Leftist Minstrel Show: Self-abasing protestors mostly white, and blacks are starting to laugh

Monica Showalter   "Anti-racism protests, which form the backdrop of the violence, desecration and looting going on around the U.S., are starting to look just a little bit strange to some black people." . . .

Referring to actions such as "changing names, toppling statues, [and] firing professors because they said all lives matter," Johnson explained that "it just shows to me that white America is continually ... incapable of recognizing that black people have their own ideas and thought about what's in their best interests."He suggested that black people should be consulted before people take actions like tearing down statues or firing someone for a comment they have made."Give us the belief that you respect our opinion. You go out and do something and destroy something, fire somebody because you think it hurts us. Why don't you ask us first if it hurts us before you go and say 'Oh, I gotta do something for the negroes to make them feel better.' Well ask us if we want you to do that to make us feel better," he said.

. . . "Call it a minstrel show of whites, designed to win redemption from blacks, but in reality, ending up entertaining blacks, or at least making them laugh. 

"He points out that it's actually its own form of racism." . . .

What does "racism" even mean anymore?

Dear White People Parodies Hollywood's 'I Take Responsibility' Video With a Pitch-Perfect Clapback  
..."The original PSA showed a bunch of white celebrities including Sarah Paulson, Debra Messing, and Aaron Paul making somber platitudes to do...something about racism that's not entirely clear and  was swiftly mocked online for being cringey and melodramatic. "...
The white students of Winchester also want to take responsibility. We tried to stop them. #DearUsPeople

Denver Homeowners’ Association Bans Police Chaplain's Thin Blue Line Flag, Calling It a 'White Lives Matter' Symbol

PJ Media  "A Denver homeowners’ association has ordered a local police chaplain to remove the “thin blue line” flag from his property, even while allowing neighbors to fly similar flags for other first responders and the military.

"The chaplain, who wishes to remain anonymous for sadly obvious reasons, has flown his Thin Blue Line flag since National Police Officers Day in May.

"He told Fox News 31’s Deborah Takahara earlier this week, “I believe that’s why I’m being targeted — because I’m associated with them. I believe it’s just because it’s everything going on in the world right now, in this country.”

"The notice from his HOA insisted that the well-known flag flown to show support for all police officers is actually a “white lives matter” symbol.

"Or as our mysterious chaplain said, “There’s nothing about racism at all there. It’s simply saying, ‘We stand for you. You continue to do all the great things you do’.”

“ 'I serve with so many different officers of so many different ethnic backgrounds. I’ve shared it with them. This isn’t a white lives, this is a blue lives matter because they do.' ” . . .

Whose Lives Matter in America?

In Washington Obama is feared, not loved; no one dares to cross him. It’s the Chicago Way.

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Obama and his Gang of Untouchables   . . . "The term “The Untouchables” referred not to the Chicago mafia but to Eliot Ness’ incorruptible gang of cops. In the Obama era, however, that term is flipped on its head. It applies to the former president himself and his own sort of mob—a broad syndicate of henchmen, including corrupt cops, who continue to serve their Don and enrich themselves in the process. Barack Obama still calls the shots and pulls the strings while his goombahs in the news media, federal government, and Democratic Party carry out his orders. 
“ 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said in 2008, cribbing Connery’s line, during his first campaign for president. It was a warning that the Chicago-machine raised politician would use any weapon at his disposal to defeat his foes—which is exactly what he did.
"And it’s the reason why to this day, Obama and his consigliere, Joe Biden, escape any culpability for the biggest shakedown in U.S. political history—the attempted hit on Donald Trump. After getting away with what would have been presidency-ending scandals for anyone else—illegal gun-running in Mexico, intimidating Tea Party activists with the IRS, shipping billions to Iranian mullahs, and lying about a terrorist attack to avoid losing re-election—Obama and Biden knew they could pull off one more caper. But this time, "Obama’s lackeys didn’t just ignore or excuse his bad behavior, they were in on it. Now they are trying to hide the evidence." . . .

Phony outrage over the Roger Stone sentencing non-issue - and some real Obama scandals

The Dixie Chicks Officially Change Their Name to The Chicks

Snopes

The move follows a decision by country group Lady Antebellum to change to Lady A after acknowledging the word’s association to slavery.

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks.
"The band’s social media accounts and website were changed on Thursday to the refer to the new name for the band, which is made up of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer. The band also recognized that the name was already in use by a band in New Zealand.
" 'A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to ‘The Chicks’ of NZ for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name. We are honored to co-exist together in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters,” the band said in a statement.
"The move follows a decision by country group Lady Antebellum to change to Lady A after acknowledging the word’s association to slavery. A statement on The Chicks’ website said “ 'We want to meet this moment.” The term Dixie refers to Southern U.S. states, especially those that belonged to the Confederacy.

The Chicks, who are releasing their first new album in 14 years next month, also released a new video for their new song, “March March” that features videos and images from the recent Black Lives Matter rallies.

Lady A received criticism with their name switch after a Black singer revealed she’d been performing as Lady A for years.

"The Chicks are the best selling female group in America with more than 33 million albums sold in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Formed originally in Texas as a bluegrass group, the band hit commercial fame with their breakthrough album “Wide Open Spaces.” The band has won 13 Grammys.

"The band was shunned by country radio over an incident in 2003 when lead singer Maines criticized then-President George W. Bush because of the Iraq War. They responded to the backlash with their song “Not Ready to Make Nice,” and swept the Grammys in 2007 winning three of the top all-genre categories." . .  .

Dixie Chicks drop 'dixie' from name, now known as The Chicks

Dixie cups

Babylon Bee couldn't pass up this opportunity:  Dixie Chicks Change Name To 'Three Persons Of Non-Specific Gender And Regional Background'

Soon to be erased from pop culture? The Dixie Cups    

Biden wasn't kidding when he kept saying "Barack and I..."

Obama and Biden were up to their necks in the Flynn persecution

. . . "The notes, which Peter Strzok wrote based on a conversation with Comey, show Obama directing the FBI to investigate General Flynn using “the right people,” while Biden came up with the idea that Flynn should be prosecuted under the Logan Act, an old, unconstitutional law that is inapplicable to a national security advisor. As well as showing a White House conspiracy against the incoming administration, the notes also reveal that Susan Rice’s bizarre inauguration email to herself was false and that Biden lied to Americans about his involvement.

"Although heavily redacted, the portion of the notes that the DOJ released to the public is unambiguous. In the Scribd document embedded below, the title that The Federalist gave to the one page document tells the whole story: “Peter Strzok’s Notes Confirm Obama Personally Ordered Hit on Michael Flynn.” .  .  .

Tony Branco

. . . "On top of all that, there’s also the fact that the Democrats’ presidential nominee – Joe Biden – played an active, if idiotic, role in what looks remarkably like a seditious conspiracy.

"The notes reveal that Biden was the person who came up with the idea of a Logan Act prosecution. Actually, that makes sense. It would be Biden who would cite an 18th century, unconstitutional law that cannot apply to an incoming national security advisor. One has to wonder how Biden even thought of it. The best theory comes from Undercover Huber:" . . .

Riots give Donald Trump a chance to rally his supporters and go after racism  . . . "Videos of rioters pulling down statues and occupying American cities are bewildering. Why are these people allowed to do this?
"We already know the answer: politics. Urban America is largely run by liberals who have no idea how to stop the anarchists. A shocking amount of lawlessness is taking place where weak politicians are too spineless to stop it." . . .

This Is Why Obama Wanted Biden Not To Run And His Team Keeps Him In The Basement  "Check Obama’s face when Biden isn’t even able to finish reading off the teleprompter with his “response.' ” . . .  Watch Joe and Barack here

The feats of Democrat governance over anything

Investment Firm CEO Says Company Is Leaving Seattle Following Unrest  . . . "The CEO of a billion-dollar investment firm said his company is moving away from Seattle following weeks of unrest and the establishment of downtown’s so-called Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, or CHOP.
“ 'The unrest that has taken place in the city of Seattle … there is really is not a downtown business community today,” Smead Capital Management President Cole Smead told KTAR on June 22. The firm announced its decision to move its office to Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor last week.
“ 'My biggest concern for Seattle was what the business community is going to come back to, and what kind of businesses are going to come back for customers,” he said." . . .

Businesses Leaving Riot-Torn Cities - ‘They Didn’t Protect Our People’
. . . "The destruction that took place in Minneapolis amounts to over $500 million dollars in damages. One-thousand businesses were damaged, and 52 of those were destroyed, the Star Tribune reported.
"Wryrobek said that he is confident that his business will overcome, but that it would not be doing it in Minneapolis" . . .

Cities lose their charms when they’re engulfed in chaos, crime, and mobs — and run by virtue-signaling appeasers.  . . . "When the mayor and police look the other way as the mob carries off Louis Vuitton bags, and CNN reporters assure us of peaceful protests while flames engulf our television screens, why rebuild or restore what the authorities and the influential deem expendable? Why live in Detroit in 1970 when a constant 1967 repeat was supposed to be a tolerable cost of doing business there?" . . . Victor Davis Hanson

All to bow and appease these people? And yet they vote for people just like themselves to run this nation! 
Tucker Carlson: Never Been A Dumber Group Gathered In One Place Than Anti-Statue Protesters  . . . "A lot the stupidest people, by the way, are quote “well educated.” They have all the worthless credentials we’re told we should want for our children. They went to Duke. They work at some nonprofit, or hold a good-paying job in digital marketing at Nike. They’re supposedly impressive. But they’re not. They’re incredibly dumb. They fall for any lie. Like small children, they’re afraid of everything. In California, an Hispanic utilities worker made the mistake of cracking his knuckles at a red light. The geniuses thought he was flashing a white supremacist gang sign, so they fired him. In Oakland, Mayor Libby Schaaf, who says she went to college and law school, mistook exercise equipment in a park for Ku Klux Klan nooses. Schaaf then held a press conference to hyperventilate about “hate crimes.” It was textbook hysteria. But also hysterically funny." . . .

Three House Democrats Say Federal Authorities Should Not Interfere With Mobs Pulling Down Statues

Babylon Bee: With Statues Gone, Pigeons Forced To Poop On Rioters and....
Democrats Clarify That Black Lives Will Only Matter Until November

NJ Township May Have Lost Mail-In Ballots Due to Delivery Truck Fire   

The cause of the fire was reportedly a mechanical issue and the driver was not injured in the blaze.

But They Said Mail Voting Was Okay: Hundreds Of NJ Republicans Receive Democrat Ballots With Only Democrat Candidates

The Lid

"What happens if you get a ballot in the mail, and it doesn’t have any candidates from your party on it? Does THIS count as voter suppression?
"Remember when objecting to large-scale mail-in ballots was proof that you wanted to suppress the vote? Well, it didn’t take long for their concerns to be vindicated—suppressing GOP votes.
"We live in crazy times, where it’s getting harder to tell the difference between basic incompetence, like an honest printer error, or a dirty trick played by someone willing to win ‘by any means necessary.’ " . . .

Apparently, they were correctly printed for Democrat voters but sent to Republicans. But sent to non-Democrats. TD

Are we being trolled? Criminals announce time and place they will tear down Abraham Lincoln statue in DC

They will gloat if they get us all to watch this statue while these undereducated vandals go after something else. I doubt most drones will think of that but am sure they are all being led by more sinister elements that do the thinking for this generation.TD

BPR  Black Lives Matter extremists in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are reportedly intent on tearing down a statue that was paid for by freed slaves.
"Known as the Emancipation Memorial or as Freedman’s Memorial, the statue depicting former President Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave has sat in Lincoln Park since 1876.
"More notably, the monument was paid for almost entirely by freed slaves.
"“The bronze statue, designed by sculptor Thomas Ball, was built almost entirely with funds donated by former slaves and dedicated in 1876,” D.C.’s official tourism site, Washington.org, notes.
" 'The statue was unveiled on the 11th anniversary of Lincoln’s death, with Frederick Douglass delivering the keynote address to President Ulysses S. Grant and more than 25,000 people in attendance.”
"One hundred forty-four years later, extremists with BLM are planning to try and tear down the monument this upcoming Thursday, according to reports (*Language warning):" . . .

Man In BLM Mask Declares They’re Destroying Slave-Bought Lincoln Emancipation Memorial: ‘We Tearing This Motherf****r Down!’
" The man later said, “Thursday at 7 PM, we tearing this motherf****r down!' ” . . .


Maleducated generation.

The Story Behind A Statue
"On April 14, 1876, the 11th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, a handsome bronze statue called "Freedmen's Memorial" was unveiled in Washington. The piece contained two figures: Lincoln and a newly freed slave, just rising from his knees and grasping a broken chain. This statue, which still stands in Lincoln Park, was erected with contributions from hundreds of former slaves who wanted to pay tribute to the man who had proclaimed their freedom in 1863. But the statue also pays tribute to an unlikely pair of St. Louisans who helped give it life. The model for the freedman was Archer Alexander, a Virginia-born slave who found refuge in St. Louis during the Civil War. " . . .
Just after Lincoln's death, the commission had received an intriguing request from a former slave, who sent the commission $5 -- her first earnings as a free woman -- to help build a monument to Lincoln, "the best friend the colored people ever had." The commission began a fund-raising campaign and invited former slaves to contribute. Soon it had amassed $16,242 -- a huge sum, but not enough for the monument proposed. A disappointed commission banked the money and waited. Then in 1869, Eliot visited the studio of sculptor Thomas Ball, where he saw a plaster model for a statue of Lincoln and a kneeling slave. Ball was willing to reproduce it in bronze, at cost. The commission asked Ball to make two changes in the statue. First, the former slave should not appear passive, but an eager participant in his own liberation. Ball obliged and gave him a broken shackle. And instead of an idealized figure, the commission wanted to represent a real freedman: Eliot gave Ball photos of his employee Archer Alexander. Eliot had known Alexander for more than a dozen years by the time the statue was dedicated. In 1885, Eliot would publish a moving biography, "The Story of Archer Alexander," in which he wrote, "I never knew a man, white or black, more thoroughly Christian ... in all conduct and demeanor." Yet the book did more than describe one man's life. By telling Alexander's story, Eliot wished to expose the horrors of slavery. " . . . Full article here.  Visit our home page here.

Forget trusting the "intelligence of the American voter"

Rich Terrell, a sign of intelligent life in California

Tucker Carlson: Never Been A Dumber Group Gathered In One Place Than Anti-Statue Protesters  (Video). . "A lot the stupidest people, by the way, are quote “well educated.” They have all the worthless credentials we’re told we should want for our children. They went to Duke. They work at some nonprofit, or hold a good-paying job in digital marketing at Nike. They’re supposedly impressive. But they’re not. They’re incredibly dumb. They fall for any lie. Like small children, they’re afraid of everything. In California, an Hispanic utilities worker made the mistake of cracking his knuckles at a red light. The geniuses thought he was flashing a white supremacist gang sign, so they fired him. In Oakland, Mayor Libby Schaaf, who says she went to college and law school, mistook exercise equipment in a park for Ku Klux Klan nooses. Schaaf then held a press conference to hyperventilate about “hate crimes.” It was textbook hysteria. But also hysterically funny." . . .

This is not the French Revolution, it is the acting out of spoiled, ignorant and ungrateful thugs

It is tragically clear that the childish “leaders” of CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle, of the anti-police movement, the monument-destroying thugs and the rest of the idle young who lack an ounce of gratitude for being born in the greatest nation ever founded are characterized by one thing above all:  ignorance.  This includes the idiot mayors and governors who support and defend these dissidents who take their cities hostage as they prostrate themselves before them.   

Mob Torches Home, Throws Bricks At Officers During Search For Missing Teens: ‘Y’all Are Terrorists’  . . . "The report noted that a man named Pat Bills said his grandmother lived in the home that was torched. Bills excoriated the protesters for suggesting they were “empowered,” stating they are “terrorizing,” not “empowering.' ” . . .

Beware: The Woke Mob Is Targeting You Next, Small-Town America  . . . "The woke mob has targeted local elected officials for the sin of not being sufficiently woke. Its goal appears to be to intimidate conservatives from getting involved at any level of government. It also appears that the mob efforts are expanding faster than anyone realizes." . . .

Defeating Satan is racist?  . . . "The imagery on the award’s badge portrays St Michael trampling on Satan, but campaigners say the image is reminiscent of the killing of George Floyd by white police officers in the U.S. that led to worldwide protests." . . .

Oglala Sioux president calls for Mount Rushmore to be 'removed but not blown up'

BET founder denounces tearing down statues: 'Black people laugh at white people who do this'  . . . "Johnson, America’s first black billionaire, continued: “Look, the people who are basically tearing down statues, trying to make a statement are basically borderline anarchists, the way I look at it. They really have no agenda other than the idea we're going to topple a statue. It's not going to give a kid whose parents can't afford college money to go to college. It's not going to close the labor gap between what white workers are paid and what black workers are paid. And it's not going to take people off welfare or food stamps.”

"Johnson also mocked Hollywood celebrities who have collaborated in social media videos to apologize for racism on behalf of white people." . . . 

Remember these deeply emotional award-winning performances by Hollywood people that I'm sure came from deep in their innermost depths, deeply? 

. . ."White Americans seem to think that if they just do sort of emotionally or drastic things that black people are going to say, ‘Oh my God, white people love us because they took down a statue of Stonewall Jackson.’ Frankly, black people don’t give a damn.” . . .

The purge continues

'Days of Our Lives' star Melissa Reeves receives backlash for liking anti-Black Lives Matter posts online  She's toast. Hostage video pending,

Garage Door Pulls and Food Label Mascots - The End of Institutional Racism 
 . . . When a “noose” was discovered in the NASCAR garage of the sport’s lone black driver Bubba Wallace, the country was treated to a 72-hour dialogue on the racism within NASCAR, its fans, etc. A twelve-person team from the FBI investigated and concluded the noose was merely a rope pull from a garage door identical to rope pulls seen on multiple other garage doors in the complex. It had been in the garage for over a year, at least. " . . .

"Here's a new rule: whenever there's a story about a noose, it's probably a hoax."

Wallace should have started with this, rather than going on Don Lemon.

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for 'Hamilton's delay in 'denouncing systemic racism' amid protests

Ben Garrison

Senate Democrats Block Debate on Police Reform Legislation, Pelosi Doubles Down on Appalling Smear

Guy Benson  "We know what Democrats profess.  Earlier this month, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi draped themselves in African Kente cloths -- apparently unaware that they were associated with the slave trade -- and knelt before the cameras for nine minutes.  Their goal, aside from the obvious political pandering, was to signal the urgency of passing police reform legislation in the wake of George Floyd's killing.  By that point, Schumer had been demanding for days that the Senate Republican majority put a bill on the floor as soon as possible, before July 4th.  Senate Republicans are now attempting to do precisely that, but are being blocked by...Chuck Schumer.  There is no bottom to Washington's bad faith, cynicism and dysfunction:" . . .
. . . "Sen. Tim Scott, a black Republican, took the GOP lead on the proposal, which was preemptively assailed as failing to 'meet the moment' by a leading Democratic vice presidential contender before it had even been produced for her review.  Within minutes of its unveiling, the second-ranked Senate Democrat called it a "token" effort, drawing an impassioned response from Scott.  And shortly after signaling that she thought each Congressional chamber should pass their own bill then hammer out a compromise in a conference committee, Pelosi turned to despicable slander:" . . . Video

Nancy Pelosi says with their police reform proposals, Senate Republicans are "trying to get away with murder, actually -- the murder of George Floyd."Hear it in this @CBSNewsRadio interview with my colleague @sfutterman

Dem Rep. Jayapal Echoes Pelosi, Says Republicans’ Police Reform Efforts Are Complicit in Murder   CNN video.

7 Statues the Left Really Should Want to Tear Down if They Don’t Want to Be Hypocrites

PJ Media  "The protests and riots we’ve witnessed the past few weeks have resulted in a number of historical statues being torn down. There doesn’t seem to be much of a standard for what statues are offensive. Statues of Christopher Columbus and Confederate generals have been defaced, destroyed and torn down, as have statues of abolitionists. A statue of Abraham Lincoln is actually being considered for removal in Boston, Massachusetts.
"The apparent lack of consistency with which these statues and memorials have been targeted has many asking “What’s next?” 
"But perhaps the better question is “Why not this?”
"These protestors think their efforts to tear down historical statues in the name of social justice is noble, but in reality, they reek of hypocrisy because of the statues that have so far avoided their path of destruction.
"Here are seven statues that the left ought to tear down if they don’t want to be hypocrites." . . .

1. Che Guevara’s statue in Central Park

"Sure, you’ve seen his likeness on t-shirts on the privileged youth of America, but did you know that there’s a statue of Che Guevara in Central Park? " . . .

2. Margaret Sanger’s bronze bust at the Smithsonian

"Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, might be the fairy godmother of the modern abortion movement, but her affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan, her support for the Nazis’ forced sterilization programs, and the racist motivations behind her abortion agenda should disqualify her from being revered by anybody. " . . .

3. Harvey Milk’s bust at San Francisco City Hall

Harvey Milk is a gay rights icon and one of the first openly gay elected officials in this country, but what the radical left doesn’t want you to know is that he was a sexual predator who liked to have sex with underage boys. " . . . And Barack Obama's Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus named a US navy ship after Milk  

4. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in D.C.

Another man whose mythical status has concealed the grim details of his presidency is Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His legacy somehow manages to remain unblemished in the eyes of the Democratic Party, despite his signing of Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the unconstitutional incarceration of Japanese, German, and Italian Americans into internment camps. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial was dedicated by President Clinton in 1997, and features a bronze statue of FDR. It seems way past time to take down the statue and repurpose this memorial.

5. Barack Obama’s statue in Puerto Rico

"As celebrated as Barack Obama is by the left, Obama was a notorious race-baiting demagogue who relied on racial and class-based rhetoric to justify most of his actions, and whose presidency was horrible for minorities. 
"By the time his presidency was over, an overwhelming majority of Americans believed that race relations got worse after his election. Black Americans were hit hard by the recession that defined the early months of his first term, but were mostly left behind in the economic recovery that followed. In 2012, there were more young black Americans living in poverty than before his election. Yet, that same year, a statue was erected in Puerto Rico in his honor.

. . ."In fact, polls show voters believe Trump has done more good for black Americans than Obama did.
"Then of course there’s the fact that Obama’s presidency was plagued by over thirty scandals—many of which would have seen another president impeached. "

Tony Branco toon added by TD

6. J. William Fulbright’s statue at the University of Arkansas

"William Fulbright was a longtime U.S. senator whose name and likeness are practically synonymous with the University of Arkansas. A 7-foot tall statue on a huge granite base stands like a small tower at the university’s Old Main courtyard. Fulbright was a segregationist who signed the Southern Manifesto in opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. He participated in the southern Democrats’ filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and voted against the 1965 Voting Rights Act.  What’s his statue still doing there? " 

7. Robert Byrd’s statue in the U.S. Capitol

"The late Democratic Senator from West Virginia was an “exalted cyclops” in the Ku Klux Klan, yet remains a celebrated figure in the Democratic Party. Even after he allegedly renounced the Klan, he, like Fulbright, filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and voted against the confirmations of African American Supreme Court justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.
"Nancy Pelosi made a big thing out of removing the paintings of three Democrat Confederate House Speakers, but a bronze statue of Robert Byrd still stands at the U.S. Capitol for some reason. In addition to the statue, there are many buildings, roads, and bridges named after the former Klansman.