Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Chris Matthews Forgot Obama was Black (Video)



Transcript, from Mediabistro

CHRIS MATTHEWS: I was trying to think about who he was tonight. It's interesting: he is post-racial, by all appearances. I forgot he was black tonight for an hour. You know, he's gone a long way to become a leader of this country, and past so much history, in just a year or two. I mean, it's something we don't even think about. I was watching, I said, wait a minute, he's an African American guy in front of a bunch of other white people. And here he is president of the United States and we've completely forgotten that tonight -- completely forgotten it. I think it was in the scope of his discussion. It was so broad-ranging, so in tune with so many problems, of aspects, and aspects of American life that you don't think terms of the old tribalism, the old ethnicity. It was astounding in that regard. A very subtle fact. It's so hard to talk about. Maybe I shouldn't talk about it, but I am. I thought it was profound that way.

Chris, you're right. You shouldn't talk about it. You're making a fool of yourself.

I have never thought about Obama's race. It's completely irrelevant. What matters to me is that he's a radical.

I care about the damage his fringe Leftist policies are doing to the country.

I care about how he's destroying our future by choking our economy.

I care about his assault on my freedom.

Matthews has serious issues when it comes to race. Apparently, he usually can't stop thinking about it. That's what made the hour tonight oh so special. Feel the thrill?

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