LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur “Negro” on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host.
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The exchange occurred on Saturday’s Mo’Kelly Show, whose host – Morris O’Kelly – grilled Stone on his conviction for lying to Congress, tampering with witnesses and obstructing the House investigation into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election.
O’Kelley on his program’s website said “Stone could have reached for any pejorative, but unfortunately went there,” adding that “Stone offered an unfiltered, unvarnished one-sentence expression of how he saw the journalist interviewing him.”
O’Kelley characterized “Negro” as the “low-calorie version of the N-Word.”
Stone’s attorney on Sunday said he was unaware of the broadcast and had no immediate comment.
Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but Trump commuted that sentence on July 10 — just days before Stone was to report for detention.
As O’Kelley asserted that Stone’s commutation was because of his friendship with Trump, Stone’s voice goes faint but can be heard uttering that he was “arguing with this Negro.”
O’Kelley then asks Stone to repeat the comment, but Stone goes momentarily silent.
The first part of Stone’s statement was not entirely audible, but the radio program transcribed the complete sentences as, “I can’t believe I’m arguing with this Negro.”
O’Kelley persisted on having Stone respond.
“I’m sorry you’re arguing with whom? I thought we were just having a spirited conversation. What happened?” O’Kelley said. “You said something about ‘Negro.’”
Stone said he had not. “You’re out of your mind,” he said.
The interview then continued.
During the program, Stone said the president acted out of compassion and that the jury that weighed his case was tainted.
“I did not get a fair trial,” Stone said.
“My life was in imminent danger,” Stone said, saying he was at risk of being infected by the coronavirus in prison. “I think the president did this as an act of compassion. He did it as an act of mercy.”
At one time, “Negro” was common in the American vernacular to describe African Americans. By the late 1960s, the word was scorned by activists in favor of such descriptors as “Black.” These days, some view the antiquated word as derogatory.
So who says it’s illegal to be a racist ? After the damage people have Color have done lately I would not blame anyone
So why tell us this story? What is to be gained by it?
Black should learn how to act civil.
Finish high school get a job, get
Married and then have children.
And don’t run away from the family.
The word “Negro” means black in Spanish. For many years, until the term “Black” came into use, in the late 1960’s, the term “Negro” was considered a respectful non-offensive term. It was considered a respectful term. I remember Dr. Martin Luther King using that term. Now, that term, is considered taboo! There are some Black people who don’t even like the term “African-American”. For example, what if a Black person came here directly from Africa, or from the Caribbean? Is that person also considered an “African-American, even though that person may not have roots in America?
Everyone take a chill so he said a word that is widely used.
You snowflakes get offended so easily.
This is the fellow who has a tattoo of Nixon on his back. He seems to be in need of help.
Negro isn’t a racial slur. It’s a race. I find it offensive that this fake news slander story against Roger Stone accepts the racist notion that the word Negro is a slur.
We continue to disintegrate as a nation because the evil Left has owned the media, academia & Hollyweird for so long.
This is just a small example of the media adding fuel to the fire the Left started throwing fuel on since President Trump was nominated, but particularly since he was inaugurated.
Literally everything they’ve falsely accused the President of doing, e.g., spreading racism, violence, & hate, is EXACTLY WHAT THE LEFT, INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF DEMONCRATS, HAVE DONE HOURLY FOR OVER 4 YEARS.
He was on the mark samone show today and explained that once again this is fake news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!