Charlie Rangel Nixes Larry King Interview With Little Warning

We were all looking forward to hearing what former House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel would be saying on Larry King Live tonight. Considering the massive amount of controversy and back-and-forth that’s gone along with his temporary resignation after allegations of suspicious money displacement and corporate bribery were brought up earlier this week, a spot with Larry King may have been the best PR move for the NY congressman. Alas, it is not to be, as Rangel backed out of his appearance 5 hours before he was scheduled to sit down with the CNN host.

Of course, this message was announced in the most professional way possible:

Rangel’s last second replacement will be Nick Schuyler, the survivor of last year’s boating accident in Tampa that left 2 NFL players dead.

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