Disgraced Democrat: Healthcare Opponents Racist or Something

Honestly, I'm surprised it took this bloated bag of wind this long to chime in on the phony charges of racism being tossed around against opponents of ObamaCare. Nearly two weeks after the fabricated claims tossed around, the disgraced, corrupt Harlem hack Charlie Rangel decides to weigh in. You know opponents have won the debate when this is all supporters have left.

In an exclusive interview Wednesday on NY1's "Inside City Hall," Congressman Charles Rangel all but called some of the opponents of the health care reform bill racist, comparing them to protestors who fought against the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

"I was involved in the civil rights marches in the '60s. And I have been badgered, cursed at and spat at by groups in the South and I want you to know and your viewing audience to know that the group that were in Washington fighting against the health bill and fighting against the President, looked just like and sounded just like those groups that attacked the civil rights movement in the South," Rangel said.

In his first interview since stepping down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rangel also responded to some of the accusations that forced him to give up the post.

Rangel said he resigned as chairman after he was barraged with Republican attacks and unfair press coverage.

Rangel also says he's confident that he will be vindicated by the House Ethics Committee that’s investigating several charges, including whether Rangel didn’t pay enough taxes.

When asked if he had been assured by House leaders that he would be reinstated to his post, Rangel says he thinks he’ll be back in charge after the ethics probe is complete.

Keep dreaming.