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.
So he was interviewed by CNN, did they interview him when the was the so called conservative champion, maybe did but I don’t remember it, makes you wonder what some will do to get face time on the news, so his shine began to fade and he is trying to renew it whatever he has to do.
Hormones are kicking in. Emotion is beating the crap out of his reason.
Somebody put a horse’s head on his pillow.
Sounds like he just recited a Democrat press release. Too bad he doesn’t know the history of their party and how they presently operate. Then again, maybe they threatened his family. I already woke up to how that party operated by the time I was 12.
Whatever his position, it has been shaped by outside influences, not his own perspective and intellect.
My suggestion is to forget politics young man and do something fun and entertaining.. "go flip your minnow"
In other news, Ahmed the Clock Boy, is homesick for Texas.
None of this surprises me...my youngest son will be 14 in February. It's been 8 years since one of my children was a teen, and now I've got 6 more years of it to deal with.
This kid is blaming conservatives for black men being shot in cities that democrats controlled for the past 30 years. The democrats created the mess these cities are in. They’re probably run by a majority of black democrats.
How many of these incidents happened during Rudy Giuliani’s time as mayor. My guess is few to none.
How true; and, if history is any guide when he does learn it will be the hard way.
Sounds like he was never a conservative in the first place. So long, viral loser-kid. Enjoy life on the rat plantation.
Having been a teen and then raising two of them, I'd agree with you that contrary is their natural state.
“HE got bought off.”
Or frightened off.
Made me LOL, IJ!!
What, who the hell is this @$$h@t? Bigger question, why should I give a cr@p?
He’s 13...I’ll give him a pass and check back in with him in about eight or nine years. Maybe 10.
No, he hasnt renounced conservatism. CNN and talking points memo are both liars. You people ought to know better than to believe anything TPM or CNN says.
Here is what CJ has had to say about it himself on his facebook page:
“I’ve gotten all of your messages, tweets, and posts! No worries guys - CNN just got a bit too....excited with their headline.
I still hold conservative principles but I just stepped away from the label. I wanted to be me, not what others wanted me to be me from any party. The issues facing America aren’t liberal or democrat...they’re real issues that demand solutions. I’m in this game to be an objective voice for my generation and I will do just that!
Thanks for all of your support and not prejudging before getting my explanation.”
Thanks. You are right. I should know better.
No, he hasnt renounced conservatism. CNN and talking points memo are both liars. You people ought to know better than to believe anything TPM or CNN says.
Here is what CJ has had to say about it himself on his facebook page:
“I’ve gotten all of your messages, tweets, and posts! No worries guys - CNN just got a bit too....excited with their headline.
I still hold conservative principles but I just stepped away from the label. I wanted to be me, not what others wanted me to be me from any party. The issues facing America aren’t liberal or democrat...they’re real issues that demand solutions. I’m in this game to be an objective voice for my generation and I will do just that!
Thanks for all of your support and not prejudging before getting my explanation.”
He was never ours to lose.
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