On Monday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton and the Washington Post's Dana Milbank mocked the Republican National Committee for the wording of a tweet that the group sent out marking the anniversary of Civil Rights Movement icon Rosa Parks defying racist Jim Crow laws: "Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in ending racism."Sharpton picked up on liberal entities interpreting the tweet to be suggesting that racism has already ended, and, without even noting that the RNC sent out a second tweet a few hours later to placate critics by changing the wording, Sharpton pounced as he teased the segment:
Plus this weekend, the RNC declared that racism is over. Racism is no more. Yes, doesn't make sense to me, either.
A bit later, he plugged again:
Plus the RNC sends out a tweet declaring that racism is over. And they wonder why the GOP has problems with the minority outreach?
The MSNBC host then began the segment by showing a pre-recorded clip of himself in black and white pretending to announced that racism is over. He then added:
Sorry to break it to everyone, racism didn't actually end. But someone should tell the Republican Party.
After quoting the RNC's first tweet, he continued:
Now, I doubt that the GOP was trying to be offensive, but the tweet received so much attention because of the recent unfortunate history between some on the right and race. This year alone, a Tea Partier waved a Confederate flag at the gates of the White House. The GOP has a Senate candidate who addressed a neo-confederate group. And to this day, sitting members of Congress are still accusing the President of being born in Kenya.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2013/12/03/sharpton-hits-rnc-rosa-parks-tweet-milbank-racism-bubbling-tea-party#ixzz2mXkSS2tO
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