Rangle Admits To Trying To Confuse

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Rep. Charlie Rangel: “I Wanted To Get People Distracted To Understand”

Filed Under: Liberals, Activism, W, Race

Rep. Charles B Rangel (D) - New YorkConfusion is a common Democratic strategy.

On FOXNews’ Hannity & Colmes this evening, Rep. Charlie Rangel - (D) New York, was taken to task by Sean Hannity for pointedly referring to President Bush as a racist. Basically, Rangel backpedals.

As we reported last week, speaking at a town hall meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Rangel declared: “George Bush is our Bull Connor.” This was received with wild applause.

(Bull Connor was the Birmingham, Ala., police commissioner whose resistance to the civil rights movement became synonymous with Southern racism) UPDATE: As reader, Chris McGarrigal also points out: Connor was a Democrat.

Tonight, when asked why he didn’t criticize Ray Nagin, the (black) mayor of New Orleans who failed miserably at managing the evacuation of citizens, Rangel dodged giving Hannity a straight answer (as usual).

However, Alan Colmes posed the issue like this: “When you compare the President to Bull Connor, people get distracted…”

To which Rangel quickly interjected: “I wanted to get people distracted to understand…”

Playing to the strength of his audience. No doubt.

UPDATE: PoliticalTeen has the video.

UPDATE: (9/27)
Malkin Malkin: Bull Connor Is The New Hitler

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I saw this interview on TV and even crazy Charlie was reduced to mere mumbling when Hannity took him to task. Even Charlie knows he's full of it.