Killer Mike then wrote the feelings he had as he watched the unrest unfold on social media while he was the White House.
I felt helpless, hopeless: “Here I am at this lavish event — the most powerful man in the world is black, and people like him are being killed by the citizens who are paid to protect them.” I left the dinner numb.
He then went on to talk about how the media coverage has been on the riots. Specifically he names Geraldo Rivera and Wolf Blitzer. Rivera who has a long history of saying idiotic comments and contributing to negative media attention. Between the infamous “Al Capone’s Vault” and saying he would “bet money” Trayvon Martin would not have been shot and killed if he was not wearing a hoodie. Blitzer is no saint either, during Hurricane Katrina he said on-air,”so many of these people, almost all of them that we see, are so poor and they are so black”.
And in the days since, I’ve watched Geraldo Rivera and Blitzer pander to the audiences of oppression on TV. Rivera was approached by a very sensible man who said, “Why are you here? Not to cover a calm and peaceful protest — you’re here to sensationalize it.” Rivera turned his back on him, and at first I thought it was arrogance, but I think it was actually shame.
