Black and White?

" Jim thank you. Well the issue of race has come up repeatedly in the weeks since Wilson shouted out his accusation. But correspondent James Rosen reports it's a topic that has been in the public conversation for some time now."

" The race card started flowing in New York governor David Paterson claimed in a radio interview last month. That he and other prominent African American politicians are being judged by the color of their skin."

" I submit. At the same kind of treatment that. Deval Patrick is receiving right now on Massachusetts cannot receiving. That will not in the post racial period and the reality is that the next victim or let that you -- coming. Is president Barack of."

" Soon after that came congresswoman Diane Watson of California also a Democrat they are spreading fear and they're trying to see. That the first. Preston who looks like me. Fails then the Democrat from Harlem congressman Charlie Rangel who said in New York on September 2 some Americans have not gotten over the fact that Obama is president of the United States. They go to sleep wondering how did this happen. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd found congressman Joe Wilson's heckling a President Obama to be racially motivated. -- a congressional black caucus member fears the revival of our worst days of race hatred I -- group."

" Probably have. Folks. Quick knowing. Quite -- to white uniforms again and reading through the countryside intimidating people."

" Well the White House declined fox -- request for an interview on this subject the president's spokesman said recently his boss sees no racial motives at work I don't think the president believes that. People are upset because of the color of his skin. Congressman Eric Cantor of Virginia the house is number two Republican also declined to be interviewed specifically on this topic calling it too sensitive. And when pressed on live TV -- largely ducked the issue."

" That there's some sort of racial element to people who don't like his health care plan what do you think about that."

" It looked I think that this country has he has been and how will be about public debate."

" Historians will look back on these charges of racism leveled by President Obama supporters and health care debate. And two on the president's own insertion of himself into the Henry Louis Gates controversy and likely be reminded of the famous words of Supreme Court justice Harry Blackmun. Who wrote in order to move beyond racism we must first take account of race. In Washington James Rosen fox and."