CNN Erin Burnett OutFront January 25, 2014 00:52:00
>> i don't know if i agree with that. i think that people called him a thug because it's sort of racial code. and it's the code that's use because the n word is no longer appropriate in certain circles. i've got to tell you, don, when you look at webster's dictionary, for example, and thug is defined as a violent criminal. so to suggest that using "thug" with this gentleman who is a stanford grad, who is bright, who is articulate, who is successful, a superstar football play makes the point that clearly this was race code. race-based stereotype. >> sonny, just yesterday we were talking about t...
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