Starlord Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 37 minutes ago, Grailknight said: Wow. I really don't like McConnell but he killed it in his speech. Cynically thinking, he can now claim that he took the moral high ground while supporting Trump to the very end of any legal options. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell-gave-an-extraordinary-speech-skewering-trump-s-efforts-to-overturn-the-election/ar-BB1cwGmm?li=BB141NW3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Okay. I'm going to say it If this was a Black Lives Matter protest, cops would be shooting people by now slikmar, Ragitsu and Pariah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 US Capitol under lockdown as Trump supporters clash with police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 https://abcnews.go.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 This is utterly shameful and every protester who stormed into the building should be facing serious charges for this. And Trump should be completely finished for this in any political sense. rravenwood, Ragitsu and tkdguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Starlord said: McConnell just said the election claims are 'conspiracy theories' and 'we cannot simply declare ourselves a board of election on steroids, if we overruled them we could damage our republic forever'. Ethically speaking there's little to choose between McConnell and Trump. This was the final act of a fiction covering the real issue, the power struggle between them for control of the GOP. McConnell has clearly won that, at least for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 IMO there is now no doubt that Donald Trump is committing crimes by encouraging the protesters who are absolutely trespassing on Federal property. Direct, serious crimes. I was ambivalent about impeaching him before; not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, megaplayboy said: This is utterly shameful and every protester who stormed into the building should be facing serious charges for this. And Trump should be completely finished for this in any political sense. I said to my daughter, "I wonder how many of them will get arrested" and she scoffed, "None, they're white. White people don't get arrested." Gary Miles and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, unclevlad said: IMO there is now no doubt that Donald Trump is committing crimes by encouraging the protesters who are absolutely trespassing on Federal property. Direct, serious crimes. I was ambivalent about impeaching him before; not now. Hey, while Congress is meeting anyway... tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroGM Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, BoloOfEarth said: I said to my daughter, "I wonder how many of them will get arrested" and she scoffed, "None, they're white. White people don't get arrested." Agreed and I'm white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 What Capitol Police looked like during the Black Lives Matter protest. Starlord, Gary Miles, Sociotard and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Apparently shots have been fired inside the Capitol. And it was pointed out that the entire complex will have to be searched once the protesters are cleared out...a freaking BOMB SWEEP. There is no doubt it has to be done; it's simply mind-boggling that it's possible. A point about the comparison with the BLM...why is it that the Capitol Police were not more prepared for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 minute ago, HeroGM said: Agreed and I'm white. So are we. These morons are reportedly pepper-spraying and punching police officers. I'm frankly shocked that the protesters aren't getting tear gassed. (And feel that such a response would be justified.) Matt the Bruins and HeroGM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroGM Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, BoloOfEarth said: So are we. These morons are reportedly pepper-spraying and punching police officers. I'm frankly shocked that the protesters aren't getting tear gassed. (And feel that such a response would be justified.) If this was a BLM they would be. I find this disgraceful. My dad was USAF stationed at Andrews AFB in my childhood and I hate to say that I'm glad he's not around to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Just now, BoloOfEarth said: So are we. These morons are reportedly pepper-spraying and punching police officers. I'm frankly shocked that the protesters aren't getting tear gassed. (And feel that such a response would be justified.) If they're *inside* the Capitol, and the report is, there's more protesters by far than cops inside, the police have to get sufficiently reinforced first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Well, they're getting tear gassed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Apparently shots have been A point about the comparison with the BLM...why is it that the Capitol Police were not more prepared for this? I assumed that was the point of the picture. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Fox News is talking to various Republicans. Caught 2 so far; right now it's the Senate Minority Leader. He is not holding back at all..."it's un-American, it's unacceptable." He also confirmed "shots fired." About 10-15 minutes ago. (It's 3:08 Eastern as I type.) It was overheard by him on the Capitol Police radio. 16 minutes ago, Starlord said: I assumed that was the point of the picture. It's not that simple to me. It's not just the race card here. EDIT: a FOX NEWS correspondent flat out said, "we have mob rule upending democracy here today." EDIT2: another one just said "this is the brink of anarchy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, unclevlad said: EDIT: a FOX NEWS correspondent flat out said, "we have mob rule upending democracy here today." EDIT2: another one just said "this is the brink of anarchy." /r/leopardsatemyface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Fox News is talking to various Republicans. Caught 2 so far; right now it's the Senate Minority Leader. He is not holding back at all..."it's un-American, it's unacceptable." He also confirmed "shots fired." About 10-15 minutes ago. (It's 3:08 Eastern as I type.) It was overheard by him on the Capitol Police radio. It's not that simple to me. It's not just the race card here. EDIT: a FOX NEWS correspondent flat out said, "we have mob rule upending democracy here today." EDIT2: another one just said "this is the brink of anarchy." Normally I can't stand listening to Tucker Carlson, but I admit I'm curious as to how he'll address this event. I'm betting, condemn out of one side of his mouth, excuse and justify out the other. Matt the Bruins and TrickstaPriest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I'm sure Trump is sitting in front of the TV - while simultaneously tweeting - just leaning back orgasmically soaking all this in.... BoloOfEarth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I'm listening to Fox News for that reason. NONE of them are doing anything but condemning this. They're also reporting a serious counterswell calling on Trump to do more than just Tweet. They're calling on him to tell them to Go Home. Trump's chief of staff is telling him to do more. From the sound of things, Trump has all but cut his own throat politically, if he doesn't call on this insurrection to STOP, very soon. A scary thought is, Trump might be hoping it gets worse so he can declare martial law. EDIT: Chris Jenkins was in the mob outside the Capitol. Masks hide expressions a great deal, but man, he looks scared to me. And those are the more peaceful protesters. archer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Pence is condemning the whole thing calling for it to immediately stop...Trump has merely said to stay peaceful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 "It's only a crime when the other side does it. When we do it, it's an act of Patriotism™." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Normally I can't stand listening to Tucker Carlson, but I admit I'm curious as to how he'll address this event. I'm betting, condemn out of one side of his mouth, excuse and justify out the other. Given I blame him and his predecessors for creating this, I wouldn't be surprised. Just now, unclevlad said: A scary thought is, Trump might be hoping it gets worse so he can declare martial law. Pretty much exactly. The real question is what the military will do. I don't make any guesses there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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