Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says government officials from the White House on down to local leaders "stoked the flames of racial discord" with their comments about the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri.
"You can poke at the media … [saying they] did some things that were questionable. That's true, but you know what? This also came from some of the political leadership as well," Clarke said Monday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
"That may have fueled the media even more because as you know race is an explosive issue in this country. It always has been and it always will be.
"But instead of stoking flames of racial discord, people like President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri and Sen. Claire McCaskill and others.... I expect them to behave differently regardless of what the media is doing."
Clark was particularly critical of Holder, who he said is guilty of "shameful conduct" in talking about the shooting of black teen Michael Brown by white Police Officer Darren Wilson.
"He's supposed to try to remain natural and not take sides and keep his powder dry when some of these things are going on, especially where he might play a role later on in making a determination as to whether or not something more is warranted," Clarke said.
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2 comments:
Blacks have been reported to state that this is the beginning of a new equal rights generation. What worries me is that without quality non-violent leadership like Martin L. King this "new" campaign will just become an out of control riot fest. We really need better racial relations in this country but if Al Sharpton is involved it will just be mud slinging and riots. So Sad.
Sheriff Clark is a class act.
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