Note: I edited out the phrase that people found offensive.
Black conservative Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson is the High Priest of Racist Apologists for the Right. Whenever a white conservative says something patently offensive and racist, they trot out the good Reverend to co-sign whatever racist crap that was just spewed. And on cue, Jesse Lee Peterson will do his soft-shoe dance for the conservatives, telling the whole world "Naw, massah... what you said is perfectly fine! These nigras just don't know their place!" In case anyone thinks I am exaggerating, Jesse Lee Peterson has gone on record thanking God for the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. But this time, Peterson (who was Uncle Ruckus before Uncle Ruckus was Uncle Ruckus) isn't content with defending the racists who insult and denigrate Black people. This time, he's running to his masters' aid to defend them against the scourge that is the Native American. And as usual, he sings and dances for his supper. More after the jump.
It must really be difficult to be a Black conservative. The only way you get any real attention is if you parrot the racism coming from the Right, spout garbage like "Democrat Plantation" and be the racist attack dog that Sean Hannity and his ilk can only dream of.
Enter Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson. This guy has been around since the Clinton Administration, and the aforementioned Hannity paraded Peterson about to perform some ol' Negro spirituals about how evil the Democrats are. I distinctly recall one interview where Peterson acted like one of those stereotypical Black characters you'd see in old-timey black-and-white movies and "Three Stooges" shorts. He acted as if he were terrified of Hillary Clinton, and claimed that she was a witch. Since then, he has proven time and time again, that when the Right needs a "yassuh bawss" man to co-sign their racism, Jesse Lee Peterson was there. He is the reigning High Priest of Racist Apologists, and he's looking to hold on to the throne. He's the type of man that the Right brings out to say "See, we're not racist! This fine Black man here agrees with me!"
This time, Peterson is proving his Racist Apologist bona fides by coming to the aid of the Washington Redskins owner and other businessmen, against the movement to get the team to change the name. And how does he earn his biscuit and time in massuh's big house? He does this by stating that supporting Snyder is supporting freedom, because 'Murika. These are his exact words:
This interference is not about eradicating racism. It’s about intimidation and control! Reid and the left want to destroy successful and independent-minded, white business owners by forcing them to comply with the tyrannical demands of this administration and fringe activist minority groups.
I'll give you a few minutes to reach for the brain bleach. Of COURSE, getting a team to change its racist name is an attack on those poor, defenseless White businessmen. According to Peterson, if a white person wanted to name his team the "South Carolina Negroes", complete with Mantan and Sleep 'N' Eat as mascots, he'd be fine with it. Not only would Peterson be fine with it, he'd probably volunteer to pick the cotton to hand-stitch the uniforms.
Dance, boy. Dance.