Peacemakers in Ferguson, Mo.

Church leaders strive to be peacemakers in Ferguson  ..."The Rev. Ivan James, an African-American and pastor of predominantly African-American Asbury United Methodist Church in downtown St. Louis, viewed the shooting and its aftermath with mixed emotions.

"He worked with Johnson to help in Ferguson, and volunteers from his church helped provide childcare at Wellspring.

“ 'We need to keep a calm head,” he told United Methodist News Service. “We need to keep a loving heart and we need justice for what actually occurred. We understand we need to find ways to bring better resources to that community, so people have hope.' ”...

 

Clergy Members Act as Peacemakers in Ferguson Protests   ... "One member of the clergy on the front line was Bishop Derrick Robinson from the Kingdom Destiny Church. As tensions began into increase, armed will a bullhorn, Bishop Robinson became one of the peacekeepers standing his ground between riot clad police and protestors.

“ 'I was just trying to keep everybody calm, letting them know that hey, they’re here to protect us, not to harm us, they’re here to guard us,” he says. “We had a direct line of communication with Capt. Johnson tonight keeping the people calm, keeping the people together, so it worked really, really well.' ”

 

Malik Zulu Shabazz

 

Not all so-called "mediators" are as honorable as these above.

 

Dubious ‘Peacemakers’ in Ferguson 

 "The New Black Panthers, Sharpton, Jackson, and the DOJ do not inspire confidence."

 

... " Indeed, the Independent Journal Review reported that Shabazz himself was in the streets last Saturday leading a crowd in a chant for the death of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Michael Brown: “What do we want?” “Darren Wilson!” “How do we want him?” “Dead!' ”

 

Eric Holder, Racial Profiler; The color of Darren Wilson’s skin is his only evidence.

Andrew C. McCarthy   

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrives in Missouri, August 20, 2014.

"Why has a federal civil-rights murder investigation arisen out of the tumult in a St. Louis exurb? There is only one plausible reason: Eric Holder is guilty of racial profiling.

"To be clear, we are not talking here about whether there was justification for the shooting of a young black man, 18-year-old Michael Brown, by a young white police officer, 28-year-old Darren Wilson. Was the shooting a legitimate exercise in self-defense by an officer under attack? Was it an overreaction for which Officer Wilson should suffer serious civil and criminal consequences? Such questions can only be answered by a thorough and fair investigation, the kind of due process owed to both the victim and the subject of the investigation — the kind that, as National Review’s editors
point out, will be tough to mete out with political thumbs pressing on the scales.

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"Whatever the outcome, though, murder — including homicide caused by a policeman’s application of excessive force — is generally not a federal crime. It is a concern of state law. Only a few categories of murder are within the jurisdiction of federal investigators. In the main, they are far afield from Ferguson: the assassination of a U.S. government official, for instance, or a killing incidental to offenses that have interstate or international repercussions — racketeering, drug-trafficking, and terrorism." ...
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"Based on what is known about the unblemished six-year record of Officer Darren Wilson and the facts surrounding his shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, there is no reason to suspect racism, much less that any thought was given to Mr. Brown’s federal rights during the sudden, violent exchange. There is no way this is a civil-rights case . . . unless you are a backward-thinking dolt who spots racism based on nothing more than the fact that the police officer is white and the victim is black." 

Ferguson Democrats
 

ISIL: We’re At War With America! US STATE DEPT: No You’re Not

American Glob
"ISIL has vowed to fly their flag over the White House but state department spokeswoman Marie Harf insists that ISIL is not at war with America.

"While she is correct in saying that ISIL kills anyone and everyone who disagrees with their ideology, it’s absolutely absurd to suggest that ISIL isn’t at war with the US.

"What would it take for the state department to admit they’re at war with us? I shudder to think.

So typical of the mediocre people the politically correct left chooses to handle America's affairs in the world. Do you think you can sense this reporter's respect of lack thereof for the US State Department?

"Via the Washington Free Beacon…
 

 

How would Ms. Harf address this? Chicago A Top Terror Target; Ominous Tweet Connects ISIS Threat In City

 

In George Orwell's words, "The quickest way to end a war is to lose it" . We could have spared the world so much bloodshed if we had simply refused to defeat Hitler. Churchill was called a warmonger by the antiwar left when he wanted to prepare Britain for war with the Nazis. The left was strangely silent when it became obvious how wrong they were. TD

Al Gore vs. Al Jazeera; A plague on both your houses.

The Washington Times

 

"How do you say “buyer’s remorse” in Arabic? The Qatari royal family likely feels the pangs of regret for paying the princely sum of $500 million to Al Gore and friends to give Al-Jazeera America a slot on satellite-TV and cable channels. Ratings for the news channel, now a year old, remain deep in the Dumpster. That’s hardly surprising. Nobody watched the channel when it was Mr. Gore’s Current TV, either."  Read more:
 

Al Gore vs. Al Jazeera vs. the Truth Sadly, you have to subscribe to read this one from the Wall Street Journal.

Via Althouse

How Responsible Are Michael Brown’s Parents for His Demise?

PJ Media

St. Louis Post-Dispatch video of the "gentle giant"

"As the events in Ferguson, MO, continue to unfold, we learn yet again that a young black teenager tragically lost his life. While we do not have all the facts as to the events that transpired just before the Ferguson police officer shot and killed young Michael Brown, it is clear from what the media is reporting that all the blame for his death will be placed on Officer Darren Wilson.  To my knowledge, neither his mother nor his father has been asked publicly about their whereabouts or their son’s actions on that day. Do the parents not share the bulk of the blame for the demise of this young man?
"While we wait for all the facts to come in, can we at least have an honest discussion about the role that parents play in the untimely demise of young men like Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin?

"It is clear by the video images showing Michael Brown grabbing a much older and smaller store clerk by the throat that the young man did not have respect for authority. The fact that there was some kind of confrontation with a police officer reveals that this young man had issues with authority. The first authority figure in a child’s life is the parent. If parents do not teach and demand that children respect them, there is a good chance that the child will not respect any other person in authority (e.g., teachers, police, and other adults).

 

"No one in the media dare ask Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s mother, about the video images of her son while she’s making the rounds on all the network shows demanding justice for his death." ...

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