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WATCH: Harris-Perry, Maddow Discuss Haley Barbour and Racism

 
 
 

Haley Barbour's comments cozying up to segregationists have set off alarm  bells, and even led some to  speculate on whether he's mulling a right-wing presidential run. Watch Melissa Harris-Perry and Rachel Maddow discuss whether Barbour's racist rhetoric makes room for a smooth-talking type with bad policy ideas like Mike Huckabee to look moderate.

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AlterNet / By Sarah Seltzer

Posted at December 24, 2010, 3:46am

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