What was Dan Rather’s watermelon Obama remark? Dan Rather’s watermelon Obama remark came last weekend on the Chris Matthews Show.

What’s your thought about what Dan Rather said? And what do you think Rather is actually trying to say with the remark? One comment on New York Magazine says: “Its hard to be offended when that quote didn’t really make any sense but I’m trying!”

Dan Rather said:

” And the Republicans will make a case and a lot of independents will buy this argument. “Listen he just hasn’t been, look at the health care bill. It was his number one priority. It took him forever to get it through and he had to compromise it to death.”

“And a version of, “Listen he’s a nice person, he’s very articulate” this is what’s been used against him, “but he couldn’t sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.” “