"While appearing on MSNBC Saturday, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors told hosts filling in for Melissa Harris-Perry that her group would shut down the GOP convention if the opportunity arises. She also spoke of the "murder of Mike Brown" in Ferguson, Missouri. None of the co-hosts on the panel challenged her characterization.
"The statement was made after she was asked what she would like to see from candidates running for president. Cullors said she wants candidates to "actually call movement leaders" and arrange meetings to "have a conversation with us about what's happened this last year since the murder of Mike Brown." The Department of Justice, under former Attorney General Eric Holder, however, found no wrongdoing on the part of Darren Wilson, the former officer who shot Brown.
"Cullors also addressed a question regarding a statement made by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. On Thursday, he told a reporter in New Hampshire that "Black Lives Matter" is a "slogan" and that former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley should not have had to apologize for saying "all lives matter.' ". . . Hat tip to Joe Newby
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