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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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