He’d be screaming “dog whistle” if a Republican said something like this.
Via Newsbusters:
It’s not surprising that MSNBC’s Chris Matthews would frame the racial unrest in Ferguson through a political lens. The liberal host on Monday brought on two prominent Democrats to plot strategy on how the fallout from the Michael Brown shooting could be appropriated. After pointing out that the teen’s death “might have political implications this coming November,” he wondered, “…Could anger over the Brown case motivate more African-American voters to turn up this November?”
To discuss this, Matthews, a former Democratic operative, brought on Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings and Democratic pollster Margie Omero. It wasn’t hard to figure who he hoping the shooting could benefit. Highlighting past examples, the MSNBC anchor asserted, “So, if a member of Congress from a minority community wants to get people outraged — they are outraged — get them voting, it seems to me this would be a weapon to do that with.”