The arms in the 'armed insurrection'

[DANC]

"By any current American standard of civil disorder, what happened on Jan. 6 was a riot. There were some instigators, and there were many more followers. A small number were anticipating a fight, probably with antifa. And as the day went on, some people lost their heads and did things they should regret for a very long time. But a look at the Justice Department prosecutions simply does not make the case that it was an "armed insurrection."

‘Armed insurrection’: What weapons did the Capitol rioters carry? - Washington Examiner

Recently, Scott MacFarlane, an NBC4 reporter in Washington who covers the Capitol riot prosecutions, tweeted, "As of tonight at least 65 of the Jan. 6 defendants have been charged with 'entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.' A counterpunch to those who argued this didn't...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[Sope Creek]

"By any current American standard of civil disorder, what happened on Jan. 6 was a riot. There were some instigators, and there were many more followers. A small number were anticipating a fight, probably with antifa. And as the day went on, some people lost their heads and did things they should regret for a very long time. But a look at the Justice Department prosecutions simply does not make the case that it was an "armed insurrection."

‘Armed insurrection’: What weapons did the Capitol rioters carry? - Washington Examiner

Recently, Scott MacFarlane, an NBC4 reporter in Washington who covers the Capitol riot prosecutions, tweeted, "As of tonight at least 65 of the Jan. 6 defendants have been charged with 'entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.' A counterpunch to those who argued this didn't...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

You like the Washington Examiner, huh?

Heah go: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-proven-unfit-for-power-again

 

[DANC]

You like the Washington Examiner, huh?

Heah go: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-proven-unfit-for-power-again

You understand the difference between reporting the news and an editorial, right?

 

[Sope Creek]

You understand the difference between reporting the news and an editorial, right?

Of course.

Do you understand the editorial allegiances of The Washington Examiner? It's right of center.

And I would note that the piece you linked is political analysis, not reporting, for the purpose of arguing that no charges should be brought for "armed insurrection." In effect, it's an editorial too.

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

You understand the difference between reporting the news and an editorial, right?

Doubt it....

 

[DANC]

Of course.

Do you understand the editorial allegiances of The Washington Examiner? It's right of center.

And I would note that the piece you linked is political analysis, not reporting, for the purpose of arguing that no charges should be brought for "armed insurrection." In effect, it's an editorial too.

You understand an editorial does not equal analysis, right?

 

[UncleMark]

Of course.

Do you understand the editorial allegiances of The Washington Examiner? It's right of center.

And I would note that the piece you linked is political analysis, not reporting, for the purpose of arguing that no charges should be brought for "armed insurrection." In effect, it's an editorial too.

You're pissing up a rope.