Dan Rather: ‘Obama Couldn’t Even Sell Watermelons’

Sandra Rose March 8, 2010

Former network news anchor man Dan Rather was a guest on the Chris Matthews Show yesterday. The MSNBC anchor cut Rather off when he used a very bad analogy to get his point across about U.S. President Barack Obama failing to get his health care bill passed.

Rather said, “But he couldn’t sell watermelons if uh, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.” Links to this video have already been taken down on YouTube as quickly as they go up.

Is Dan Rather racist or simply used bad judgment (and poor choice of words) because he’s fed up with Obama’s leadership?

Source: GP via SB

DivaPT

lol @ the lil boy in the corner every time i see that i die laughing
DivaPT

hes racist he took some time to put the lame joke together
Anna

I don’t think it’s racist, just a poor choice of words.
VAALLDAY

I have to agree with Anna, I think it was just a bad analogy.
MissGauzzz

please…yawl betta recognize…he knew EXACTLY what he was saying and he meant it just like it came out. poor choice of words my azz!
Ebony
TolesT

I don’t like it when anybody white refers to anybody black as “articulate”. Would he have said the same thing about a white man? That adjective never comes up when describing a white man. Please. It wasn’t a bad choice of words. He’s not racist. Just stupid.
Redeemed777

The secret to getting even rather than getting mad is this:

Treat them the way they treat us….

…and laugh while doing it!
Redeemed777

Call them articulate too
Call them ghetto too
Call them watermelon eating folks too
Heck call their children jokers too….

….and laugh while doing it!
Redeemed777

Jokers=Niggas
SugarPieHoneybunn

LOL @Redeemed777
I didnt know jokers=n*ggers!! LMAO.

I dont care if his old ass is racist or not. He got thru all those years on the air without revealing it so I guess now he is old, retired, and just dont give a f*ck. I know my folks throw around the cr*cker word around every once in a while so, touche’ Dan Rather.

He should probably get the memo that us “articulate jokers” have passed off all “watermelon duty” to our friendly “spanish speaking jokers” from south of the border!!!
ms.truth

There are several white people that are just fed up with a black man being the President, and they’re letting their frustration show now…I don’t know why they can’t understand that he’s on the same team as their Bush
http://www.twitter.com/karazinatl KaraZ

Anna… look at Dan Rather’s age. He grew up in the time of blacks going to separate schools and riding in the back of a bus, it’s not his fault he has remnants of racism left in him.

Chris Matthews thinks on his feet boy, look at how quickly he shut him up. Dan Rather was about to go down a very slippery slope and Chris was like “uh uh, nope buddy”
hellava10

Dan Rathers still alive?
Daisy

Is anybody surprised

President Obama will handle this with dignity and grace if/when asked as he should.
gypsyeyes

Do we really care what he says? Everyone has their opinions about someone he got caught saying it on TV. But personally I could care less.
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VIBABY

@Daisy I know I’m not……
Daisy

Anybody from the SR after dark crew watching Tasia 2night?
Anna

Daisy Says:

Anybody from the SR after dark crew watching Tasia 2night?
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I am, it’s the finale’.
Anna

I was surprised that her dad would see her on camera, but everyone needs a pay check.
SouthernPrincess

I was turned to Fantasia, is this the finale…they are all thanking her?
Karamelkisses76

Hey y’all haven’t hung out in the eve in awhile. Did anyone see Bill Maher’s show. I it. I like Fanny’s brother Rico for being seemingly low-key but hmm…..
Karamelkisses76

@Anna- I have a coupla family members that Bellsouth told me I had a valid fraud case, but there are some things you Just Don’t Do. Right?
Anna

Karamelkisses76 Says:

@Anna- I have a coupla family members that Bellsouth told me I had a valid fraud case, but there are some things you Just Don’t Do. Right?
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Right.
Karamelkisses76

Con artists relatives are annoying but it hardly seems “worth it” to be the bad guy over $300.

Just saw promo for “What Chili Wants” I have an opinion, but you kow what they say about opinions. And relevance….
Karamelkisses76

Shoot. “know”
Anna

I am writing checks for bills. I got something from the Census Bureau. I was thiking it was my questonaire. Why is it a letter telling me that I will receive my form in 1 week. Our tax dollars at work, that was stupid just like when they mailed out letters to say that your stimulus check would be in the mail soon. SMH on wasteful Government spending.
Anna

Karamelkisses76 Says:

Con artists relatives are annoying but it hardly seems “worth it” to be the bad guy over $300.

Just saw promo for “What Chili Wants” I have an opinion, but you kow what they say about opinions. And relevance….
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Sometimes it’s the principle. That’s what court tv is for. Chili is asking for too much for someone to be single. I agree with the no smoking and no drinking, but how you gonna tell someone what to eat?
Karamelkisses76

Don’t want to pontificate over Chili’s standards. I’m happily dating 3 ppl. They all represent something. I’m ready for The One, but if He isn’t presenting himself… I don’t think I get brownie points for cobwebs so I’m finally getting out.

I’m trying to be discerning but I’m no shrinking violet. As hard as it for ME to find REAL & DEDICATED… poor Chili, ya know? But not really. She’s insulated. What I find is if you’re remotely attractive, people wonder about YOU.

But what ppl don’t understand, I’m having fun just “making out”. It’s refresshing.
Karamelkisses76

um. refreshing. watching Fit Club.
Anna

Karamelkisses76 Says:

Don’t want to pontificate over Chili’s standards. I’m happily dating 3 ppl. They all represent something. I’m ready for The One, but if He isn’t presenting himself… I don’t think I get brownie points for cobwebs so I’m finally getting out.

I’m trying to be discerning but I’m no shrinking violet. As hard as it for ME to find REAL & DEDICATED… poor Chili, ya know? But not really. She’s insulated. What I find is if you’re remotely attractive, people wonder about YOU.

But what ppl don’t understand, I’m having fun just “making out”. It’s refresshing.
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I never wanted my daughters to only date one guy, nor did I want them to marry the first man that came along so they could lose their virginity. You do have to kiss a lot Frogs to get your Prince, but if it makes for a lasting marriage, because you got to compare, I say go for it. Ppl should have fun dating, it’s lifes experience. I don’t agree with pre arranged weddings. Some ppl no matter what they do will never,ever be compatiable in the bedroom.
M_promp2

He forgot his filter.
Karamelkisses76

I am the grasshopper to Anna’s sensibility. You rock! Chez has me stressed already about tomorrow…
DivaPT

im gonna miss fantasia show i cant wait for her cd to come out and lmao at teenys butt nekkid car wash idea
PAHairston

Hello All, Rather, like most white Americans, is just showing his true color: If it’s allllll white, it’s allllllll right! Watermelon indeed!
cancertree3000

SMDH!
Nupe4Life

LMBO – He could have said something other than Watermelon – why not pots and pans, or cutco knives, or newspapers … anything other than watermelon or chicken. White people know the stereotypes … although Dan was right – Obama couldn’t sell a watermelon if the troopers flagged people down; he didn’t have to say it. I’m just saying
BROWNSUGAPOET

Dan Rather got caught up in the heat of the moment and said exactly how he had been feelin secretly! He knew goos and damn well he meant it to be somethin derogatory! His only slip up was that he let the whole world know his true colors!
Lovely One

I’m getting to the point where I can care less about what a white person thinks or says about me. We give whites too much power by being offended everything they say. Just for once, we should just ignore them.

Health Bill: If Obama would’ve pushed the bill through w/o congress, he would be a dictator. If he goes back and forth with congress to create a bill that everyone agrees with, he is not making good on pre-presidential promises. He cant win for losing

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