. I’m really over this PC BS.


141 posted on 03/08/2010 1:29:42 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Gator113

Grape juice?


142 posted on 03/08/2010 1:31:14 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: TaraP

LMAO!!!! I think Chrissy wet himself.


143 posted on 03/08/2010 1:35:06 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: maggief

LOL! Maggie that is priceless.


144 posted on 03/08/2010 1:37:14 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: a fool in paradise

Maybe this script was faxed from Sheets Byrd’s office?


145 posted on 03/08/2010 1:37:16 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (ONLINE TAX REVOLT 150,000 AND GROWING. http://www.onlinetaxrevolt.com)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Hell yea it does. My wife adds a little cinnamon to the coating. Yum.


146 posted on 03/08/2010 1:38:16 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: reagan_fanatic

LOL LOL LOL!!! OMG you owe me a keyboard. My ice tea is all over it.


147 posted on 03/08/2010 1:39:44 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: az.b1bbomberfxr
This image and the brand name “Nigger Hair” were used by The American Tobacco Company of Wisconsin to sell their product. In the late 1920’s the company changes the product name to “Bigger Hare.”


148 posted on 03/08/2010 1:40:04 PM PST by Justaham
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To: TexasCajun

Reid, Byrd, and Rather could all have drinks some night.

He Talk Pretty One Day: Reid, Obama and “Negro-Speaking”
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2427028/posts


149 posted on 03/08/2010 1:40:56 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (ONLINE TAX REVOLT 150,000 AND GROWING. http://www.onlinetaxrevolt.com)
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To: Sub-Driver

about the nation’s first black President

Correction half black half white President.


150 posted on 03/08/2010 1:44:18 PM PST by bikerman (Buck Farack)
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To: ltc8k6

I get what you’re saying. Bottom line — Rather blew it. We were just minding our own business, and everyone knows it.


151 posted on 03/08/2010 1:44:32 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (ONLINE TAX REVOLT 150,000 AND GROWING. http://www.onlinetaxrevolt.com)
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To: Upstate NY Guy

Democrats racist? I’m telling Senator Byrd what you said, you ... you ... [bleep bleep].


152 posted on 03/08/2010 1:47:49 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (ONLINE TAX REVOLT 150,000 AND GROWING. http://www.onlinetaxrevolt.com)
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To: Sub-Driver; All

153 posted on 03/08/2010 1:51:16 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Sub-Driver

Wish I could have seen Matthew’s face. Did he rip out Danny Boy’s chit’lins, and hand them to him?

Did Chrissie turn a little green around his collard?

Doesn’t Dan know that socialists only sell BS, not watermelons?


154 posted on 03/08/2010 1:59:18 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (U.S. Citizen since 1946: “Made in the USA, by proud American workers!")
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To: mojitojoe

I was told that over 50 years ago when I was a kid. Back in the early 60’s, there was no limit to the garbage said about Blacks.

I have always lived and worked in areas where contact with blacks was few and far between. The few that I have met, in real life, have always been nice to me and I’ve never had an occasion to ask them about such stuff.

Heck, some folks think that us with Scottish blood used to eat the hearts of our enemies before they stopped beating. I don’t even like cooked heart. ;>)


155 posted on 03/08/2010 2:10:04 PM PST by Gator113 (I do not want Obama IMPEACHED... I want him IMPRISONED.)
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To: mojitojoe

One more thing... I looked at your profile. Absolutely wonderful collection of photos... loved it all.


156 posted on 03/08/2010 2:14:13 PM PST by Gator113 (I do not want Obama IMPEACHED... I want him IMPRISONED.)
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To: GonzoGOP

yeah he might be able to sell lots of arugula to fellow yuppie metrosexuals

hmmmm.... haven’t seen any clamor in the MSM today about Rather’s “racist” remark..... you’d think he ought to get at least the “Imus treatment” or worse

oh, wait, he’s a liberal icon, he’s exempt


157 posted on 03/08/2010 2:20:37 PM PST by Enchante (Obama and Brennan think that 20% of terrorists re-joining the battle is just fine with them)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

just add in Bill Clinton snapping his fingers and saying to Obama “Boy, you there, boy, bring me ma coffee!”


158 posted on 03/08/2010 2:24:27 PM PST by Enchante (Obama and Brennan think that 20% of terrorists re-joining the battle is just fine with them)
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To: Sub-Driver

"Ole Dan's been smokin too much of his wacky tobacky crop!"

159 posted on 03/08/2010 2:26:40 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Gator113

160 posted on 03/08/2010 2:28:23 PM PST by KeyLargo
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