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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
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To: Sub-Driver
I’m sure this will get swept under the rug. Rather is a well know liberal, so he can’t possible be racist. Everyone knows that. Nothing to see here—move on.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:09:08 PM PST
by
rbg81
(DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
To: GOP_Raider
Oh man...that made me spit milk out my nose...
To: Sub-Driver
This makes the all-time unintentional comedy list.
Brilliant!
To: onyx
When Dan Rather doesn't say something stupid, that will be news.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:10:19 PM PST
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
To: Tigerized
Oh God. He's got Foot in Mouth Disease.
65
posted on
03/08/2010 12:10:38 PM PST
by
bootless
(Never Forget. Never Again. (www.PursuingLiberty.com))
To: Sub-Driver
I predict that Kenneth will be coming back to deliver another beating (and this time he’s not gonna care what the damn frequency is)
To: Sub-Driver
Ol’ Dan I’d Rather be a commie stuck his foot in it this time...but the scary part is...he might be right.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:11:35 PM PST
by
FrankR
(Those of us who love AMERICA far outnumber those who love obama - your choice.)
To: Deb
Election year. Come back, Dan! LOL.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:11:38 PM PST
by
onyx
(BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
To: Ditto
>> Matthews and Rather in the same room!!! It should be padded with no sharp objects.
Huh??
That room should be padded with NOTHING BUT sharp objects!
:-)
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:12:01 PM PST
by
Nervous Tick
(Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
To: Sub-Driver
70
posted on
03/08/2010 12:12:35 PM PST
by
mbarker12474
(If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
To: Sub-Driver
The racial angle will be funny... but bringing in 100 times more attention to Rather's slam on BHO’s competence is priceless!
Often, a subliminal message is more effective. People will be chuckling at watermelons as the damaging characterization of being inept permeates into their brains.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:12:48 PM PST
by
wizard61
(Hack the Narrative!)
To: MrB
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.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:13:34 PM PST
by
Gator113
(I do not want Obama IMPEACHED... I want him IMPRISONED.)
To: Sub-Driver
Scratch a liberal, find a racist.
As Dan’s mind goes, his inner self is revealed.
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:13:36 PM PST
by
TheThirdRuffian
(Nothing to see here. Move along.)
To: Sub-Driver
OMGGGG we Freepers drove Dan Rather to early retirment he lost his mind remind me of silent movie I once saw on TCM
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:14:00 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: GOP_Raider
Gop raider that racist LOLOLOL!
I think me laugh at that is consider racist too
ROFL
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:14:46 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: onyx
“His career is as dead as boloney on the side of a boat!”
76
posted on
03/08/2010 12:15:09 PM PST
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
To: onyx
LOL- wonder if he could sell arugula? ;)
77
posted on
03/08/2010 12:15:25 PM PST
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat veteran)
To: SevenofNine
Could you imagine what the libs would be saying if Beck had said something like that. That is where this is fun, to see how they try to ignore/cover up/excuse this behavior.
78
posted on
03/08/2010 12:15:30 PM PST
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
03/08/2010 12:16:10 PM PST
by
TaraP
(He never offered our victories without fighting but he said help would always come in time)
To: Sub-Driver
Looks like we've reached the tipping point. The MSM may have put Zero in office, but they have no intention of taking the fall for his failure.
If he loses on health care, we're going to see a lot of this kind of thing. Barry knows it, too - that's why he's looking desperate right now.
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