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Defend America on Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:11:30 PM
Matthews: 'Is Sarah Palin a Poster Girl for Racism?'
By Brad Wilmouth (
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August 6, 2009 - 12:10 ET
On
Wednesday's Hardball, MSNBC host Chris Matthews hosted a discussion
with Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker and Salon's Joan Walsh
as the trio discussed Parker's latest column,
"A Tip for the GOP: Look Away,"
in which she argues that the Republican party is hurt by being centered
in the South with its history of racial politics. Matthews, who would
later theorize that Sarah Palin will exploit white racism by visiting
"cul de sacs of whitedom," set up the segment by reading a line from
Parker's column which compares Palin to a white character in Harper
Lee's To Kill a Mocking Bird who falsely accuses a black man of raping
her, leading to his false conviction and death in prison. Matthews:
Here`s a quote that really grabbed me: "That same rage
was on display again in the fall of 2008, but this time the frenzy was
stimulated by a pretty gal with a mocking little wink. Sarah Palin may
not have realized what she was doing. But southerners, weaned on Harper
Lee, heard the dog whistle." Kathleen, "heard the dog whistle." Is
Sarah Palin a poster girl for racism? Yes or no?
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2009/08/06/matthews-sarah-palin-poster-girl-racism