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

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[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."

[Sub-Driver]

snicker.........

[TaraP]

Uh-Oh..*Watermellons*

Should of said *Canataloupes*

[hsalaw]

Too funny!!

[Parley Baer]

“but he couldn’t sell watermelons”

Bwahahahahaha. How about fried chicked Dan? Could he sell that? Hehehehe.

[rae4palin]

This is going to be fun!

[reagandemocrat]

Dan Rather is a racist.

[a fool in paradise]

It’s not Dan’s fault. His script was faxed to him from a Kinkos in Texas.

[GonzoGOP]

They are turning on the anointed one. The libs are going to tear him apart just like they tore Carter apart. I just hope that the financial collapse comes on Obama’s watch. I want him to be the one that has to rescind the executive order making public employee unions illegal. Watching teachers union membership become a crime punishable by jail time will be one of the happiest days of my life.

[earlJam]

[Upstate NY Guy]

Uh Ohhh. Racial stereotype. Now you are in deep doo doo Danny boy.

[kcvl]

Dan Rather’s foot in mouth disease...

[Blue Jays]

Wow. Extraordinarily interesting peek into Dan Rather's subconscious and very racist thought patterns.

[Roccus]

[Semper Mark]

And spot on.

[MrB]

Nope.

Everyone here knows there will be NO repercussions because Dan’s a lefty.

Even if it WERE obviously intended to be a racial stereotype, there wouldn’t be any consequences,

because the whole “that’s racist” meme is only a club to silence conservatives.

[Living Free in NH]

Dan Rather couldn’t sell the George W. Bush - Texas ANG stroy, either.

[CaptainK]

Lying about Bush’s National Guard papers couldn’t kill his reputation with his fellow journalists, but this might do it.

[kbennkc]

Who wants a stolen watermelon ?

[GonzoGOP]

Should of said *Canataloupes*

Or arugula.

[theDentist]

translation: “I wanna be back on mainstream Network News!”