President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are using race to keep African-Americans angry, says Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, president of the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny.
"I know that Barack Obama and Eric Holder are liars and they will say whatever needs to be said in order to keep black Americans angry and out of control so they can do what they're doing in Ferguson," Peterson said Friday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on
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Peterson believes many of the protestors — who torched businesses in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting of Michael Brown, and now say a Justice Department report proves they were right about racism on the police force — are "young black thugs."
"[They] are not good, decent citizens. They have criminal records, they are running away from the cops, in some cases attacking the cops. We need to make note of that," said Peterson, a syndicated radio host.
He adds: "Barack Obama and Eric Holder are not going to tell the truth about the situation. They could not find anything on Officer Darren Wilson to indicate that he was a racist in dealing with Michael Brown. So they went after the police department ...
Peterson told Steve Malzberg many black Americans feel "demoralized."
"They have turned away from God and they have been told for 50 years or so that white Americans are against them, including the cops, and so they don't have a forgiving heart," he said.
"And until we can change the hearts and minds of most black Americans, Barack Obama and others are going to forever control them in order to destroy this country.
"It's pretty sad that black Americans are holding on to this anger. There's a principle that says you become like what you hate. I remember them complaining about the KKK, how they were hanging black people and killing them and burning them. Now some black Americans are doing the same thing to white people."
Peterson's group is a family and youth building service that assists fathers and their families in overcoming personal and professional challenges.
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