Posted on 12/01/2015 12:21:08 PM PST by T-Bird45
CJ Pearson, the 13-year-old viral YouTube star made famous for his rants against President Barack Obama, has renounced conservatism, according to a Friday interview with CNN.
Pearson told the network in an email that the GOP's stance on racial and gender disparity compelled him to change.
"I was tired of being a champion of a party that turned a blind eye to racial discrimination," Pearson told CNN. "Tired of being a champion of any cause that denies equal rights to every American. Tired of being a champion of a party that doesn't care about the issues important to young people."
Pearson's made headlines in September after he made a video from his Georgia home questioning why Obama had invited that "Muslim kid" to the White House. He was referring to Ahmed Mohammed, the Dallas-area student who brought a homemade clock to his high school.
Pearson also said he is no longer working with the presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). He previously was the chairman for Teens for Ted.
The video of 17-year-old Lacquan McDonald being shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer changed Pearson's mind. He called the shooting "an issue where conservatives and liberals should come together" in a video published last week.
Pearson said his views will not be dictated by one party.
"I don't want to be the conservative wonder kid that people follow because I make them feel good and like young people are part of their movement. I want to be followed because I'm the voice of a generation that doesn't have a voice at the table," he told CNN.
He’s been herded back onto the ‘RAT reservation. A free Obamaphone awaits.
HE got bought off.
So.... Which conservative leader has stepped up in support of the cop who shot some kid 16 times?
I don’t recall one.
What an idiot. He’ll just get dumber as he gets older and more indocrinated.
So he’s basically saying that he’s not a conservative anymore because the Chicago police shot someone?
WTF?
Did someone ask his parents, "What stance on racial and gender disparity?" Give examples.
He can join Black Lives Matter, and be a good little SJW.
No, he has been intimidated into believing the lies of the left. The left is blatantly racist. Conservativism is not racist. He has been sold a bill of goods. Wait for it. The kid may not be able to recover. Some lefty convinced him he is too smart to be conservative. Actually he is too dumb.
Never heard of him, he won’t be missed.
Well, that was short lived. What, about two, three weeks?
Methinks the lad has a new big fat juicy bank account somewhere.
Obviously his views were never based on G-d’s laws to begin with.
FIRST 13 year old EVER to change his mind.
Those death threats coming from #BlackLivesMatter really payed off!
When’s he scheduled to appear at the White House?
Peer pressure.
Doe she identify as woman, he’ll love HILLARY
It will be his world some day. I hope he enjoys it. But whether he is happy with it or not, it will be what he and his kind make of it.
Kid obviously was never taught history. He’ll learn real quick.
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