by the Left Coast Rebel
Rush Limbaugh just mentioned that he has audio of Dan Rather saying that Obama 'couldn't sell watermelons' or some such thing. I am searching for either a sound clip of said admission by Rather or (even better) a video of it. Rush said that Dan Rather made this 'watermelon' comment on Chris Matthews' show.
Video/audio coming up when I get my hands on it.
UPDATED: Rush just played the sound clip and mentioned that it is impossible to find on the net (watch me, Rush). I noticed that Rather said, 'he's a nice person, articulate, but he couldn't sell watermelons.....' at which point his mic was cut (it seems).
UPDATED x2: The video/audio has been scrubbed from the net. The Baltimore Sun had the link up but now it's gone. Can you say SCRUBBED?
UPDATED x3: An LCR reader just commented that the actual quote is, "He couldn't sell watermelons to the NAACP". I didn't gather that from the Rush segment, however.(Editor's Note - this was not accurate).
UPDATED x4: Start searching, readers! I still can't find the sound clip via. Google.
UPDATED x5: Here's the link to the Matthews show where Dan Rather made the comment around the 8:00 point?
UPDATED x6: Video --- Readers, send me audio of the entire segment if you come across it!
I transcribed the entire context:
Chris Matthews: "Nancy Pelosi will have her greatest triumph?"
Rather: "When you talk about a triumph though, part of the undertow in the coming election is going to be President Obama's leadership and the Republicans are making a case, 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 was going to be used against him but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic."
UPDATE x 7: Leftists are calling Rather out on this watermelon statement already. This from Newsvine:
This morning Dan Rather was so transparent as to his dislike of the President and his policies that he couldn't hide it. Dan was on such an anti-Obama mission that he said the President couldn't sell watermelon to? what, I don't know, because Chris Matthews tried to cut him off by talking deliberately over him with success. Dan just had such a rabbit look in his eyes while his mouth was in such a weird frown that I literally expected foam to come from it.
I tried to pull up the link but I guess the video isn't out yet of The Chris Matthews Show this morning. Dan needs to be terminated from HDNet and from the Matthews show. I'm hoping the network don't attempt to expunge the tape, wow, I am still stunned that this man used a racist, stereotypical comment that's lodged often at blacks, toward the President. Supporters do your own research and expose this unprofessional so called journalist.
UPDATED x8: The entire context via Youtube, via I Own the World, h/t LCR reader TKZ
UPDATEDx9: A Left Coast Rebel reader thought this graphic was perfect for Dan Rather's racist 'watermelon' comment:
UPDATED x10: Chris Matthews full show can be seen here. Drop the needle between 13 and 12 minutes for Dan Rather's comments.
UPDATE x11: BBCW checks in with some great analysis:
Chris Matthews had to sit there and bit his tongue on his show. Dan Rather was on showing how compromised Obama is and how ineffective he is as a leader telling Matthews Republicans are going to attack these issues during the election. Dan Rather said Obama couldn’t sell watermelons [on the side of the road with state troopers flagging in cars.] It’s strange when Dan Rather actually hits the nail on the head. Strange and funny.UPDATED x12: Hat/tip Moonbattery, perhaps this is what Dan Rather sees when he thinks of Obama:
Of course this was the last thing Matthews wants exposed on his show as he was quick to cut Rather off. What Rather did this weekend is confirm what we have all known all along about Obama. He is an ineffective demagogue. You have to love these moments when the a light is finally shed upon truth in the mainstream media.
Why is it libs like Rather can get away with the racist connection in the statement? If this was a republican suggesting Obama sell watermelons there would be commercials of churches burning in front of Obama's watermelon stand.
UPDATED x 13: LCR earns a Memeorandum thread! LCR tops Google Trends as well. Ace of Spades links, thanks! Gateway Pundit links, thanks! Jamie Wearing Fool links, thanks! Be sure to read Wisdom of Soloman's take on Rather as well. Soloman actually thinks that Rather is not a limo-liberal racist.
UPDATED x 14: Right Klik asks the question, where's a watermelon to go from here? The watermelon crawl from Conenhagen I, Copenhagen II, Virginia.....go here to read the rest. Sister Toldjah links as well, thanks! Infidels Paradise links, thanks! Newsbusters Memeorandum thread here.
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