re: #7 Charles Johnson

Is it even remotely possible that Rumsfeld was totally unaware of the racist implications in a statement like this?

Highly doubtful.

Jamelle Bouie moved to Slate and I dislike two of his three articles to date. I haven’t finished the third one. He defends Rummy.

No, Donald Rumsfeld Wasn’t Calling Obama a “Trained Ape”

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he was using a favorite phrase, not whistling to the racists.