I am doubting they were going to go from fraternizing to Rambo with no other steps. Maybe so, but if so that is a problem.
Capitol in lockdown
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If you can’t see the differences Zeke, and then think critically on how this went down today vs curfew-violating rock throwing protestors, then I’m sorry to say it but you’re not a serious person.
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And. There. It. Is.
Boomshaka: the double dog dare - the ace of spades - the trump card of all trump cards!
Seriously, shame on you. That’s disgraceful.
There's no question they were treated differently than in most BLM protests. I was surprised at first there wasn't more shooting by the Capitol police because they do not have the force strength to form blockades in that situation.
And some of the pics and videos are curious, at best. Good news is they are accountable to the Congress, so there will be an accounting for every aspect of their performance today.
I guess judging by the outcome, every other police force should aspire to emulate the Capitol police. But I also think they got very lucky.
I’m not really sure what facts you need. We all watched what happened today. We all watched what happened this summer.
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Yeah I don’t know. Will be interesting if the report leaks. Definitely seemed super unprepared.
Cruz, Hawley, et al are responsible for this. Booker wouldn't be speaking if not for them.
I've served in various boards and committees. Obviously nothing like Congress. After a long day like today, I'd be ready to choke the life out of my colleagues who insist on droning on. The egos on both sides are amazing.
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You watched through your hyper partisan, virtue signal lens. You didn’t see cops gunning down people throwing rocks at them...did you? Did you see cops gunning down looters running out of Target?
I’m not sure why.. it’s rather difficult when all day I’ve spent reading people not only upset about everything that happened today, and the total difference in how the protestors were treated. People are very upset about it. You choose to pick Jemele Hill to call race baiting. Don’t you have some other reference you can look at to gauge whether this is just her or a complaint of many people? For me, I have many people I trust who are certainly notnracebaiters who are upset and hurting. it’s always hard to put yourself in another’s shoes. You seem to think it can’t possibly be racist. I’ll cjoose to at least pay attention to what people of color feel about it. If I should be ashamed of that and disgraced, I guess I’ll have to live with it.
While you were in a sorority house I represented cops in the most dangerous city in America.
Oh for f*ck's sake. Will you two just get your parting shots in and shut the f*ck up about this, already?
I get your point, truly. But I do have friends that literally have no real black friends. Consistently they poo poo racism. They simply don't get the racism that exists in the daily lives of people of color.
My boss is black. She is a VP of a fortune 50 company. Talented and beautiful. The stories she shares on things that have happened to her at stores, with realtors, and other professionals is shocking. I'm tired and know this is a tangent. But racism is still so prevalent.
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You’re misunderstanding. I certainly sympathize with people who feel disenfranchised. However, it doesn’t make them “right”. Facts are facts and feelings are feelings. Sure it’s a fact that people are looking at the events of today not only as a tragic situation but also stacking on perceived racial disparities in how it went down.
It doesn’t mean they’re right. But you don’t give a rat’s ass, do you Zeke? Your mind is made up - even though you can’t wrap your mind around, without using pretzel logic, why a protestor was shot and killed today by police (allegedly), when none were killed by police in all the summer’s riots. But you look at cops trying to deescalate today and you assume they’d be clobbering people this summer. Pretzel logic. I guess I shouldn’t care, but I do. You mentor young ladies. You need to be more open minded.
I haven’t ruled anything out. But you have.
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Wouldn't you rather be in a sorority house?
Hawley litigating the PA election laws... again. Total fvcking asshole.
Breaking news: Josh Hawley is still a jackass.
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I have no doubt that racism, the vile evil racism we all have seen, exists. It’s alive and well (unwell really) in many places. My point is that is the racism that needs to be met swiftly and decisively with punishment and repudiation - not perceived racism. When we level allegations of racism carelessly and without critical thought, we dilute the real racism and make it harder to be taken seriously.
So they're going to be at this for forever. Him and Ted will be eating lunch together for years to come.
The lady on PBS - I'm only listening, not watching, but she sounds familiar - is predicting that Hawley decided to talk about PA during the AZ debate so he could get his remarks in and then not actually object to PA later. So maybe we get lucky, and they decide to stop with AZ.
Yes, millions of people are upset that Pennsylvania had mail in voting (he specifically said there was NO fraud, suck it fraud proponents). But his only solution is to throw out millions of ballots by Americans. He doesn't think they will march on the Capitol now that we have a precedent on that?
His entire speech was to the camera. He never shifted to looking at the other members of his chamber. Tells you all you need to know.
Romney explained it perfect, no vote commission finding that results in Trump losing would be accepted by Trump's militia.
I got that...but I am not sure what he said. Is he in, out or keeping his options open?
I laughed out loud at that (especially knowing he graduated with honors from Stanford and Yale law)
