Via WFB:

An NBC News contributor who once worked for former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he stands by his decision to label a conservative Wall Street Journal editor an “Iranian House Negro” during a Twitter exchange on Sunday.

NBC News contributor Hooman Majd, a vocal critic of Iran sanctions,referred to Wall Street Journal assistant books editor Sohrab Ahmari as “WSJ’s (Iranian) ‘House Negro.’”

Majd and Ahmari are both Iranian-Americans.

Ahmari blasted Majd for the comment on his own Twitter feed.

“So I guess [Hooman Majd] gets away with calling me a “house n—-” for disagreeing with his take on #Iran, #Israel, etc.?” Ahmari wrote.

Majd defended his remark when contacted by the Washington Free Beacon, and said Ahmari deserved the designation because of his hawkish views on Iran.

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HT: DRUDGE