Scarborough Gets Fact-Checked On Holder Quote by Eugene Robinson (video)

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Scarborough didn't have any qualms with Holder's dismissal of Sarah Palin's impeachment talk, saying "no major conservative" backs the fringe proposal. But the "Morning Joe" namesake cried foul at the attorney general's characterization of the Obama administration's fiercest critics.

"He once again went back to race and said the reason Barack Obama's been picked on is because of his race," said Scarborough, who frequently criticizes Obama's defenders for playing the "race card."

"That's very interesting for a man who worked in the Clinton administration and saw the abuse that Bill Clinton faced. And certainly, I don't think he moved to the south of France during the George W. Bush's administration. Bush also, of course, got absolutely smashed and torn to shreds for eight years by Democrats. But of course, Democrats don't realize that because they were the ones doing it."

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"Yeah, but Joe, that's not actually what he said though. He said he thought that race was a factor — not a major factor — but a factor in some of the over-the-top criticism of President Obama," Robinson said. "So, that's different from saying, you know, the only reason people criticize the President is because of race. I thought he was measured, if you read the entire quote."

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