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David Gergen: Not in my judgment. It seems to me that, if you put aside the question of whether this gave needless offense to many by…

On the recordFebruary 17, 2009
Not in my judgment. It seems to me that, if you put aside the question of whether this gave needless offense to many by calling us a nation of cowards, if you put aside the question of whether he should do this as attorney general speak out this way, I just think it's inaccurate to say that we -- we're not talking about race.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen expresses his disagreement with Eric Holder's characterization of America regarding race discussions.

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