'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.

'They are Reporters, Not Trivia Experts. And the Buzzer is Complicated'

A CNN "insider" lamely tries to spin away the abysmal showing on Jeopardy of Wolf Blitzer and Soledad O'Brien.

CNN should consider banning its anchors from appearing on "Celebrity Jeopardy" after the humiliating defeats of Wolf Blitzer and Soledad O'Brien. Wolf was blitzed last month, coming in last with minus-$4,600, behind comic Andy Richter, a past winner who racked up $68,000 for charity. "Desperate Housewives" star Dana Delany came in second. This month, it was O'Brien's turn against NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Michael McKean, of "Spinal Tap," "Laverne & Shirley" and "Saturday Night Live." McKean, a previous winner, ended with $24,800, followed by Abdul Jabbar with $8,800 and O'Brien with $6,200. A CNN insider defended the journalists: "They are reporters, not trivia experts. And the buzzer is complicated. It's not activated until Alex [Trebek] finishes the last syllable of the question. If you hit the button too soon, nothing happens."

So I guess we're to believe Blitzer getting blitzed by Andy Richter is a result of faulty buttons.

Please.

Here's Blitzer moment of ignominy.



I can't locate any video of O'Brien in particular, and she at least won some money so it seems she didn't humiliate herself like Blitzer did. Meanwhile, here's a clip of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar botching a UCLA question.

Media Bias? What Media Bias?

They're not even trying to hide it.

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