Charlotte protesters ‘hate white people because white people are successful,’ congressman claims

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

For several years now, as demonstrators across the country have poured into American streets to shut down traffic, confront cops and exercise their First Amendment right to peaceful assembly, there has been little doubt about protesters’ chief motivation: bringing an end to the disproportionate killings of unarmed black Americans at the hands of taxpayer-funded law enforcement agencies.

But U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) isn’t buying it.

A white American male born in 1948, the lawmaker claims he understands the motivations of minority protesters — many of them decades younger — better than they do.

“The grievance in their minds – the animus, the anger – they hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not,” Pittenger told BBC Newsnight when he was asked about what is driving heated protests in Charlotte.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/09/22/charlotte-protesters-hate-white-people-because-white-people-are-successful-congressman-claims/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.a640c3b3acfa

[tonyt53]

1. Check out the part of Appalachia that is in your own state dumbass. Poor and white.

But they reliably vote GOP.

[NaturalHigh]

2. Right to "peaceful" assembly?

Gee, I didn't know that included rioting, looting, and burning.

[DRoseDARs]

3. They don't hate white people. They hate being gunned down. nt

[cab67]

4. I don't think an apology is enough here.

He needs to resign from Congress immediately.

[vkkv]

5. Perhaps Pettinger would like to be Tarred & Feathered? nt

[SCVDem]

6. I am White

I stand with BLM!

This pos can fuck himself!

[onehandle]

7. My white father-in-law had to leave NC to find a steady job in his profession.

So cool fucking story, racist bro.

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. Pittenger apologizes for saying Charlotte protesters ‘hate white people’, says he was uoting blacks

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article103537677.html

He later apologized on Twitter, saying his answer “doesn't reflect who I am. I was quoting statements made by angry protesters last night on national TV. My intent was to discuss the lack of economic mobility for African Americans because of failed policies.”

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article103537677.html#storylink=cpy

[Chakab]

9. That's a pretty half-assed apology.

[They_Live]

24. Yes.

and he's still completely missing the point.

[Judi Lynn]

10. That's the most obnoxious stupid remark I've heard today.

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[Jopin Klobe]

11. Bobbie, I can assure you ...

... you are certainly not successful as a person ...

... being the color White or by any other useless type of superficial division ...

[shenmue]

12. What a piece of shit

[IcyPeas]

13. Pittenger was on Don Lemon and he apologized

Don sort of gave it to him.

[Roy Rolling]

14. Does it matter?

Does it matter if he's just a moron or if he's genuinely evil?

Sadly, he proves that being stupid while occupying a position of power can ALSO be evil. There are some very nice, but clueless people. But they shouldn't be "flying the airplane". They should just sit down in the back and enjoy the ride.

Seeing guys like this, now I know why tigers eat their young.

[Shankapotomus]

17. +1 nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Long past his Sell-By date. His evidently was decades ago. . . . . nt

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Another one jumps into the basket!

[treestar]

18. Then how come the protests don't happen every day?

"Successful" at what? Shooting black people?

[Sunlei]

19. Elected republican radical-religious person speaks their truth. Why do Rs elect these haters?

[Blue_Tires]

20. I knew that line was coming sooner or later...

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. Here's the picture the BBC used in its RSS feed for the story about his apology:

It fits.

[LakeArenal]

22. Well I hate Congress because it refuses to work

Is lazy, doesn't live up to it's promise to govern, they are NOT successful...

[TheSarcastinator]

23. Here's the # to his DC Office

Why not call and tell him (politely, of course) that he should resign?

phone: [phone]