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Democrats take to House floor in ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ Ferguson protest

Who said there was a concerted effort to "Help things in Ferguson"?

The continuing civil protest of "Hands up, Don't Shoot" has nothing to do with the GJ action or Ferguson in particular.

Anyone that has a problem with the protests can go kick rocks.
The Al Sharpton/Tawana Brawley defense. Awesome! :lamo
 
Sweep what 'thing' under the rug? The Leftist narrative?
I think what the left wants swept under the rug is the uncomfortable fact that their hero, and the impetus for all this, was nothing but a common criminal whose own actions resulted in his death. It had nothing to do with race which explains the desire to attempt to make these protests about a larger issue. And for the serial deflectors in this thread, I'm referring to Michael Brown.
 
Sooooo. Soooooooooo. Sooooooo you don't know what the hell you are talking about.
What a lame-ass amateurish post.

Struck a nerve eh? Good. :mrgreen:

"Amateurish post"? Sooooo, you are a professional poster? :roll:
 
Actually, I tend to think we should let communities police themselves. If the African-American communities policed themselves, it takes race out of the equation entirely.

I'm not opposed to that idea at all. I agree with the premise completely.

There's been a constant chant about how unbalanced the Ferguson PD is in terms of its racial markup. I've asked repeatedly (and never got the answer) why that is. Does anyone have evidence that blacks have been applying to be on the Ferguson PD for years but are being rejected? If there is blatant racism in the application process, that's something that needs to be addressed. But why is it that I suspect that blacks simply aren't applying to be on the Ferguson PD? There's been a rant about their mayor being white, but no matter where I looked, I've found no evidence that a black person ever ran for mayor there. They can fix these problems themselves....not sure why people aren't saying that.
 
You don't own the President. He has consistently given a crap what the GOP thinks. For the past 7 years you all have tried to sue, impeach, and block this President at every instance.

I hope Obama gets even more radical. The GOP deserves the middle finger salute. Well deserved.

A civil rights group mailer said Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."

No members of the current Congress have introduced legislation to impeach Obama, and Republican Party leaders have shut down the possibility. Some Congressional Republicans and candidates have called for Obama’s impeachment. But most of that rhetoric has been isolated to a few members of the party rather than a resounding chorus.

We rate this claim Mostly False.

Republicans are trying to impeach Barack Obama, civil rights group says | PolitiFact
 
Your logic is not my logic...Thank god. What you believe is not my problem.

OK, I will ask you once again:

Can you cite any example of that "hands up, don't shoot" being used before the Brown incident in Ferguson?
 
Sooooo. Soooooooooo. Sooooooo you don't know what the hell you are talking about.
What a lame-ass amateurish post.

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Waitaminute......didn't you just get done saying the GOP tried to Impeach BO peep these last 7years?
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Did any of these Congresspeople do that?

They didn't, but they are perpetuating a lie.

How often are people in this country shot by police while surrendering?

Just like it was reprehensible when GOP lawmakers called Obama a socialist (I actually happen to agree with you that he isn't). That was bad. That was stupid. However, I don't recall businesses getting destroyed and innocent lives getting ruined in a city anywhere in this country over the presumption that Obama was a socialist. Ferguson needs to calm down, not get revved up. The actions of these lawmakers was irresponsible toward that end, and I can't imagine that you don't believe that.
 
Normal for most members of congress, let's be part of the problem and not the solutions. We already have a divide and conquer strategy by our political leaders when it comes to searching for votes. Dividing this nations into groups, pitting one group against another, even making each group fear the other, even hate the other all in search for votes.

I am not surprise and even expected as much. With the divide and conquer strategy being used more and more, it is no wonder our leaders in Washington can not govern anymore. It is no wonder that polarization occurs, it is no wonder that this country is divided more today than in the past.

This doesn't deal with race, but it proves that this nation is becoming more and more divided:

67% of Americans see a more divided nation today than 4 years ago
35% blame President Obama
34% blame Republicans in Congress
23% blame both parties and the President

Voters See A More Divided Nation; GOPers More Enthusiastic to Vote - Rasmussen Reports™

The divide and conquer strategies that both parties use to win elections is something I have been harping on for a long time. Apparently I am not the only one to notice how this nation is fast becoming more divided than ever. Abraham Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” This nation is that house.


Cmon now Pero. Its just a family squabble.....once the little brothers and sisters of the Leftism are shown they are not the Big Brothers like they thought. All will get back to being Right.
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Who said there was a concerted effort to "Help things in Ferguson"?

The continuing civil protest of "Hands up, Don't Shoot" has nothing to do with the GJ action or Ferguson in particular.

Anyone that has a problem with the protests can go kick rocks.

LOL !!

Nonsense.

Yes, " hands up dont shoot " has nothing to do with Ferguson. ...

Wow
 
Truly amazing to watch, ain't it? :shock:

It is. I'm enjoying reading this thread. The apologists are falling all over themselves. Just wait until January - this ain't nothing. We're going to need a "Wail-O-Meter".
 
Who said there was a concerted effort to "Help things in Ferguson"?

The continuing civil protest of "Hands up, Don't Shoot" has nothing to do with the GJ action or Ferguson in particular.

Anyone that has a problem with the protests can go kick rocks.

So what is it protesting then? If it's not suggesting that police officers are shooting people who have their hands raised surrendering, then what is it referring to?
 
So what is it protesting then? If it's not suggesting that police officers are shooting people who have their hands raised surrendering, then what is it referring to?
Well...whatever...but certainly not about Mike Brown...thats just crazy talk.
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A handful of Democrats took to the House floor to protest the lack of an indictment in the shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson — raising their arms to their chest and displaying open palms in a “Hands up, don’t shoot” gesture.

Among the congressional members to send the not-so-subtle message of alliance with St. Louis-area protesters late Monday night were New York’s Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke, as well as Texas’ Al Green.

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Ferguson protest: Hakeen Jeffries, Yvette Clarke, Al Green go 'Hands up, don't shoot' on House floor - Washington Times

Saw this on Morning Joe's show (complete with pictures of the idiots doing it). He's about to boil over. This is day 2 of his rants about the idiots who are perpetuating the lie that the PD shoots people whose hands are raised in surrender.

Nice. Now our lawmakers are doing this? And this is supposed to help the current situation in Ferguson....how?

You want to object to the GJ's decision....fine. I get that and while I disagree, I support it. But to see lawmakers intentionally carrying on a lie and implying that the police officers shot Brown while he was in surrender is disgusting. But except for Joe Scarborough and a few right wingers, nobody will call them to task for this.

The pictures should be used by their opponents in their next election to show them as anti-law enforcement.

If a law maker can't tell a lie from the truth, then they should not be in office.
 
Cmon now Ttwtt, :2wave: you know if they put their left foot in. Then pull their left foot out. Put their left foot in again and shake it all about. Then they do the hokey pokey, laugh and shout, all know that's, what it's all about. :mrgreen:

I know that had to be hard to type without cracking up.
 
Mornin TB. Charles Barkley has been sounding off about it too. ;)


Why Charles Barkley supports the Ferguson grand jury decision.....

Former NBA star Charles Barkley recently called Ferguson looters "scumbags," praised police officers who work in black neighborhoods, and said he supports the decision made by the grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting. "The true story came out from the grand jury testimony," Barkley said, adding that he was made aware of "key forensic evidence, and several black witnesses that supported Officer Darren Wilson’s story..." He continued, "I can’t believe anything I hear on television anymore. And, that’s why I don’t like talking about race issues with the media anymore, because they (the media) love this stuff, and lead people to jump to conclusions. The media shouldn’t do that. They never do that when black people kill each other. "

And in a marked departure from other prominent black leaders who have questioned tactics used by officers and, in some cases, accused officers of racial profiling and outright racism, Barkley supported police officers, especially those who work in black neighborhoods.

“[W]e have to be really careful with the cops, because if it wasn’t for the cops we would be living in the Wild, Wild West in our neighborhoods," he said. "We can’t pick out certain incidentals that don’t go our way and act like the cops are all bad.... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?”.....snip~

Why Charles Barkley supports the Ferguson grand jury decision

I take issue with calling Charles Barkley a black leader.

I don't think Barley could lead his dog to use the bathroom.
 
Actually, I tend to think we should let communities police themselves. If the African-American communities policed themselves, it takes race out of the equation entirely.

Wouldn't that be segregation? Isn't segregation baaaaaaad?
 
I'm not opposed to that idea at all. I agree with the premise completely.

There's been a constant chant about how unbalanced the Ferguson PD is in terms of its racial markup. I've asked repeatedly (and never got the answer) why that is. Does anyone have evidence that blacks have been applying to be on the Ferguson PD for years but are being rejected? If there is blatant racism in the application process, that's something that needs to be addressed. But why is it that I suspect that blacks simply aren't applying to be on the Ferguson PD? There's been a rant about their mayor being white, but no matter where I looked, I've found no evidence that a black person ever ran for mayor there. They can fix these problems themselves....not sure why people aren't saying that.

Contrary to what some would say (and I've seen it), there are good people in that community who know what's right and what's wrong. Even if they were simply advisors to the governmental bodies and police, it would go a long way to healing the problems in the community.

Just take race out of the equation, and you've still got massive mistrust built up between the people of Ferguson and the police (and by extension, the government they represent). Something needs to be done about that, but I don't think anybody's got the nads to do it. People on both sides seem more like they want to play the "I'm right, you're wrong" game, which doesn't help anything at all.
 
Wouldn't that be segregation? Isn't segregation baaaaaaad?

Well, we can't let them help their own community, can we? It would take away everybody's right to play "Biggest Victim" (left or right).
 
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