'It's a Very, Very Unusual Situation . . . African-Americans Have Felt This Before'

Maybe when this attempt at playing the race card fails Charles Rangel can whip out the anti-Hispanic card and try dealing that one. Let's do anything but confront the obvious, this sleazebag figures.

Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel (right) yesterday played the race card for the first time in the ethics probe against him.

"It's a very, very unusual situation . . . African-Americans have felt this before," said Rangel, who claimed he's been treated unfairly. He made the comment on CNN's "Situation Room.'

At one point, reporter Soledad O'Brien asked whether the charges brought against him and California Rep. Maxine Waters, a fellow black Democrat, were racially motivated.

"I think that the numbers look odd in terms of the number of African-Americans that have been brought before the ethics committee," Rangel responded.

So nice to see these CNN twits so graciously deal the race card for this hack to play.