After the State of the Union address, Chris Matthews commented that, during the Presidents speech, he “forgot” that Obama was “a black guy.”

Well, thank God Dan Rather appeared on Matthews’ show to remind him….

Now, I’m not arguing that equating Obama’s legislative impotence with an inability to sell watermelons necessarily makes Dan Rather a racist.  However, leftie pundits love to cite the concept of “subconscious racism” – the notion that most white people don’t even know what racists they really are, until they let something like this slip. 

Olbermann and Garafalo basically keep themselves relevant by exploiting this notion.  So, with that in mind…..   What this clip clearly demonstrates is the “unprovable fact” that Dan Rather is a subconscious racist.

It also demonstrates the old media double standard.  If Limbaugh, Beck, or Hannity had said this, the firestorm would have been immediate and lethal.  I doubt they would have been allowed to finish their shows before they were yanked off the air.

Good stuff, Mr. Rather….

- Robert Laurie