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Dan Rather uses 'Obama,' 'articulate' and 'watermelons' in same anecdote

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From Mediaite

Dan Rather, longtime anchor at the CBS Evening News and now of HD Net, has been known for his analogies and anecdotes (Ratherisms).

But Newsbusters has caught one that seems to have gone way off the rails during an appearance on the Chris Matthews Show Sunday - involving Pres. Obama and "watermelons."

In an argument about the 2012 election, Rather was describing what he thinks "Republicans" will say - and what "a lot of independents will buy." So he's speaking as Obama's critics:

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