One of the left’s favorite attacks on the Republican Party is that it is the party of old white people, devoid of diversity and probably racist.
If you were watching MSNBC’s coverage of the Republican National
Convention in Tampa on Tuesday night, you might believe those
assertions, since missing from the coverage was nearly every ethnic
minority that spoke during Tuesday’s festivities.
In lieu of airing speeches from former Democratic Rep. Artur Davis, a black American; Mia Love, a black candidate for the U.S. House
of Representatives from Utah; and Texas senatorial hopeful Ted Cruz, a
Latino American, MSNBC opted to show commentary anchored by Rachel
Maddow from Rev. Al Sharpton, Ed Schultz, Chris Matthews, Chris Hayes
and Steve Schmidt.
Throughout this convention, Matthews has accused
the Republicans of playing dog-whistle racist politics while on scene
in Tampa. It isn’t clear, however, if Matthews will hurl accusations of
racism at Davis, Love or Cruz for speeches his network failed to
broadcast.
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