Glenn Beck, two years ago: Obama "very white in many ways. Gee, can I even say that?"

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Wednesday July 29, 2009 · 11:38 AM PDT

2009/07/29 · 11:38

Glenn Beck's recent assertion that President Obama is a racist had a familiar ring to it. It brought to mind the first time I became aware of Beck after stumbling upon his old Headline News show. He said on his radio show:

"[Obama's] very white in many ways," Beck said, "Gee, can I even say that? Can I even say that without somebody else starting a campaign saying, 'What does he mean, "He's very white?" ' He is. He's very white."

Update:

As Think Progress noted at the time, Glenn Beck agrees that saying Obama is "acting white" is "an unbelievable racist statement"...when a black guy says it.

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