Jon Stewart: Dems Play Race Card So Often, They’re Now ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’

DURBIN: "Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman nominated to be attorney general is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the Senate calendar.

STEWART" "Oh, for (bleep) Sake. No, she’s not being asked. She’s waiting on a confirmation vote tied to another bill. It’s not — you know my guess is there is not a Senate procedural motion you could subject a person to that would rise to the level of Jim Crow segregation. 'Changing the amendment procedure makes me like a Cherokee on the paper trail of tears.' No! (Laughter) Unless someone thinks they can outrace hyperbolized Senator Durbin -- perhaps you, Representative Charlie Rangel?" 

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RANGEL: "They just can't stand the concept of another black attorney general. They come from states that used to have slaves and they’ve enjoyed the concept that if you’re white automatically you’re superior. They can’t help themselves."
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STEWART: "The same way I can’t help myself from saying very dumb things!"

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STEWART: "If anything, Republicans are treating Lynch with the same low level of respect they consistently reserve for all of Obama appointees. By playing the race card when it's not justified, Democrats risk big ignored when the race card is justified, which it is a lot. It’s like when Republicans try to limit early voting or oppose voter I.D -- laws that they know will disproportionately affect minority voters. You don't want to be the boy who cried wolf on racism, because even when the wolf is real, most people are not giving a (bleep). We’ll be right back."