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Related: About this forum"Laquan McDonald video inspires viral conservative vlogger to leave GOP"
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A 13-year old YouTuber who went viral due to his conservative videos criticizing President Obama is now admitting that his conscience is making him leave the Republican party.
When the president invited Ahmed Mohamed to visit the White House after he was detained for bringing a homemade clock to school, Pearson posted a video asking, When cops are gunned down, you dont invite them to the White House. You never did. But when a Muslim kid builds a clock, come on by. What is this world youre living in?
However, now the former chairman of the Teens for Ted Cruz youth group is having a serious change of heart about his political allegiances.
Friday, Pearson told CNN that he could no longer be a champion of a party that turned a blind eye to racial discrimination.
When the president invited Ahmed Mohamed to visit the White House after he was detained for bringing a homemade clock to school, Pearson posted a video asking, When cops are gunned down, you dont invite them to the White House. You never did. But when a Muslim kid builds a clock, come on by. What is this world youre living in?
However, now the former chairman of the Teens for Ted Cruz youth group is having a serious change of heart about his political allegiances.
Friday, Pearson told CNN that he could no longer be a champion of a party that turned a blind eye to racial discrimination.
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"Laquan McDonald video inspires viral conservative vlogger to leave GOP" (Original Post)
Jamaal510
Nov 2015
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libdem4life
(13,877 posts)1. Only a young teen and already on CNN.
I see quite a future ahead and glad he's on our team.
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)2. Please provide a link to source of article.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)5. Fixed. nt
Number23
(24,544 posts)3. "Teens for Ted Cruz"
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)4. Scary, huh?
Most of the teens I know (admittedly mostly white and various sorts of Asian) are for Bernie.
I'm really happy he's in the process of changing his POV.
murielm99
(30,777 posts)6. We have to remember our history.
The Democratic Party used to be the party of segregation and racism. That changed with LBJ and the Civil Rights Act. Lots of Southern white Democrats jumped ship.
JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)7. Evolution
Is a good thing.
Cha
(297,813 posts)8. I saw that.. thanks for posting Jamaal
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)9. Thank goodness. Thanks for posting this! n/t