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A particular way thats uncomfortable because wee ore uncomfortable about race. >> is he qualified or in some way he cannot do it. >> i think he believes he cannot do it, but yet being half raised and having been raised by white people, he is in a unique spot and he can provide a perspective that would be important, i think, to a lot of people. he has done that in the past, whether it was during the reverend wright controversy, during the skip gates, you know. when he actually does take the time ...

Cannot do it. and yet being half white, and having been raised by white people, he is in a unique spot. and he can provide a perspective that would be important, i think, to a lot of people. he has done that in the past. whether it was during the reverend wright controversy, during skip gates. when he actually does take the time to reflect, the american people actually enjoy a mature and grown-up conversation from him. >> okay. i posed a very similar question to shirley sherrod when i interviewe...

Come of them did do that during the campaign, coverage of jeremiah wright. >> thats guys were trying to suppress the news and one of them, a guy named spencer ackerman, advocating smearing even fellow journalists. >> if the right forces defend wright or tear him down, no matter what we choose, we lose the game that theyve put upon us. instead take one of them, fred barnes, karl rove, who cares, and call them racist and why they have a deep-seated problem with a black politician who unites the co...

And tweet it, back and forth, the debt ford news would pick it up. spencer ackerman the guy you say you havent heard it, getting his profile boosted by this show for sure. he was apparently concerned about some of the early reports on reverend wright, president obamas former pastor when he was still a candidate. according to the collar, spencer ackerman suggested the best way to combat criticism of reverend wright was to accuse those who raised the issue ever racism. if the right forces us all t...

To. and that was around reverend wright. >> right. >> a year ago you had the beer summit. >> right. >> and distracted from health care. now weve got shirley sherrod and her story has distracted from this huge wall street reform bill that was signed this week. >> right. >> and the unemployment compensation finally being freed up for the jobless. its astounding. race keeps haunting the president you could say, but he has to be the visual embodiment of racial change. he does that. when it comes to ...

As john mccains running mate, the line against palin and pile on how to take her down and same time the reverend wright controversy threatened president obamas candidacy, how do we minimize the reverend wright-- >> so, john, is this about pack journalism or dictating a political point of view. if its just dictating-- just people exchanging ideas and someone to influence their own writing. i think thats like conversation. what does this cross a line? >> sure. i think it crosses the line when you ...

And tweet it, back and forth, the debt ford news would pick it up. spencer ackerman the guy you say you havent heard it, getting his profile boosted by this show for sure. he was apparently concerned about some of the early reports on reverend wright, president obamas former pastor when he was still a candidate. according to the collar, spencer ackerman suggested the best way to combat criticism of reverend wright was to accuse those who raised the issue ever racism. if the right forces us all t...

>> rich: let me switch topic. we had someone on from the daily caller. we would be remiss if we didnt talk about the story that consumed the media world. theres a list serve liberal journal lists and academics going on for years this running conversation where they were almost literally conspiring together to shape stories and shape the news to minimize the reverend wright story for instance. they were wishing for rush limbaughs death and -- shut dering of fox news and the rest. what is the -- s...

As john mccains running mate, the line against palin and pile on how to take her down and same time the reverend wright controversy threatened president obamas candidacy, how do we minimize the reverend wright-- >> so, john, is this about pack journalism or dictating a political point of view. if its just dictating-- just people exchanging ideas and someone to influence their own writing. i think thats like conversation. what does this cross a line? >> sure. i think it crosses the line when you ...

Advice if they believe it so much. >> rich: let me switch topic. we had someone on from the daily caller. we would be remiss if we didnt talk about the story that consumed the media world. theres a list serve liberal journal lists and academics going on for years this running conversation where they were almost literally conspiring together to shape stories and shape the news to minimize the reverend wright story for instance. they were wishing for rush limbaughs death and -- shut dering of fox ...