Rev. Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, and Benjamin Crump, attorney for the Trayvon Martin family, join together in a protest march just prior to a town hall meeting in Sanford, Florida. The teenager?s family addressed the town hall meeting along with Rev. Al Sharpton. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ? Florida?Gov. Rick Scott is sharply criticizing Jesse Jackson over comments he made while joining a Capitol protest.
Jackson spent time this week with a group upset with the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. They?ve refused to leave the Capitol until Scott calls a special session and asks legislators to overhaul the state?s self-defense laws.
Scott so far has refused the request.
The veteran activist criticized the state as the ?Selma of our time? and made a comparison of Scott to former Alabama Gov. George Wallace. Selma, Alabama was the site of civil rights protests and clashes with police during the ?60s.
Scott in a release blasted Jackson?s comments as ?reckless? and ?divisive.? He says that Jackson should apologize for his remarks, which he also called insulting.
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Source: http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2013/07/31/florida-gov-criticizes-jesse-jackson-over-comments/
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