Ben Jealous argues for Bernie Sanders

MSNBC ^ | February 22, 2016

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There has been some confusion about statements made by Ben Jealous, former president and CEO of the NAACP, on his February 10 appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show. Here is the video clip and text transcript of that night's appearance.

MADDOW: In the Democratic presidential field, as the two Democratic candidates are about to leave states where the electorate was 91 percent and 93 percent white respectively, they're headed into much more diverse states. The Democratic candidates now are fighting tooth and nail not only to try to appeal to minority voters and specifically to African-American Democratic voters, they are fighting very specifically for the endorsement of leaders within the black community.

One of those leaders who chose to plight his troth with Bernie Sanders is the former president of the NAACP, Ben Jealous. He's the youngest ever leader of that organization. Today in Harlem when Bernie Sanders was there having breakfast with the Reverend Al Sharpton, at a nearby table, there was Ben Jealous having breakfast with Senator Sanders' very nice wife, Jane.

Ben Jealous joins us now.

Ben, thank you very much for being here.

BEN JEALOUS, FORMER NAACP PRESIDENT: Absolutely. Good to see you.

MADDOW: How was breakfast?

JEALOUS: It was great. I'd forgotten about Paul. He's such a nightmare.

MADDOW: Didn't he once say the NAACP in Maine, or did he mean NAACP nationally should kiss his -

[Jim W N]

Ben Jealous, Ben Envy, they’re all the same. They hate the happy, they hate the successful, they hate the free. They ENVY them, the same way those that killed Christ envied Him. ENVY is what is really behind communism and people like Bernie Sanders.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

The Jealous, the Covetous, and the Envious are all for Commie Sanders.

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Had never heard the name...former NAACP domo.... he's as white as Rachel Dolezal, LOL