Some of the faces in MSNBC’s prime-time lineup have changed, but the news network that doesn’t do breaking news is still America’s place for pallor. Ratings-challenged Chris Hayes is always on the lookout for racism, though, and was appalled today to hear that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had announced a special election to fill the seat left by the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. As Hayes explained tonight, Christie’s choice of a Wednesday in October for the special election is “craven and insulting to democracy.” Why? Because, Hayes explained, blacks will certainly turn out to vote for Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, who is black, and thus get the voting “out of their systems” three weeks before the real, white people’s election.
Hayes proudly titled his segment on the conspiracy “Fear of a Black Electorate,” in homage to the 1990 album by Public Enemy, “Fear of a Black Planet.”
This Christie move is the very definition of too cute by half. We're titling out segment on it tonight Fear of a Black Electorate. #inners
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 4, 2013
Hayes’ bold move to go with the old-school rap angle was inspirational indeed, leading followers to propose their own #ChrisHayesRapSongs.
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Yo! Somebody Watch My Show! #ChrisHayesRapSongs
— jon gabriel (@exjon) June 4, 2013
Straight Outta Brown University #ChrisHayesRapSongs
— William Occam (@OccamWilliam) June 4, 2013
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GingerAle and Juice #ChrisHayesRapSongs
— Queen ?? WuTang Virus ???????????? (@LaReinaCreole) June 4, 2013
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#ChrisHayesRapSongs Funky Cold Maddow
— Ollie Llama (@texasollie) June 4, 2013
Maddow Said Knock You Out #ChrisHayesRapSongs
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 4, 2013
NantuKKKet's Most Wanted #ChrisHayesRapSongs
— jon gabriel (@exjon) June 4, 2013
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99 Problems and a Stolen Bike is One #chrishayesrapsongs
— Killian E. Coyote (@killpundit) June 4, 2013
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#ChrisHayesRapSongs Slapfight the Power.
— spciii (@spciii) June 4, 2013
This is fun, but haven’t we heard this somewhere before?
.@chrislhayes Is @Toure going to get mad at you for poaching from his "absolutely everything the GOP does is racist" gig?
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) June 4, 2013
@IMAO_ The Black Man creates, the White Man steals. @chrislhayes @Toure
— jon gabriel (@exjon) June 4, 2013
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