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Gingrich Blows the Dog Whistle Loud and Clear

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reine.de.tout4/09/2010 6:44:29 am PDT

re: #106 RogueOne

Please, that is not a dog whistle. Kerry went out of his way to show his athleticism, was that pandering to the minority base? All presidents do the same thing, bush, reagan, ford, bush sr., every president but Carter, Taft, and Roosevelt.

They also made fun of Obama for being a law professor, was that a dog whistle?

Rogue - When I read this, I wondered what the heck Gingrich was referring to. I mean, it’s my impression that Obama is not actually particularly athletically gifted. So why use that particular term?

I agree with some of you here who are pointing out that any criticism of the President is automatically called “racist”. But in this case, the only explanation that makes sense for the “athlete” reference is what Charles said - dogwhistle.