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Dan Rather: 'Race Will Be a Factor in This Presidential Campaign'
NewsBusters ^ | April 8, 2012 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 04/08/2012 6:53:52 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

With the way the Obama-loving media have mishandled the Trayvon Martin shooting, there's seems to be no question the Left wants race to be an issue in the upcoming elections.

Appearing on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show this weekend, HDNet's Dan Rather ominously said, "Race will be a factor in this presidential campaign"

DAN RATHER, HDNET: But this will be, let's don't forget that race will be a factor in this presidential campaign. Yes, the country can feel good about we elected a person of color, which I did not expect to see in my lifetime. But race will be a factor in this. The fact that the economy is in this strange position that it seems to be doing better but everyone has a sense it's more volatile than we know, it’s more fragile than we know. And in the end, you know, Chris, I'm a great believer that people vote their pocket books.

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KEYWORDS: danratherbiased; dnctalkingpoints; fakebutaccurate; playtheracecard
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Did Dan also opine about humans needing oxygen to live and water remaining wet?


21 posted on 04/08/2012 7:09:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: Baynative

After 2004, no posting that ever mentions the lying b**t***d’s name should ever be allowed on FR. It gives the guy credibility that he forfeited long ago.

Shun him, exile him from cyberspace.


22 posted on 04/08/2012 7:10:57 PM PDT by ngat
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To: Sarah Barracuda

They are not just “bringing up” race and “women’s issues” — the dems, White House, and MSM are doing everything they can to fan the flames of race and gender war.


23 posted on 04/08/2012 7:11:15 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Ronin

24 posted on 04/08/2012 7:11:46 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“What a keen grasp of the bleedin’ obvious”


25 posted on 04/08/2012 7:12:25 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Steyn: Obama sez: "Nice little Supreme Court you got here. Shame if anything were to happen to it.")
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To: gaijin
This type of thing will go from being ignored to government sponsored:

26 posted on 04/08/2012 7:13:49 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Our First Black President

27 posted on 04/08/2012 7:13:53 PM PDT by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I wonder how many times old Dan will vote now that he is legally and officially dead.


28 posted on 04/08/2012 7:16:58 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Romney ruined Massachusetts. Now he wants to ruin the nation.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Of COURSE it will be - because you and the rest of the Lame-Stream media will MAKE it an issue. And I guarantee it will be based on false stories, lies, and engineered “documents’, just like they tried to do with GW Bush.

If NBC will creatively edit a 911 tape intentionally to make the call sound like a big fat racist Klan member made it - then they won’t hesitate at all to do it to defend their Butt-Buddy-Barack.


29 posted on 04/08/2012 7:18:25 PM PDT by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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To: CaptSkip
Who or why would anyone listen to this lying A-Hole?

FMCDH(BITS)

30 posted on 04/08/2012 7:20:15 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Today’s Quote: Give any person a fish and he eats for a day. Give a person a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty-ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordans, and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.

When voters enter the sanctity of the voting booth, there is absolutely nothing to prevent them from indulging any and every prejudice they might have, and they will. Obama is a disgrace to America and his policies have been an absolute disaster for black people, many of whom we know expected to get some “Obama money”.


31 posted on 04/08/2012 7:26:41 PM PDT by bopdowah ("Unlike King Midas, whatever the Gubmint touches sure don't turn to Gold!')
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Libs don’t seem to realize that when the Race War starts (which they fomented), their Black “storm troops” won’t be able to tell the difference between a White liberal and a White conservative.


32 posted on 04/08/2012 7:26:41 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Only in the leftist brains.

We will overcome the race baiters like 0, j, s,

Blacks (other then gangs, who will never change) have become
people that are proud of their accomplishments. I know many who despise
the dictater in the WH for trying to keep racism going and dividing us.

0 and the others are no heros to blacks.


33 posted on 04/08/2012 7:27:16 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Anyone not wanting an ID or purple thumb to vote isn't worthy of voting privilege.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What about content of character and ideas?

Race is neither an advantage or disadvantage.


34 posted on 04/08/2012 7:30:10 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: ngat
ROGER THAT!

35 posted on 04/08/2012 7:31:17 PM PDT by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

No Shi’ite Sherlock!


36 posted on 04/08/2012 7:33:29 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Obama is a white Black.


37 posted on 04/08/2012 7:34:03 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

A certain percentage of the American people remain stupid enough to believe anything spewed out by the MSM, including racially divisive lies.

And a percentage, mostly people of color, will vote for Obummer regardless. The Usurper in Chief could commit sexual atrocities on live TV and still get their vote. Oh well.

But the MAJORITY of Americans see through this crap. Race relations have greatly improved over the last few decades and they know it. (When I was a kid, “Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe” didn’t catch any TIGER by the toe, if ya know what I mean.) Things are vastly better than they were in 1960 and improving to this day.

So I’m not about to panic at the thought of racially explosive charges being made in the election ahead. But I don’t think those charges will go off.


38 posted on 04/08/2012 7:34:43 PM PDT by DNME (Paging SARAH PALIN! Please pick up any white courtesy phone.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This is better than his “The sun rises in the East” report!


39 posted on 04/08/2012 7:36:53 PM PDT by Caipirabob (I say we take off and Newt the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...)
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To: Caipirabob

Rather, Wallace, Safer.....all enemies of America, and all were on just one show.

Sickening


40 posted on 04/08/2012 7:44:32 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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