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In reply to the discussion: Holder frustrated with Mo. governor over actions before Ferguson grand jury decision [View all]KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)18. Tone deaf and weaselly. Also the St. Louis County DA McCulloch is a real
piece of work.
Here's a question directed to the illustrious Governor Nixon by a HuffPost reporter recently about the so-called 'state of emergency' and Nixon's activation of Missouri's vaunted Weekend Warriors:
https://soundcloud.com/jon-swaine/gov-jay-nixon-on-ferguson
If Nixon's answer isn't just the most confidence-inspiring words of leadership I've ever heard, well then, I don't know what! Winston Churchill must be green with envy! Robert F. Kennedy must be feeling he's met his rhetorical match! And Abe Lincoln with that silly "four score and seven years" malarkey? Pffft.
My wife says Nixon sounds like Sarah Palin on crack.
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Cha
Nov 2014
OP
Exactly the thoughts I expressed a few days ago, BRDS.. they want riots to cover them for their
Cha
Nov 2014
#3
Sadly, this is the bottom line. Profit at any cost. They could give a damn about
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#7
And, "deaths"? "meh".. we saw that from their "March to War".. Banging the bush Drums Loudly in
Cha
Nov 2014
#9
The governor and the Police do too. They want to cover their asses on having all those Military
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2014
#38
Those of us who are old enough to remember the 60s remember that the riots back then were often
jwirr
Nov 2014
#60
Yes, but when the governor of the instigating trouble who needs agent provacateurs?
jwirr
Nov 2014
#63
Yes, I think that one of the rules regarding journalism is that they do not make the news they
jwirr
Nov 2014
#69
A media lock-down as when the shooting first occurred. The right-wing mediasphere, designed to cover
Anansi1171
Nov 2014
#2
Tone deaf and weaselly. Also the St. Louis County DA McCulloch is a real
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#18
I feel so sorry for the citizens of Ferguson with these fools running the show and the
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#41
Hadn't thought of it that way, your right, they want to keep the toys coming. n/t
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#42
And that is really sad because we have laws against using the Military against our citizens yet we
jwirr
Nov 2014
#62
P.S. I appreciate that AG Holder came out and said.. Gov Nixon made this situation worse, ismw.
Cha
Nov 2014
#11
It shows how they need to go back to the drawing board and re-work how they do business. :(
Cha
Nov 2014
#13
Yes, damn them for escalating the situation like they don't have brain in their collective head, And
Cha
Nov 2014
#15
but..but.. bullying, intimidation, machine guns, tanks, gas and cattle prods
hopemountain
Nov 2014
#21
mahalo hopemountain for bringing that up about AG Holder imploring for Peaceful Protests!
Cha
Nov 2014
#22
Do it the way Dr. Martin Luther King would have done it. Show them the right way.
jwirr
Nov 2014
#64
I hope to GOD that this starts a serious national discussion on police brutality.
Odin2005
Nov 2014
#31
Michael Brown's father has my utmost respect for those remarks. I cannot even begin
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#43
Yeah, KMOD.. we're not the only ones noticing the Gov of MO and his FPD's egregious behavior :(
Cha
Nov 2014
#36
I have resisted commenting on the Feguson situation thus far. However, to be frank
silvershadow
Nov 2014
#53
And this time the "dogs" will be tanks and they would look bad shooting into a setting crowd. But I
jwirr
Nov 2014
#66
Actually German American. Still felt guilty for what people like me did. Probably does not make
jwirr
Nov 2014
#72
I hope when Nixon's term is over that it marks the end of his political career
davidpdx
Nov 2014
#78