Rush: MSNBC’s Mika makes good point, frat chant would ‘be a hit’ if Kanye West had sung it

Mika Brzezinski tried to explain her controversial comments linking black rappers to the racist fraternity chant that blew up the internet this week.

The MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host backed off her statement – and her convictions – with an on air apology following a massive public reaction to an observation she made about the now infamous song.

Brzezinski raised eyebrows on Wednesday when she said rapper Waka Flocka Flame – who subsequently cancelled a concert at the UO because of the incident – “should be disgusted with himself” because of his use of foul language in the songs that the college kids emulate.

“The students in the video are responsible for their behavior, and as we said on our show this morning, they did it, and it’s beyond appalling,” Brzezinski recanted.

“In no way is anybody else to blame for what they did on that bus. They are responsible and they made the choice.”

Flame’s “violent, racist lyrics” were “in no way to blame for what happened on that bus,” she said.

There were some folks who were disappointed to see her back-down.

Brzezinski’s initial remark received support from an unlikely source when Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the subject and agreed with the liberal MSNBC’s host’s original sentiment.

The Conservative radio host said that the racist frat chant would “be a hit” if Kanye West had sung it at the Grammy’s.

Oh, yes he did.

Rush was shocked that the Morning Joe host held accountable a rapper instead of, say – the Republican Party for the racist chant.

“Twitter is blowing up at Mika Brzezinski, for daring to say, that the frat boys at OU were simply mimicking a rap song,” he said.

“But I’m telling you this stuff get awards and the people who sing it are praised as American royalty in terms of celebrity,” he said.

“You can’t deny that.”

Some people do deny that – vehemently – as can be seen in the tweets that still keep coming.

Mika Brzezinski insists ‘Morning Joe’ didn’t blame rap for white frat racism: http://t.co/CTZM8USK9t She did! pic.twitter.com/ddjteHucjV

— R Joseph (@rjoseph7777) March 12, 2015

Glad I don’t watch #morningjoe anymore. Whatever happened yesterday happens every show. Joe is a rightwing bully & Mika takes it & smiles.

— Terence Amerson (@terryamerson) March 12, 2015

#morningjoe Look at How uncomfortable Mika/Joe were discussing Racism and quickly getting it off their Bucket List but Bashing POTUS Easily!

— Jane (@yeswecanjane) March 12, 2015

I see #morningjoe trying to clean up their mess by bringing on Rev Al and Marc Morial to talk about rap lyrics and the SAE chant…really?

— Just Rita (@msrita68) March 12, 2015

#morningjoe all black panel doesn’t erase ur dumbass statements.

— LizWms (@ladywithbiscuit) March 12, 2015

Others in the highly polarized Twitter-world see things differently.

Twitter is blowing up, is mad as hell at NBC Mika @morningMika for daring to say the frat boys @ OU were simply mimicking a rap song..–Rush

— Hardline Stance (@Hardline_Stance) March 11, 2015

@eonline it’s the truth. Only white people are racist..(sarcasm)

— Robert Knowles (@Robknowles_11) March 12, 2015

Others in the highly polarized Twitter-world see things differently.

Twitter is blowing up, is mad as hell at NBC Mika @morningMika for daring to say the frat boys @ OU were simply mimicking a rap song..–Rush

— Hardline Stance (@Hardline_Stance) March 11, 2015

@eonline it’s the truth. Only white people are racist..(sarcasm)

— Robert Knowles (@Robknowles_11) March 12, 2015

@onekade Nothing wrong with condemning moral decadence wherever it appears (like use of n-,b- words in rap etc)

— Arpit Chauhan Ⓥ (@Arpit_Chauhan) March 11, 2015

And maybe all the hype is just that – hype.

MSNBC doesn’t have enough viewers to make Twitter explode over anything.

— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) March 11, 2015

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