Saturday, July 4, 2020
Lessons we can learn if we look back to July 4, 1863
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| Grant enters Vicksburg |
"On July 4th, 1863, the Union forces were victorious in the Battle of Vicksburg, a crucial turning point in the Civil War. Control of Vicksburg, Miss., meant control of the Mississippi River, which would allow for the transportation of men and supplies. "Additionally, Union control of Vicksburg divided the Confederacy in half. Commenting on the importance of Vicksburg for victory in the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had said that “Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.” After several unsuccessful attempts to capture Vicksburg, General Grant commenced a siege of Vicksburg on May 25, 1863, which lasted for six weeks until the Confederate forces, led by General John Pemberton, surrendered on July 4.
"During the time that Grant was waging war on Vicksburg, the historic Battle of Gettysburg was taking place. Fought for three days, from July 1 to July 3, General George Meade, who had taken control of the Army of the Potomac just three days earlier, defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s forces. " . . .
Updated: CNN slights Mount Rushmore as 'monument of two slaveowners' after extolling its 'majesty' in 2016
First this: Trump's finest speech -- and a press that beclowns itself in boiling hate
And, don't forget, a "merry caravan"
CNN slights Mount Rushmore as 'monument of two slaveowners' after extolling its 'majesty' in 2016 "A CNN reporter on Friday described Mount Rushmore "a monument of two slaveowners" situated on stolen land ahead of President Trump's visit to the national monument.
"Grabien founder and editor Tom Elliot tweeted a clip of the report by correspondent Leyla Santiago in which she discussed Trump's planned remarks.
" 'President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans," she said. "I'm told that, uh, he'll be focusing on the effort to 'tear down our country's history.'"
"In 2016, however, a CNN reporter described Mount Rushmore as a "monument to four great American presidents" while narrating a story about a visit to the monument by then-presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
"This is our country at it's very best," Sanders said at the time. "What an incredible achievement."
"The unidentified reporter's voice can be heard talking about the "majesty of the moment." . . .
. . . "Ted Cruz easily took down this CNN pinhead:
Your network is literally arguing to tear down Mount Rushmore. And claiming that murderous, raping anarchists are a peaceful “street festival.”
CNN slights Mount Rushmore as 'monument of two slaveowners' after extolling its 'majesty' in 2016 "A CNN reporter on Friday described Mount Rushmore "a monument of two slaveowners" situated on stolen land ahead of President Trump's visit to the national monument.
"Grabien founder and editor Tom Elliot tweeted a clip of the report by correspondent Leyla Santiago in which she discussed Trump's planned remarks.
" 'President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans," she said. "I'm told that, uh, he'll be focusing on the effort to 'tear down our country's history.'"
"In 2016, however, a CNN reporter described Mount Rushmore as a "monument to four great American presidents" while narrating a story about a visit to the monument by then-presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
"This is our country at it's very best," Sanders said at the time. "What an incredible achievement."
"The unidentified reporter's voice can be heard talking about the "majesty of the moment." . . .
Update: Elaine Krewer posted The American Catholic:
Meanwhile, Insty points out that only 12 years ago (2008) Obama visited Mount Rushmore while on the primary campaign trail and none other than Jim Acosta of CNN pondered whether Obama’s visage would ever appear on the Mountain. To which Obama replied that he wasn’t sure there was enough rock up there to accomodate his large ears. 🙂 In 2016, Bernie Sanders visited Mount Rushmore and declared it a great and wonderful example of American accomplishment. But that, of course, was so four years ago….
Call to remove statue of explorer who brutalized Native Americans ignites firestorm in Tillamook County
Call to remove statue of explorer who "brutalized Native Americans" ignites firestorm in Tillamook County
Helen Hill
. . . "Stories of Gray’s interactions with other tribes along the coast are similar. In Tillamook, in sight of where his statue now stands, he turned his cannons on the Natives who were rowing out to the ship. For many years following the incident, present-day Tillamook Bay was known as “Murderer’s Bay.' ” . . .
Called by that name not for the natives killed, but because of the murder of the young crewman trying to get his sword back. The incident is described in this account by those who were there and witnessed first hand what took place. Source pending:
Ms. Hill documents other evil deeds done by Gray but in light of the log recorded by Lady Washington's diarist that refutes the modern-day account, all other of Hill's items are in question. I have to feel history mal-education has been a major cause for the destruction of America's treasured memories around our nation today. TD
Helen Hill
. . . "Stories of Gray’s interactions with other tribes along the coast are similar. In Tillamook, in sight of where his statue now stands, he turned his cannons on the Natives who were rowing out to the ship. For many years following the incident, present-day Tillamook Bay was known as “Murderer’s Bay.' ” . . .
Called by that name not for the natives killed, but because of the murder of the young crewman trying to get his sword back. The incident is described in this account by those who were there and witnessed first hand what took place. Source pending:
Ms. Hill documents other evil deeds done by Gray but in light of the log recorded by Lady Washington's diarist that refutes the modern-day account, all other of Hill's items are in question. I have to feel history mal-education has been a major cause for the destruction of America's treasured memories around our nation today. TD
Bruce Catton: The Civil Warrior
HistoryNet. 2017:
"Through his pioneering histories of the Civil War, it was said, Bruce Catton “made us hear the sounds of battle and cherish peace.' ”
. . . "Soon Catton went east to try his hand with the Boston American. But the experiment didn’t last long, as the American was a Hearst paper, and Catton quickly acquired an aversion for “this business of nagging some poor family for pictures of the victim.” He retraced his steps and joined the staff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Catton would later credit his editors there for demanding accuracy and clarity in his writing, just as covering Cleveland’s ethnic communities gave him an insight into human nature and values.". . .
"After leaving government service, Catton turned his attention to the conflict that had been on his mind since childhood. His first attempt at a book on the Civil War took the form of fiction—an effort ultimately abandoned as a false start. He later destroyed all his attempts at fiction, saying that he didn’t want to embarrass his descendants.
"Newspaper work is not good training for novelists,” he told an interviewer, “but it’s very good training for historians.” The reporter and the historian, he pointed out, gathered information by similar methods: talking to eyewitnesses, reading their letters and diaries, and digging tenaciously for facts. He found those regimental histories to be good sources for the experiences of the men who did the fighting as opposed to those of the generals behind the lines.
"With his first Civil War history manuscript in hand, Catton faced the problem of getting it published. “Finding a publisher when you’re unknown is one of the most hopeless jobs in the world,” he recalled. Everywhere he was met by the same refrain: Civil War books didn’t sell. Finally, though, at the urging of George Braziller, an influential independent publisher, Doubleday agreed to take it on.
"PUBLISHED IN 1951, MR. LINCOLN’S ARMY OPENED with a description of the return of the Army of the Potomac from Major General George B. McClellan’s unsuccessful Peninsular Campaign. Early in the narrative, Catton observed:
"Through his pioneering histories of the Civil War, it was said, Bruce Catton “made us hear the sounds of battle and cherish peace.' ”
. . . "Soon Catton went east to try his hand with the Boston American. But the experiment didn’t last long, as the American was a Hearst paper, and Catton quickly acquired an aversion for “this business of nagging some poor family for pictures of the victim.” He retraced his steps and joined the staff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Catton would later credit his editors there for demanding accuracy and clarity in his writing, just as covering Cleveland’s ethnic communities gave him an insight into human nature and values.". . .
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| Catton |
"After leaving government service, Catton turned his attention to the conflict that had been on his mind since childhood. His first attempt at a book on the Civil War took the form of fiction—an effort ultimately abandoned as a false start. He later destroyed all his attempts at fiction, saying that he didn’t want to embarrass his descendants.
"Newspaper work is not good training for novelists,” he told an interviewer, “but it’s very good training for historians.” The reporter and the historian, he pointed out, gathered information by similar methods: talking to eyewitnesses, reading their letters and diaries, and digging tenaciously for facts. He found those regimental histories to be good sources for the experiences of the men who did the fighting as opposed to those of the generals behind the lines.
"With his first Civil War history manuscript in hand, Catton faced the problem of getting it published. “Finding a publisher when you’re unknown is one of the most hopeless jobs in the world,” he recalled. Everywhere he was met by the same refrain: Civil War books didn’t sell. Finally, though, at the urging of George Braziller, an influential independent publisher, Doubleday agreed to take it on.
"PUBLISHED IN 1951, MR. LINCOLN’S ARMY OPENED with a description of the return of the Army of the Potomac from Major General George B. McClellan’s unsuccessful Peninsular Campaign. Early in the narrative, Catton observed:
From first to last the Army of the Potomac was unlucky. It fought for four years, and it took more killing, proportionately, than any army in American history, and its luck was always out; it did its level best and lost; when it won the victory was always clouded by a might-have-been, and when at last the triumph came at Appomattox there were so very, very many of its men who weren’t there to see it. . . .
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| Union Soldier Service Records |
Friday, July 3, 2020
Republicans everywhere are cowering before these people! UPDATED
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| https://townhall.com/political-cartoons/afbranco/ |
“You should f—ing know better,” the man shouted at the black officer. “You should know better. Traitor! Traitor to your f—ing people! You’re like the f—king black Judas.”
Extreme language advisory. Expect this guy to be a guest on CNN and/or MSNBC.
. . . "The protester was captured on film by Townhall senior writer Julio Rosas, who was on the ground that night covering various groups of occupiers and NYC CHAZ (City Hill Autonomous Zone) demonstrators.
The clip begins with a woman in a mask cursing at officers stationed outside One Police Plaza. "I can't believe you all are getting paid to sit there like f---ing idiots," she said. "You guys go to clown college for like 26 weeks."
"Before the woman could finish her next insult, she was cut off by a man wearing very little clothing, who'd been dancing in front of the officers earlier in the evening. He berated the police and cursed at them for their lack of education.
The clip begins with a woman in a mask cursing at officers stationed outside One Police Plaza. "I can't believe you all are getting paid to sit there like f---ing idiots," she said. "You guys go to clown college for like 26 weeks."
"Before the woman could finish her next insult, she was cut off by a man wearing very little clothing, who'd been dancing in front of the officers earlier in the evening. He berated the police and cursed at them for their lack of education.
Before shouting racial slurs at the authorities, the unidentified protester had been dancing up and down the line of NYPD police in a taunting manner.
Announcing Reader’s Choice Award: Select The Liberal Media Propagandist Of The Year For 2020
Joe Newby "As regular readers know, we routinely highlight the bias and sometimes outright lies put forward by what we call the “Democrat-Media Complex” — what others call the “Mainstream media.”
"The fact is that “journalism” has been dead for quite some time. Media outlets like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC. CBS and others have become nothing more than willing propagandists for the Democrat Party, doing everything they can to hurt President Trump and foment division and hatred in America.
"For that reason, this writer no longer refers to those who work at these outlets as “reporters.” In my mind, they’re nothing but propagandists.
"So I decided to start a new tradition here at the Conservative Firing Line, and I’d like your input. I’d like to name the one person who best exemplifies what the “media” has become.
"Here are the rules:
"Below is a poll that lists several names. You may select up to three names or you may add a name if the person you want to win isn’t listed.
"This poll will remain open until July 15, 2020, at which time we will tally the results and pick
the top four finalists. Those individuals will advance into the final round, and the person who receives the most votes will be named the Liberal Media Propagandist of the Year. The winner will be announced here on August 1, 2020. We will also list the second- and third-place winners.
"It is my intention to send the name of the winners, along with certificates, to the White House Press Secretary, the persons who “won” and the outlets they work for.
"If you’d like more information on those who made the list, feel free to click HERE. You can also visit Newsbusters if you wish to find more information about them.
"Here is the poll. Feel free to leave comments explaining your vote(s) and by all means, please share the poll with your friends:" . . . Here are the nominees.
"For that reason, this writer no longer refers to those who work at these outlets as “reporters.” In my mind, they’re nothing but propagandists.
"So I decided to start a new tradition here at the Conservative Firing Line, and I’d like your input. I’d like to name the one person who best exemplifies what the “media” has become.
"Here are the rules:
"Below is a poll that lists several names. You may select up to three names or you may add a name if the person you want to win isn’t listed.
"This poll will remain open until July 15, 2020, at which time we will tally the results and pick
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"It is my intention to send the name of the winners, along with certificates, to the White House Press Secretary, the persons who “won” and the outlets they work for.
"If you’d like more information on those who made the list, feel free to click HERE. You can also visit Newsbusters if you wish to find more information about them.
"Here is the poll. Feel free to leave comments explaining your vote(s) and by all means, please share the poll with your friends:" . . . Here are the nominees.
What happened to conservative courage?
Where are the gutless Republicans?
So why is it that, in 2020, a mainstream conservative Christian college student under fire by a violence-inciting campus mob can’t find a single prominent Republican in the Sunflower State to uphold and defend his free speech rights?
Mitt Romney Says ‘Black Lives Matter’ At Protest Against Police Violence . . . "The Utah senator has previously expressed support of the protests and criticism of President Trump’s oppositional stance to them, including threatening to mobilize the military to quell violence." . . .
Where are the gutless Republicans? . . . The question is, where on Earth are the Republicans? Why has there been no press conference with every Republican in the House and Senate standing together to denounce all this violence? . . .
The question is, where on Earth are the Republicans? Why has there been no press conference with every Republican in the House and Senate standing together to denounce all this violence? To passionately defend our police? They know damn well that Chauvin is an outlier, a bad cop who has kept his job because his Democrat-run city kept him despite his abusive tendencies.Sheep in Elephant Costumes . . . "This week, Senate Republicans continue to beclown themselves. During a June 30 appearance on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) fumbled his way through a heated interview about his bill to make it easier to sue police officers and his support for Black Lives Matter. Just as statues of Christopher Columbus started to fall across the country, Senators James Lankford (R-Ok.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) introduced a bill to scrap Columbus Day and instead declare a national holiday for Juneteenth." . . .
So why is it that, in 2020, a mainstream conservative Christian college student under fire by a violence-inciting campus mob can’t find a single prominent Republican in the Sunflower State to uphold and defend his free speech rights?
Mitt Romney Says ‘Black Lives Matter’ At Protest Against Police Violence . . . "The Utah senator has previously expressed support of the protests and criticism of President Trump’s oppositional stance to them, including threatening to mobilize the military to quell violence." . . .Where are the gutless Republicans? . . . The question is, where on Earth are the Republicans? Why has there been no press conference with every Republican in the House and Senate standing together to denounce all this violence? . . .
"Would any of these Republicans put up with their own children behaving in such a manner? Of course not. Every Republican knows that when you permit bad behavior, you get more of it — lots more of it. A small child wants to find out where the limits are. The same is likely true with these perps. Let them act out day after day, and they will escalate, as they have in Seattle." . . .
Tucker Carlson: Ordinary Americans stand up as politicians continue to cower to the rage mob . . . "Yes, actually it is the best they've got. Tear off the masks. Turn down the volume and you see it very clearly. The mob is not fearsome, it's pathetic.
"These are pampered children play-acting at revolution.
"They are cowards. That's why they move in packs.
"They have no skills. All they can do is destroy.
"The closer you get to them, the clearer all of that is." . . .
. . . "On Sunday, the McCloskeys sat in their backyard together having dinner. Suddenly, as they ate, a mob of hundreds of screaming people destroyed a wrought iron gate with a no trespassing sign on it and came pouring in, moving toward them quickly.
"The McCloskeys were terrified. They watched as mobs looted and burned and assaulted citizens around the country.
"This mob was clearly intense on violence. They said so.
"When Mark McCloskey told them to leave, the mob threatened to murder him and his wife. "Then they threatened to kill the family's dog.
"Panicked, the McCloskeys called the police. Then they called the neighborhood security patrol, but no one came. They had no choice to protect themselves.
"These are pampered children play-acting at revolution.
"They are cowards. That's why they move in packs.
"They have no skills. All they can do is destroy.
"The closer you get to them, the clearer all of that is." . . .
. . . "On Sunday, the McCloskeys sat in their backyard together having dinner. Suddenly, as they ate, a mob of hundreds of screaming people destroyed a wrought iron gate with a no trespassing sign on it and came pouring in, moving toward them quickly.
"The McCloskeys were terrified. They watched as mobs looted and burned and assaulted citizens around the country.
"This mob was clearly intense on violence. They said so.
"When Mark McCloskey told them to leave, the mob threatened to murder him and his wife. "Then they threatened to kill the family's dog.
"Panicked, the McCloskeys called the police. Then they called the neighborhood security patrol, but no one came. They had no choice to protect themselves.
"They went inside and got their, yes, legally registered firearms.
"It worked." . . .
These are the brats our politicians fear:
An evil ugliness is consuming this great experiment we call America
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| Dark Angel Politics |
'Tolerant' Liberals Target Black Republican Tim Scott with Threats and Racist Voicemails "We’ve all heard liberals claim time and time again that Republicans are racist and Democrats are the epitome of tolerance. Have you met liberals who suggested that it was self-evident that they were not racist simply because of their politics? I’ve met plenty.
"If that were true, why is it that it seems like the only people who thought it was funny or cool to wear blackface in the past forty years were liberals?
"But I digress. Despite Democrats’ self-righteous proclamations of unparalleled tolerance, they repeatedly fail to demonstrate their so-called tolerance the most, it seems, with black Republicans. Black Republicans are called traitors to their race, Uncle Toms, and worse. Senator Tim Scott, a black Republican, knows all too well about the intolerance and racism of the left."
"CNN reports that Scott “has seen an uptick in racist and profanity-laced voicemails at his office since becoming the lead Republican on police reform legislation, including from one person who called him ‘Uncle Tim.'”...
Tim Scott Blasts ‘Liberal Democrats’ For Sending Him Racist Messages: ‘Audacious, Repugnant Behavior’ "Senator Tim Scott scolded “liberal Democrats” for sending him offensive voicemail messages due to his push fo police reform, according to Fox News.
“ 'We had dozens — more than a dozen of them,” Scott told host Martha MacCallum. “I only played two of them, which were the most racially offensive comments from liberals in this country. They called to say that I was in their crosshairs.
“I 't was so profanity-laced, you can’t play five seconds of those videos on your show because there are that many f-bombs, the n-word — by liberal Democrats — causing a stir in my office, threatening my life. It is the most audacious, repugnant behavior I’ve seen in a very long time.” . . .
Democrats in Congress are just doing what America's kids do...
117 Acts of Violence and Harassment Against Conservatives on Campus
To Win the Cold Civil War, Seek Peace through Strength
"This is not about race. The people who have taken over that section of Seattle claim to represent BLM but are mostly white social justice warriors embracing the violence. This is about civil society. Do we keep it or let it devolve into madness? Do read Jeremy Carl's column on capitulation and cowardice (Below)." Patricia McCarthy
The Claremont Institute
"There comes a time when silence is betrayal,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. in a famous speech breaking with Lyndon Johnson on the Vietnam war. For conservatives today, we have also reached a point where silence is betrayal—in this case a silence about the liberal war on American nationhood in the service of identity politics.
The Claremont Institute
"Capitulation and cowardice hand America to identitarian propagandists."
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"We see the inevitable result of that silence in the riots on America’s streets, sponsored by the Antifa movement that has openly declared war on America and its institutions, and the Black Lives Matter movement that has perpetuated one hate hoax and fictitious narrative after another, whipping up many in their community into a frenzy of racial resentment.
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"The good news is that the Cold Civil War (in the memorable phrase of Angelo Codevilla) can be won using the same tactic that Ronald Reagan used to win the Cold War: peace through strength. And it is imperative that we win this war before it goes from cold to hot, as it seems to be doing on America’s streets this week. Winning this war doesn’t entail beta-whining about social justice warriors. We need to make it clear to the Left that their continued use of identity politics will have consequences severe enough to deter their misbehavior. And to do that, we must change our entire mindset." . . .
Full article here from The American Mind
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"The good news is that the Cold Civil War (in the memorable phrase of Angelo Codevilla) can be won using the same tactic that Ronald Reagan used to win the Cold War: peace through strength. And it is imperative that we win this war before it goes from cold to hot, as it seems to be doing on America’s streets this week. Winning this war doesn’t entail beta-whining about social justice warriors. We need to make it clear to the Left that their continued use of identity politics will have consequences severe enough to deter their misbehavior. And to do that, we must change our entire mindset." . . .
Full article here from The American Mind
This president has made the left show just how sinister they are
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| Rich Terrell |
Biden and Army of Lawyers Lay Groundwork to Challenge Election Result "It has become a truism that if you want to know what Democrats are up to, just listen to what they accuse their opponents of doing. That means brace yourself for voter fraud in November:
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his party has assembled a group of 600 lawyers and thousands of other people to prepare for possible “chicanery” ahead of November’s election.
"Al Gore’s attempt to sue his way into the White House after his defeat in 2000 was nothing compared to what the Dems will put us through if they lose by a slim margin in 2020." . . .
What if Trump refuses to accept defeat in 2020?
"Thankfully, there are four steps that key actors across the American system of governance can take to get ahead of this possibility." In other words, take it as a given and use it on the campaign trail. Instruct Joe to say it, then use it as legitimate news. Kinda like that Adam Schiff version of Trump''s phone call to Ukraine.
Manhattan US attorney refuses to resign despite DOJ ouster
Of course, the idea is leftist and ridiculous . . . "This theory has been floated by comedian Bill Maher, pushed in the New York Times opinion page, and even hinted at by Joe Biden, who has said, “As the walls close in on him, he becomes more erratic. And I’m genuinely concerned about what he may do in order to try to hold on to the office.”
"At the outset, it’s worth stating how much supreme irony there is that Trump’s opponents, who spent years pursuing the conspiracy that he was installed into office by Russia, are the ones raising alarms about anybody refusing to accept defeat.
"But the theory itself is completely absurd — as if Trump is going to be barricading himself behind the Oval Office desk on Inauguration Day.
Practically, it doesn’t make sense for two main reasons. One, there’s no reason to believe that Trump would take any sort of action to remain in power. Two, even if he did, nobody would go along with it.
"On the first front, it’s worth noting that whatever Trump may say in public, he has not lived up to the wildest dreams of critics to become some sort of dictator. He may fume about the fake news, but he isn’t exactly jailing journalists. He may issue executive orders and criticize judges who block them, but he hasn’t been casually defying court orders." . . .
A Bing search lists more; check out their sources here."On the first front, it’s worth noting that whatever Trump may say in public, he has not lived up to the wildest dreams of critics to become some sort of dictator. He may fume about the fake news, but he isn’t exactly jailing journalists. He may issue executive orders and criticize judges who block them, but he hasn’t been casually defying court orders." . . .
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Imagine no police protection; its easy if you try....
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| http://www.terrellaftermath.com/ |
"What would a world without police look like? This gives you a pretty good idea. This is horrifying."
Eric Garcetti Asks Demoralized LAPD to ‘Remember Why They Became Police Officers’ "Garcetti was speaking after numerous reports of “record low” morale in the LAPD, after the Black Lives Matter riots led the mayor to announce $150 million in cuts to the department, which became official on Monday. Garcetti is also feuding with the local police union, which took offense last month when the mayor referred to police (in general) as “killers.' ” . . .
Watch: Florida Sheriff Warns Any Violent Protesters Don’t Come To His County
"A Florida sheriff warned that he would deputize legal gun owners in his county if he feels protesters are overwhelming the police force.
“ 'If we can’t handle you … I’ll exercise the power and authority as the sheriff, and I’ll make special deputies of every lawful gun owner in this county, and I’ll deputize them for this one purpose: to stand in the gap between lawlessness and civility,” Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels, the county’s first black sheriff, said in a video released on Tuesday.
“ 'That’s what we’re sworn to do. And that’s what we’re going to do. You’ve been warned,” he added." . . .
"The example he cited from radio station WINS concerned just New York City, yet it involved a startling 112 shooting victims (some still alive, others dead) who’ve been harmed within the past nine or so days alone." . . .
How things are in de Blasioville
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