https://youtube.com/watch?v=xIIIJRAHtA8
Moments after stating that “it’s ethnic with these people,” Matthews revealed that he voted for Republican Michael Steele for Senate in 2006 because he is black.
“We don’t have any African-Americans in the United States Senate, which I think is a disgrace,” Matthews said. “It’s one of the reasons I voted for our friend Michael Steele when he ran, because I think we ought to have some.”
It was later pointed out to Matthews that there are currently two African-American senators: Tim Scott of South Carolina and Mo Cowan of Massachusetts.
Via NewsBusters and the Young Cons.