Posted on 07/19/2013 5:14:10 PM PDT by abigail2
The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson,a conservative, made some contentious statements on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Thursday. In addition to lambasting Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for inserting race into Trayvon Martin’s death and George Zimmerman’s subsequent trial, he called the 17-year-old shooting victim a “thug.” Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Clashes With Piers Morgan, Lambastes Sharpton and Jackson as Race Hustlers and Poverty Pimps and Calls Trayvon Martin a Thug
The exchange began with Peterson claiming that race played no role in the highly-publicized tragedy.
“This case was not about race at all and what happened – you have the race-hustlers and poverty pimps like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and others who turned it into a race issue in order to gain power and wealth,” he charged.
Peterson also targeted President Barack Obama, calling his past comment about Martin (“You know, if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon”) “insane.”
These statements, he said, were intended to “incite the anger of black Americans and others.”
“If the situation that happened with Trayvin and George had been the same, yes … I imagine that the same outcome would have been the same,” he said. “George Zimmerman would have done whatever it took to protect himself. It didn’t matter to George Zimmerman the color of the man.”
The interview became contentious when Peterson proclaimed that “Trayvon Martin was a thug.” Morgan fervently disagreed and took exception to the fact that the faith leader said that everyone, including the television host and Martin’s parents, knew this assertion to be true.
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Over-react much??
Sheesh...
Just to be clear, I didn’t attack abigail2, gunrunner and Joann attacked her, I attacked those who attacked abigail2, they can leave they don’t have the right temperament to be here
I don't know about that. What does that even mean? That black crime was not problematic in the community? That young black males are not disproportionately criminal? That Martin just loves crackers?
Which part makes you think that race is not a factor?
I think Brad Thor is takihng care of that.
I thought he was joking? Was he for real?
I fully understood. I already questioned mr. Gunner.
I see you did, good!
I took it to mean that it is really about power and wealth. Race is just a tool they are using to stir up black people into intimidating whites so the powers that be can control all. There is a puppet master behind all this....
Could this message be a precursor to these latest chains of events in our country? worth the listen and look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRjXNQPTkJo
I listened to a recent interview that Robert Zimmerman Jr. gave and he had high praise for the zero’s latest remarks. I guess they are still Demoncrats. Sigh.
He did a very poor job of joking in writing if he was!
Yep, Trayvon was a thug in training and sharpton IS a race pimp.
10,000 blacks were murdered by other blacks since Trayvon was shot. Apparently, Sharpton, Obama et all dont really care.
Thanks, there have been many that have seen this coming.
Oh no. I think they are still intimidated out of their common sense at this point.
Thanks, 10,000? Where? Just curious.
Thanks for the post, Abby! I thought it was an excellent interview too—textbook example of how to calmly take apart 3 wacko libs!
Thanks, did you get a big response from the show?
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