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David Gergen: I personally believe there are racists at the fringes, at the extremes here. But I think it's wrong-headed and I think…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
I personally believe there are racists at the fringes, at the extremes here. But I think it's wrong-headed and I think it's unfair and I think it's indeed a libel upon many of the opponents, most of the opponents of health care reform to say that they're racist.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the perception of racism in the opposition to health care reform.

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