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North Carolina congressman says Charlotte protesters 'hate white people because white people are successful'
A North Carolina congressman said that protesters against police brutality hate white people because white people are successful and theyre not" but later apologized, claiming his outrageous comment doesn't reflect his true intensions.
Republican Rep. Robert Pittenger made the remarks about unrest in his hometown of Charlotte during an interview with the BBC on Thursday when asked to describe the grievance of people in the street.
"The grievance in their minds, the animus, the anger. They hate white people because white people are successful and theyre not, he said.
Pittenger then spewed further blame on government programs, adding, We have spent trillions of dollars on welfare, and weve put people in bondage, so they cant be all theyre capable of being.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-pol-protesters-hate-white-people-success-article-1.2802479
[font color=330099]Jeez, isn't he a POS?[/font]