Right wingers all abuzz: Dan Rather says “Obama” “Articulate” And “Watermelons” In Same Anecdote

[Emit]

On edit, the right wing hate talk radio hosts are all abuzz about Rather's comments. My local guy just moments ago said Rather "opened the floodgates," implying that "If Rather can say it, then I can say it, too." They're so happy it's sickening.

In all fairness, Rather was pretending to be a Republican when he said it, quoting what Republicans would say.

Dan Rather Uses “Obama,” “Articulate” And “Watermelons” In Same Anecdote
by Steve Krakauer | 4:07 pm, March 8th, 2010


Dan Rather, longtime anchor at the CBS Evening News and now of HD Net, has been known for his analogies and anecdotes (Ratherisms).

But Newsbusters has caught one that seems to have gone way off the rails during an appearance on the Chris Matthews Show Sunday – involving Pres. Obama and “watermelons.”

In an argument about the 2012 election, Rather was describing what he thinks “Republicans” will say – and what “a lot of independents will buy.” So he’s speaking as Obama’s critics:

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.”

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Video at link:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/dan-rather-uses-obama-articulate-and-watermelons-in-same-anecdote/

edited title for clarity

[hlthe2b]

1. Dan has been infected with "foot in mouth disease" for some time

He means well.

[Emit]

2. In all fairness, he was pretending to be a Republican when he said it

Quoting what Republicans would say. But, the right wing radio hosts are all a buzz about it. My local guy just moments ago said Rather opened the floodgates, implying that "If Rather can say it, then I can say it, too." They're so happy it's sickening.

[branders seine]

3. Emit uses "Obama," "articulate" and "watermelons" in same thread title!

and so did I -gasp-

[Emit]

5. shiste, I did! Didn't I!

:spank:

[paulsby]

4. who does he think he is? joe biden? nt

[kestrel91316]

6. "....Rather was pretending to be a Republican when he said it....."

No outrage necessary. Rather was using satire.

[Emit]

7. bingo

you said it better than I

[marshall]

8. Rather was being folksy

That is his gift--using the down home sayings that he grew up with. That is the kind of approach that made Cronkite so popular and familiar.

[Bitwit1234]

9. I didn't know watermelon was for black people only damn it all to hell

I love them. Just think I was causing a faux pas all these years.