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Race and the NY Times

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    Bernie Goldberg on a NY Times columnist calling Mitt Romney the whitest white man to run for president

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Thanks there was a Bill O'Reilly in the week -- -- Bernie segment tonight I thought Bernie Goldberg was a white sky and caddies -- make up now to look at him got a little leg up on.

He's sitting there Miami is that no tan white hair white skin white guy areas but I was wrong he's not a wise guy.

Com -- New York Times by somebody named Lee Siegel says quote there has yet to be any discussion.

Over the one quality.

That has suddenly fuel Romney's candidacy thus far and could well put him over the top in the fall he's rates the -- in politely stated fact.

Said Mitt Romney is the why it is white man to rough and for president in recent memory.

So Bernie what say you.

-- when the first thing I say is that here's a picture bill.

Of Ice-T one of the iconic figures in black culture and music.

Spend nice do.

As I see it's an ice cube and no no no no that's Ice-T you know you -- -- -- That's how white you are you don't know iced -- from ice cube.

That's -- you ice cube ice cube you're right.

That's not all right and -- you can't we do and I let me I know the Cubans are descendants.

Ice cube is spending a -- with Bernie in south central Iowa.

So until you spend a little time chilling with ice Q war -- Steve for that matter.

Don't don't be making racial -- and no we wouldn't Bernie you can't -- -- society and I meant to say ice cube I'm not to say IQ.

I -- you and in that picture you of the lightest guy I've ever seen.

Now.

-- unless you edited out you what when I see a picture with you and ice cube or iced tea then you could talk about that in a race but.

Q can we talk about -- -- I I guess who is is guy.

Well he's he's a writer who writes for a lot of liberal magazines and he's an author let me tell -- Let me tell you and more importantly the viewers what he says in this this -- He says that Mitt Romney's whiteness and he doesn't literally mean the color of his -- means the way Romney comes across -- carries himself.

Conjures up images of a retro America and America white picket fences he says.

A stay at home moms and -- fathers who are these are his words not ashamed to work for corporate America.

Okay what he's saying it is not so subtle ways that that was also racist America.

So follow this logic what he's saying it said he says this in the peace Mitt Romney is not.

A racist.

But racists.

Like Mitt Romney because of his -- and these these -- his exact words these racist.

Are people who find the thought of a black president unbearable.

And to these big -- Romney is quote an ideal candidate OK so you get a bill.

Romney is not a racist a racist loved him and because there are so many racist don't you know in the United States of America.

That can swing the election to Mitt Romney this is not.

This is not political analysis this is a nasty strain of shallow stupidity only masquerading.

As political analysis but it seems.

Be.

Embraced by the progressive community here's another exam yes on the liberal cable network of the same exact garbage -- It is pandering there's sort of -- wink wink.

That this may should be reminded that Barack Obama president of the United States is one of them an African America.

Yes I think that this is very intentional I think it is part of they hateful campaign that has been very methodically around him all but it's going to appeal -- Voters who would love to see us return to the good old days of -- Now that was a guy named Bob frank Gannon who he is next to I guess journalists but is -- -- shame that we have to talk about this stuff on Martin Luther King's birthday.

When that man was so inclusive.

He wanted everybody.

To join together -- have a better society more fair society which is why.

The federal holidays dedicated to him finish -- we have to be talking about his garbage on that -- okay.

I'll tell I'll tell you what else is a shame it's that liberals like that to you -- -- Can't see.

Anything except through a prism of race they fancy themselves progressives but they haven't progressed one inch.

From the bad old days of segregation and Jim Crow and I'll tell you bill I'm starting to think.

That these people are laying the ground work for an Obama loss.

That way they can say -- -- only race.

They only reason Barack Obama didn't win reelection.

It's because of these racist bigots who who are all over America and through the election to the Republican candidate.

It's it's pathetic it's pathetic on this day or any other day.

But it is happening big time it is ramping up now that Romney looks would be the guy that's going to run against the president.

He is going to be portrayed as you said.

As the favorite of the big of a class and were -- this class when Barack Obama was elected -- beat John McCain and other white guy right.

I'm not aware they -- then but I guess they're back with a vengeance on you the last war.

Well if you have the last word is so it's a word you get it unfortunately be hearing throughout this campaign.

Liberals.

A certain kind of liberal not all liberals obviously.

But a certain kind of liberal.

Is going TL racism whenever somebody disagrees with President Obama it can't possibly be that conservatives don't like him because of his policies.

That is something that is beyond their comprehension.

It's only because conservatives are racists.

And as I've said before it is doing a lot of harm.

And it's it it's a shame that it's liberals who -- at the forefront of the civil rights movement.

-- -- trashing.

An important word like racism they are trashing it they arm making it.

Turning it into just much.

By Bernie thanks very much.

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