a republican party staffer resigning after a social media post insulting president obama s daughters. elizabeth lauten criticized sasha and malia obama in a facebook posting saying they should have shown a little class. she deleted the post on facebook and posted an apology. well, it is the facebook post on ferguson, missouri from an nfl player that has gone viral. the tight end for the new orleans saints saying he decided to write down his feelings about ferguson in an essay including i m embarrassed because the looting, violent protests and law breaking only confirm and in the minds of many, validate the stereotypes and thus the inferior treatment. he goes onto say i m introspective because sometimes i want to take our side without looking at the facts in situations like these. sometimes i feel like it s us against then. joining me now, benjamin watson
under pressure from those who believes the president needs to be more aggressive and go to ferguson and give a speech, and more heartily embrace the cause of the protesters. however, it also telling us that that s not a very tenable position for him, so he is trying to walk this tight rope in which he says to the protesters, you are right, keep coming, i understand you, keep making your point, you re being heard. but at the same time knowing that for the law enforcement community and for most americans the answer from the grand jury and the greater detail that came out in the case makes that position untenable too. so he s trying to have it both ways. he chooses to highlight how in this country too many people of color feel as if they are not being treated fairly. that is one perspective on ferguson. another perspective is this particular person of color, michael brown, committed a crime, a strong arm robbery. and then committed another crime by assaulting a police officer. and then
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things better, but likely will not solve every problem. listen. as i said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, i think ferguson laid their problem that is not unique and that is a simmering distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities of color too many individuals, particularly young people of color do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. we also heard from law enforcement and were reminded of what a tough job it is to be in law enforcement. as eric holder put it, police officers have the right to come home. secondly, one of the issues that came up during the response to
to hear young people feeling marginalized and distrustful even after they ve done everything right. that s not who we are. thank you very much, jonathan. the president acknowledging abc news jonathan carl but not answering the question about whether he believes justice was done in ferguson, missouri. to be fair perhaps he didn t hear it over all the shouting but he did acknowledge the reporter by name. chris stirewalt our digital news editor. good to see you tonight. so the president has a meeting at the white house with al sharpton among others a week after the ferguson grand jury decision on a case that is a local case but has taken on national prominence. and his decision to do that, to cast a presidential spotlight on ferguson, missouri telling us what? well, it tells us he is under pressure from his base, he is under pressure from those who