Roger Simon: Being ‘a little bit racist’ helps in GOP primary

[kpete]

Politico’s Roger Simon says that Republican presidential Rick Perry’s recent embrace of birtherism amounts to a racist “dog whistle.”

“It’s not a ‘fun’ issue to poke somebody on,” Simon told CNN’s Howard Kurtz Sunday. “It is more than a little bit racist. Not everyone who believes it is a racist. It grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the president of the United States.”

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“So, it’s a bit of a dog whistle?” Kurtz asked.

“Absolutely,” Simon replied.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/30/roger-simon-being-a-little-bit-racist-helps-in-gop-primary/

[abq e streeter]

1. Jeez, even people from the right wing Politico acknowledge this...

[wndycty]

2. Its not the GOP racism that is appalling its the media ignoring it

, we have known that for years, it is the fact the the media accepts this racism and doesn't do its job in calling it out.

[indepat]

3. The media both ignoring and embracing it?

:patriot:

[lunatica]

4. But it fits right in with his hunding ranch's name. Just innocent enough that

Perry thinks he can say he's not racist personally.