Paul Rips Black Lives Matter: They Need to ‘Rent Their Own Microphone’
HANNITY: “Welcome back to ‘Hannity.’ Last night on this program we had Peggy Hubbard. She’s the woman whose epic video rant against Black Lives Matter and that movement went viral on the internet. Peggy spoke about criticism that she received since posting her video about violence in the black community.”
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HUBBARD: “I have been called Uncle Tom, Aunt Jemima, the white man's bed wench… It's a human issue. It's an accountability issue. It's a responsibility issue. That's what it is. They made this about race. This was never about race. This was about right and wrong… This comes out of our black neighborhoods. This is the mentality of our young black people. You know, this mindset is just gone.”
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HANNITY: “An amazing, courageous woman trying to save lives. Joining me now is Kentucky senator, presidential candidate Rand Paul. He has taken heat from Black Lives Matter and their activists for disagreeing with some of their tactics. Senator, good to see you.”
PAUL: “Good to see you, Sean. Thanks for having me.”
HANNITY: “You know, it's funny, because they're accusing you of talking down to the Black Lives Matter movement, but you're the one guy, I would argue, more than any other candidate in the race for president that has gone into the black community, historically black colleges in reaching out and saying hey, our policies are good for the black family as well as every American family.”
PAUL: “Well, you know, I think they should change their name, maybe. If they were ‘all lives matter’, or ‘innocent lives matter’. I am about justice. And frankly, I think a lot of poor people in our country and many African-Americans are trapped in this war on drugs. And I want to change it. But commandeering the microphone and bullying people and pushing people out of the way, I think, really isn't a way to get their message across. You know, I have appeared with many members of the congressional black caucus to talk about criminal justice. I’ve been to Howard University. I’ve discussed it in Chicago and other cities. And so I’m more than willing to discuss it. But having people take the microphone they need to go somewhere else and they need to rent their own microphone.”
HANNITY: “Black family median income has gone down significantly under Obama. If you look at the number of people that are on welfare and those that have been suffering economically, the unemployment rate, blacks are disproportionately in higher numbers suffering from this bad economy. And still if you look at the support for the Democratic Party in every election, they seem to just go democrat. Why is that?”
PAUL: “Well, this is the debate I want to have in this country about how we alleviate poverty and unemployment. I don't think government programs have worked. We’ve had a war on poverty for 50 years, and we've got more of it. In Baltimore, young black men between the ages of 20 and 25, 37 percent unemployment. So it is out of control. But you know what I’m finding, when I’m on the south side of Chicago or I’m in Detroit, people are saying you know what? I’m not sure I’m ready to be a Republican yet. But you know what? The democrats have taken me for granted, and I’m willing to listen to people who are interested in making my life better. And I think there is a great opportunity for Republicans who do care about people living in poverty to actually take our message of freedom, limited government, and leaving more money in the community. My tax plan would leave $3 billion in the south side of Chicago of their own money. We would just never take it. I think that's the way to improve our cities and help people.”
