Here is the transcript quoting crissy:
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you, Congressman, it seems to me back in 19 — or 2004, when I first heard him speak and I was taken with his speech, he talked about his story, Barack Obama, and he said only in this country is my story possible, where a guy comes in here, he`s an immigrant. He`s basically — he`s not an immigrant but his father was.
- Back in 2004, all sources stated that Obama was Kenyan born. It simply sounds like Crissy forgot himself momentarily. Good heads up Migraine. The flasback that Crissy was referring to clearly suggests that only in this country can an immigrant like Obama hit the big time. Oh, that’s right. In 2004, all media sources MISTAKENLY believed that Obama was born in Kenya.
More from an old Newsbusters thread:
Page: “Well, my wife certainly thinks so. She agrees with Maureen Dowd on this and about everything else. But we would talk about this at home. I’m not so sure. I think, actually, it’s a great time for a woman or a black candidate, but, but Johnny Apple may very well be right, simply because of circumstances right now. Hillary Clinton carries political baggage with her right now, and as somebody said, ‘Obama hasn’t even got a carry-on.’ Was that in your piece?”
Klein: “No. It wasn’t in mine, but it was a good line.”
Page: “Yeah, he’s, it’s a great line, absolutely.”
Matthews: “She’s got a trunk.”
Kay: “To what extent, also, does it make a difference that he is from Africa? He’s not an African-American, I think it was you said that...”