Eric Holder accuses ordinary Americans of being racist, says some don't like him because he and Obama are both African-American-NY Times

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12/17/11, "A Partisan Lightning Rod Is Undeterred," NY Times, Charlie Savage

"Of that group of critics, Mr. Holder said he believed that a few — the “more extreme segment” — were motivated by animus against Mr. Obama and that he served as a stand-in for him. “This is a way to get at the president because of the way I can be identified with him,” he said, “both due to the nature of our relationship

• and, you know, the fact that we’re both African-American.”"...

via Weasel Zippers, "Holder Plays The Race Card On His Critics: They’re Attacking Me And Obama Because We’re Both Black…"