David Shuster Defends His Attack on GOP for Using Phrase ‘Harlem Democrat,’ Silent on Luke Russert Doing Same Thing

MSNBC Host David Shuster on Tuesday continued to attack the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) for the organization’s reference to Charlie Rangel as a “Harlem Democrat.” He reiterated, “I pointed out the NRCC did not call him a corrupt New York Democrat or just corrupt. Rather, a corrupt Harlem Democrat. And I asked a guest if this was racially tinged.” Shuster, however, was silent on the fact that MSNBC reporter Luke Russert basically did the same thing. Appearing on the March 3 edition of the Ed Show, he commented on Democrats who wanted to strip the controversial Rangel of his chairmanship. Russert explained that these politicians are in “conservative districts, who really saw problems back home in their rural districts in the mountains being associated with a Harlem Democrat who writes the nation’s tax laws who a lot of folks say is not paying their taxes.” Does this mean that Luke Russert is using “racially tinged” language? Will Shuster call on his colleague to apologize? (Hat tip to Clay Waters of Times Watch for noting the Russert comment.) Shuster recounted the E-mails he received slamming him for challenging the NRCC: “First of all, I didn’t say the NRCC or the press release was racist.

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David Shuster Defends His Attack on GOP for Using Phrase ‘Harlem Democrat,’ Silent on Luke Russert Doing Same Thing