I have to admit that almost nobody led with "White Supremacy" on this one...
I am sure plenty of people were again "hoping" that the person who drove their cars into a barricade and killed a law enforcement officer was the very sort of White supremacist that the Capital is pretending to protect itself from. I mean a hypothetical threat only remains valid for a period of time and eventually it has to be replaced with a tangible threat to keep the narrative going. It certainly appears the capital is under attack from White supremacists narrative is losing it's steam and running on fumes. Even the whole Capital Insurrection narrative appears to be (at least legally) falling apart.
But after so many got burned in the last jump to the white supremacy conclusion without evidence party (the Colorado shooting), the media and even our crazy jump-to-conclusion politicians remained mum until the suspect was identified. This was an interesting situation if compared and contrasted with similar situations surrounding black suspects who end up shot and killed by White police officers. I suspect that the narrative is different because of the increased attention being given to the capital area and because the immediate knee-jerk reaction (when many probably thought it was some pro-Trump white conservative acting out) was to vilify the actions of the suspect and immediately show compassion for law enforcement.
But compare and contrast a situation where someone like Jacob Blake assaulted both an ex-girlfriend as well as two cops, while also brandishing a knife, threatening that he had a gun in the car, and eventually being shot by the police and you don't get a comparison. Nobody is coming to the defense of Noah Green, while nearly every liberal (including Kamala Harris) came to the defense of Jacob Blake. The Vice President actually stated that she was actually proud of him. Not sure what exactly for, but she was proud non-the-less. Is anyone equally proud of Noah Green? I doubt it.
There might still be some thought process that the safety and well being of simple citizen who has a restraining order against a violent ex-boyfriend falls well below the safety and well being of our elected officials. The standard being that shooting the violent ex-boyfriend in an attempt to protect a citizen cannot be compared to shooting someone wielding a knife outside of the Capital building. But I still suspect that had we known upfront that the assailant was a man of color that certain people would have been less sympathetic about law enforcement. Maybe asking if the police had better options that just shooting him.
Don't get me wrong. White, Black, Hispanic, Asian or whatever. I have no issues with how law enforcement handled things. This person attacked law enforcement with a vehicle, made additional threats with a knife and ended up being shot for his trouble. I have no sympathy what-so-ever for him, just as I have no sympathy for Jacob Blake, or just as I would have no sympathy for anyone (regardless of color) who attacks law enforcement officers. They have one of the hardest jobs in our society and should garner our support whenever feasible. Not just when it is politically correct to do so.
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I would have no sympathy for anyone (regardless of color) who attacks law enforcement officers.
What about Officer Sicknick,?????
And again the people who used baseball bats and flag sticks
Silence is deafening.
And I am amazed that you still think the capital takeover was just a bunch of rioters looking for notoriety !!!!!!!! BWAAAAAAPAAAAAA!!!!!!! Yeah they all kissed and hugged the guards as they hit them with bear spray and flag poles with only good intentions!!!
Alex Jones aka you
Insurrection narrative
SCOTTIE CH SAYS:
... just as I have no sympathy for Jacob Blake, or just as I would have no sympathy for anyone (regardless of color) who attacks law enforcement officers.
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In the case of Blake, no matter how stupidly he had behaved earlier, he had been tased (strangely, that usually makes someone completely immobile) and at the point when he was shot, he was pulling away from the officer and getting into the car as the officer UNLOADED SEVEN SHOTS INTO HIS BACK.
SEVEN.
SEVEN!
I have some sympathy for him.
WHAT A BASTARD:
NEW YORK TIMES
How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat.
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Stacy Blatt was in hospice care last September listening to Rush Limbaugh’s dire warnings about how badly Donald J. Trump’s campaign needed money when he went online and chipped in everything he could: $500.
It was a big sum for a 63-year-old battling cancer and living in Kansas City on less than $1,000 per month. But that single contribution — federal records show it was his first ever — quickly multiplied. Another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 the next week and every week through mid-October, without his knowledge — until Mr. Blatt’s bank account had been depleted and frozen. When his utility and rent payments bounced, he called his brother, Russell, for help.
What the Blatts soon discovered was $3,000 in withdrawals by the Trump campaign in less than 30 days. They called their bank and said they thought they were victims of fraud.
“It felt,” Russell said, “like it was a scam.”
But what the Blatts believed was duplicity was actually an intentional scheme to boost revenues by the Trump campaign and the for-profit company that processed its online donations, WinRed. Facing a cash crunch and getting badly outspent by the Democrats, the campaign had begun last September to set up recurring donations by default for online donors, for every week until the election.
Contributors had to wade through a fine-print disclaimer and manually uncheck a box to opt out.
As the election neared, the Trump team made that disclaimer increasingly opaque, an investigation by The New York Times showed. It introduced a second prechecked box, known internally as a “money bomb,” that doubled a person’s contribution. Eventually its solicitations featured lines of text in bold and capital letters that overwhelmed the opt-out language.
The tactic ensnared scores of unsuspecting Trump loyalists — retirees, military veterans, nurses and even experienced political operatives. Soon, banks and credit card companies were inundated with fraud complaints from the president’s own supporters about donations they had not intended to make, sometimes for thousands of dollars.
“Bandits!” said Victor Amelino, a 78-year-old Californian, who made a $990 online donation to Mr. Trump in early September via WinRed. It recurred seven more times — adding up to almost $8,000. “I’m retired. I can’t afford to pay all that damn money.”
The sheer magnitude of the money involved is staggering for politics. In the final two and a half months of 2020, the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and their shared accounts issued more than 530,000 refunds worth $64.3 million to online donors. All campaigns make refunds for various reasons, including to people who give more than the legal limit. But the sum the Trump operation refunded dwarfed that of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s campaign and his equivalent Democratic committees, which made 37,000 online refunds totaling $5.6 million in that time.
The recurring donations swelled Mr. Trump’s treasury in September and October, just as his finances were deteriorating. He was then able to use tens of millions of dollars he raised after the election, under the guise of fighting his unfounded fraud claims, to help cover the refunds he owed.
WHAT A REAL, GENUINE BASTARD!
THE NYT ARTICLE CONTINUES. GO TO POLITICALWIRE.COM AND CLICK ON THE BLUE LINK FOR THE ENTIRE FIASCO.
Infections Surge Again Across U.S.
April 3, 2021
Washington Post:
“This week, hope gave way, yet again, to concern. The number of coronavirus infections is rising again — in Rhode Island and across the nation. It is clouding the success of the U.S. vaccination program and the welcome announcement Friday that fully vaccinated people can travel with little risk to themselves.
“The virus that has kept an entire planet toggling between hope and dread for the past 14 months is having one last go at the United States. The spread of highly contagious new variants of the virus, coupled with prematurely relaxed safety precautions in some places, has set off new alarms, all the way up to President Biden.
New York Times:
“On the positive side, nearly a third of the people in the United States have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
As of early Saturday morning, nearly three million people on average were receiving a shot every day, up from about two million in early March.”
Pedo no one read your stupid spam on the other 2 threads.
Get a life!
I would have no sympathy for anyone (regardless of color) who attacks law enforcement officers.
You apologized for all of them.
Five people died in the Jan. 6 riot, including Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was among a badly outnumbered force trying to fight off the intruders. It took hours for the National Guard to arrive, a delay that has driven months of finger-pointing among that day’s key decision makers.
Almost 140 Capitol Police officers were wounded in that attack, including officers not issued helmets who sustained head injuries and one with cracked ribs,
But you never expressed regret.
Median weekly pay for full-time union members was $1,144 last year versus $958 for nonmembers, the Labor Department said.
The wage gap is approximately $9,000 per year. Plus defined benefit pensions, that are added as benefits union wages.
r said...
Pedo no one read your stupid spam on the other 2 threads.
SPEAL FOR YOURSELF YOU LOATHSOME LOSER!!!!!! Sad how full of yourself you are typical of insurance salesman who live in the slums of Atlanta!!!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAA!!
You just can’t quit me can you fatman??
Sad how I encompass your life
You just can't stop thinking that I give a shit about your menial existence!!!!!!! BWWWAAAAAA Have another shot of courage loser!!!!!!! I'm at my cabin while your lake house is just another figment of your imagination!!!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL
Roger's ynuin nonunion data as usual is top line and void of any real analysis. Union membership is 5X greater in public sector jobs than private. We all know many public sector jobs are overpaid. Then the two highest union states are NY and HI. Two high wage high cost high spend states. 5hat also skews the data.
Once again, Roger pretends that he knows something about economics and so have to kick him in the ass to show his ignorance.
Sure fatman no one cares nor believes you. Why would spend your entire day here bleating stupid inanities?
Absolutely gorgeous day was out with my son and wife and got about 4 more lbs of morels.
Oh that’s right all your joints are either gone or replaced do to your massive girth
Personal attacks. Childish.
4.1 Million Vaccinated Today
7:15 pm EDT Taegan Goddard:
White House adviser
Andy Slavitt reports 4.1 million people
were given vaccines today.
Red States Reconsider Medicaid Expansion
April 3, 2021 Taegan Goddard reports that
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS:
“Some GOP-led states that previously declined
to expand Medicaid are reconsidering that decision
now that the $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief package
has made billions of dollars available
to enlarge the program."
Check the math asshole
NEW: 4.1 million vaccines reported today.
From 3.5 million last Saturday.
I went right to the dol website asshole. Read more than the headline you ignorant prick.
In the case of Blake, no matter how stupidly he had behaved earlier, he had been tased (strangely, that usually makes someone completely immobile) and at the point when he was shot, he was pulling away from the officer and getting into the car as the officer UNLOADED SEVEN SHOTS INTO HIS BACK.
He was reaching into vehicle where he TOLD POLICE OFFICERS HE HAD A GUN and btw... it wasn't even his car. He was attempting to steal it.
So yeah, Reverend. You threaten that you are getting a gun and open the door and reach in. After fighting through tasers and wielding a knife.
Seven would be a reasonable number of shots. Regardless of color.
Roger why did you feel you weren’t able to negotiate a fair wage with your employer and needed a middle man that skims quite a bit off the top?
he had been tased (strangely, that usually makes someone completely immobile) and at the point when he was shot, he was pulling away from the officer and getting into the car as the officer UNLOADED SEVEN SHOTS INTO HIS BACK.
Strangely that usually makes some completely immobile, I think you answered your own question pedo
Oh don’t forget he also jammed his fingers into his ex girlfriend’s vajayjay and sniffed.
Fuck you’re disgusting pedo
When you are negotiating with a large company, collective bargaining is a method for the employees to negotiate wages and or benefits. A single person doesn't have the leverage of collective bargaining power
The law of the land gives people to negotiate collectively.
In 1935, the National Labor Relations Act clarified the bargaining rights of most other private-sector workers and established collective bargaining as the “policy of the United States.” The right to collective bargaining also is recognized by international human rights conventions.
Roger AmickMarch 31, 2021 at 6:59 PM
"American Greatness is a fucking joke"
James, do you agree with Roger?
Has the US Capitalism failed you as it has Roger?
The construction trade unions have an apprenticeship program. It takes three to four years to make journeyman salaries.
They start making about half of the journeyman salary. The construction trades are highly complex, especially in the modern era. I worked for Kaiser Permanente facility services. We did almost everything in health care construction. You have no idea how complex it is, especially with modern technology.
Socialist end Cultural Diversity with Cancel Culture.
https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/02/us-olympic-paralympic-committee-to-allow-kneeling-during-anthem-at-trials/
Koooooooooo kooooooo
"Roger AmickApril 3, 2021 at 7:05 PM
NEW: 4.1 million vaccines reported today.
From 3.5 million last Saturday."
You can Thank Pres. Trump.
Union membership has been on a downward spiral.
As things begin to return to normal, we must never forget that the former caused 100s of thousands of deaths, attempted to overthrow the US Government, and must be held accountable.
The infrastructure bill may include the PRO Act’s elimination of state laws that allow workers in an organized workplace to refuse to pay union fees while still enjoying the fruits of collective bargaining. These so-called right-to-work laws create a free-rider problem, because the union is legally required to represent every worker in its unit, regardless of whether he or she pays a membership or “fair share” fee.
Such laws have long been a priority for anti-union business groups as an efficient way to weaken unions’ membership and finances. Most right-to-work laws were passed in the decade or so after enactment of the anti-union Taft-Hartley law of 1947, which made this arrangement legally permissible. But in the past decade, as Republicans greatly expanded their control of state legislatures, the laws have enjoyed a revival, with five states since 2012 adopting them, all in or near the industrial Midwest.
https://newrepublic.com/article/161929/biden-infrastructure-plan-repair-american-labor-unions
Public sector union membership is 5X that of private. Who gives a shit about your old job? Most unions are now govt workers.
And 90% workers are non union.
"caused 100s of thousands of deaths, attempted to overthrow the US Government"
List their names, honor them.
Roger, admited unions are broken and underfunded.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
As things begin to return to normal, we must never forget that China caused 100s of thousands of deaths, successfully overthrew the US Government, and must be held accountable.
Roger needed union leaders to negotiate his salary for him. He didn't have the balls or intellect to do it.
When you get a job, you have to perform very well or they can terminate your job.
You have no idea how difficult it is. I kept working for years because I earned my living.
When I started for Kaiser in 95, they were going into the modern era, including complex projects that you have no fucking idea how complicated it is. I trained educated,college educated people who to bid hospital facilities.
You don't have a fucking clue
Happy Easter
Delta Airlines has announced that all Republican voters and Trump supporters must now ride in the overhead compartment of the aircraft.
"People who believe everyone should show their IDs to vote have no place in our society," said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. "To make a clear statement, we are announcing new 4th-class seating for Republican customers, who are welcome to fly with us as long as they sit in the overhead compartment, cargo hold, or back row of the plane."
"This requirement will stay in place as long as Republicans support that horrifically racist bill that I haven't got around to reading yet," he said.
Republicans in Congress are outraged by Delta's decision and have promised to drag the CEO before a committee in D.C. to get some killer clips of them wagging their fingers at him angrily.
"This is unconscionable that Delta would treat half this country like 4th-class citizens, instead of just 2nd-class citizens the way they treat everyone else who flies with them," said one Republican Senator. "I will have some strong words for Delta's lobbyist at our $5,000 steak dinner tonight!"
Whatever you need to tell yourself sport.
BIDEN SOARS IN THE POLLS!!!!!!!
Yahoo News
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Stimulus checks and COVID optimism raise Biden's approval rating to highest level yet
Andrew Romano
Andrew Romano·West Coast Correspondent
Mon, March 29, 2021, 5:00 AM
When Joe Biden took office, he bet voters would judge his presidency on one thing and one thing only: how well he handled the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.
Now, with vaccination accelerating, optimism rising and another round of relief checks arriving in the mail, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that a clear and growing majority of Americans approve of Biden’s policies and leadership, providing the president with momentum that could bolster his next major legislative push, on infrastructure and climate change — if mounting challenges at the border with Mexico don’t get in his way.
The survey of 1,556 U.S. adults, which was conducted from March 23 to March 25, found that Biden’s approval rating on COVID-19 has climbed 5 percentage points (from 51 percent to 56 percent) over the past two weeks. A near-identical majority of Americans (55 percent) now say they support the administration’s recently passed COVID relief package — up from 52 percent in February — while just a quarter (25 percent) say they oppose it.
Biden's gains on COVID come largely from independents, 54 percent of whom now say they approve of the president's handling of the pandemic — up 11 points from earlier this month.
Likely as a result, Biden’s job approval rating has increased by 3 points (from 50 percent to 53 percent) since mid-February and by 8 points (from 45 percent) since his inauguration.
Lordie, Roger be loving him, some him.
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