Fox Guest: Comedian Dick Gregory Gets “Pro-Thug, Anti-Cop” Talking Points From Obama

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Fox guest Crystal Wright claimed that comedian and civil rights acvist Dick Gregory's racially inflammatory comments were the result of President Obama's “pro-thug, anti-cop rhetoric.” Gregory addressed U.S. Census Bureau staff at a Black History Month cultural emphasis program “to share personal recollections of the civil rights movement.” His speech drew criticism for its tone and use of language and was condemned in a statement by the Census Bureau. From the August 5 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE: Not much comedy there, Crystal, but very inflammatory.

CRYSTAL WRIGHT: But Kimberly, are you really surprised? We have the president of the United States of America who is pushing out this pro-thug, anti-cop rhetoric. He's been doing that for the last three years. First Trayvon Martin, then Michael Brown. So Dick Gregory gets his talking points from the president of the United States. Sadly, I'm not surprised.

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