Andrea Mitchell: The Racist Threats in 2008 Were Completely Out of Control and We Still Managed to Elect the First Black President
‘At least he was not vulnerable to attack for eight years as far as everyone knows’
EXCERPT:
MITCHELL: “And we know from a lot of our reporting that the threats, the racist threats, in 2008, just were completely out of control.”
BESCHLOSS: “Totally.”
Mitchell: “And — and we still managed to elect the first black president who, you know, successfully had a presidency at least he was not vulnerable to attack for eight years, you know, as far as everyone knows.”
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