Massive protests expected at Chicago’s DNC; police are ready

[NxNW]

New court docs say George Floyd had "fatal level" of fentanyl in his system

Defense attorneys argue drug overdose and pre-existing health conditions caused Floyd's death.

www.kare11.com

He could have had terminal cancer with three hours to live, but if the cop killed him first, it's murder.

 

[NxNW]

Looks like the DNC finally believes walls work.

Since Trump built the wall and Mexico paid for it, I'm unclear on why the GOP doesn't think it's working.

 

[NxNW]

...but the city is already decked out in party decorations.


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Hey, the Blues Brothers made quite a mess.

 

[Bradskii]

Why? Do you want a Republican to win?

No. But if the Republicans promised to drop Trump? I'd give you the election in a heartbeat and throw a party.

 

[HARK!]

Both are on the ticket, both are on the ballot, and both are elected if they win.

Can you show me even one 2024 Democratic Primary Ballot with Harris' name on it?

Bumper stickers don't count as ballots.

 

[Bradskii]

Can you show me even one 2024 Democratic Primary Ballot with Harris' name on it?

Bumper stickers don't count as ballots.

You guys are seriously miffed that Biden dropped out. I get a little thrill of schadenfreude with every post.

 

[HARK!]

You guys are seriously miffed that Biden dropped out.

Dropped out, or pushed out?

 

[HARK!]

It's the fire that makes protests peaceful.

Day 2 and we have the fist signs of peace.

Well...if you don't count the bomb threats.

 

[Bradskii]

Chicago burns! Where are the National Guards?

 

[HARK!]

Chicago burns! Where are the National Guards?

I think that they burned this one after they broke police lines and started a riot at the Israeli Consulate. I'd post live footage; but there is a lot of profanity being hurled by these violent Liberals.

I don't think that we need to worry. There are hundreds of police in riot gear making arrests. They're mostly peaceful rioters now. Burning American flags seems to have a calming effect on them.

 

[Bradskii]

I think that they burned this one after they broke police lines and started a riot at the Israeli Consulate. I'd post live footage; but there is a lot of profanity being hurled by these violent Liberals.

I don't think that we need to worry. There are hundreds of police in riot gear making arrests. They're mostly peaceful rioters now. Burning American flags seems to have a calming effect on them.

This is a pretty damning indictment of US politics. Most people might think that as there'll be a lot of people with different views at the convention that there may well be protests about this policy or that. And hope that it remains peaceful.

But it seems that there are some who might wake up each morning and search the media for perhaps a burning building or some shots fired. Some bloodshed perhaps. Some police injured. Who want it to happen. And who are dissapointed when it doesn't.

Really?

 

[HARK!]

This is a pretty damning indictment of US politics. Most people might think that as there'll be a lot of people with different views at the convention that there may well be protests about this policy or that. And hope that it remains peaceful.

But it seems that there are some who might wake up each morning and search the media for perhaps a burning building or some shots fired. Some bloodshed perhaps. Some police injured. And who are dissapointed when that hasn't happened.

Really?

We were told that this would happen before it happened; and now it is happening. I suppose that these violent Liberals would be disappointed if it didn't happen. Many of these Left-Wing extremists wear bruises from police batons as a fashion statement, and arrest records as badges of honor.

The leader of this group has been arrested; but so far as I've seen the rest of them are still fighting with police in the streets; even though they might be outnumbered like 10:1.

Update:

I'm about an hour in to a livestream that ended about 3 hours ago.

 

[A2SG]

Close but no cigar.

Again the context was MSM propaganda. Context is key.

You said:

I haven't seen anyone but Liberals try to pass off any riot as a mostly peaceful protest.

Feeble attempts to defend such propaganda is laughable.

I posted someone, not a liberal, who tried to pass off January 6 as peaceful by saying:

Most staged their protest in a peaceful manner and then went home. Some got out of control and were arrested on the spot.

Sorry if that doesn't agree with the context you wanted, but it was an example of something you said you hadn't seen. Now you have.

Do with it what you will.

For my part, as a liberal, I will agree that some protests that start out peacefully can sometimes get out of hand, and become violent, even to the point of a full scale riot. This happens on both sides, so you can't blame the Democratic Party or the Republican Party for any of it. Blame the people who rioted for rioting, not the people who were peaceful and didn't riot.

Please note that at no time have I ever called for everyone who was present at Trump's speech on the ellipse to be charged with insurrection. I don't think anyone else has, either.

And further, speaking as someone who has worked as a journalist before (my wife still does, in fact), the media isn't a single entity, or do reporters have a hive mind. There are many media outlets, tv, print or internet, that are intentionally slanted to one point of view or the other, just as there are others who aren't. Same for individual reporters at any of these outlets. There is no organized attempt to create propaganda across the entirety of the media, though there are certain specific outlets that do indulge in the practice on their own. Fox News comes to mind, and they paid a hefty settlement because of it.

Acting as if the media is one thing only shows me you don't understand how it works.

-- A2SG, some people only know the media through old reruns of Lou Grant...great show, no question (I have the whole series on DVD), but, y'know.....

 

[A2SG]

And we all remember how that was defined the first time around......
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Calling it "mostly peaceful" acknowledges that it wasn't entirely peaceful.

Going back to the Lucky Charms analogy, if there are only a few marshmallows compared to a whole lot of cereal, you can't say it was all marshmallow, can you?

-- A2SG, no matter how many of them are green clovers....

 

[HARK!]

This riot ended well. The scofflaws were arrested and hauled off in buses. Peace was restored to the streets; and I didn't see any property damage. No shots were fired. No tear gas was deployed. Kudos to the Chicago Police for herding this violent mob away from private property with minimal force.

It appears that the village is safe for another night.

 

[A2SG]

Can you show me even one 2024 Democratic Primary Ballot with Harris' name on it?

Bumper stickers don't count as ballots.

Probably not, since running mates aren't always listed. But everyone who voted for Biden knew who his running mate was. It wasn't a secret.

-- A2SG, if he changed his mind about his running mate for the 2024 election, we'd have heard about it.....

 

[A2SG]

Dropped out, or pushed out?

Dropped out. No one invoked the 25th Amendment.

Even if some people advised or encouraged him to drop out of the race, he still ultimately made the decision on his own. And, given his speech at the DNC, he seems okay with his decision.

-- A2SG, much more so than Trump seems to be....

 

[HARK!]

You said:

Again, context. If you had bothered to follow the conversation back just one post; you might have grasped what we were talking about.

No surprise that we don't hear the Liberal media calling j6 a mostly peaceful protest.

Their propaganda is clearly fueled by their agenda.
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That's what propaganda is, though. It's always fueled by an agenda.

However, there's a difference between propaganda and a difference of opinion. Just because you may disagree with an opinion given on a website, or whatever, that doesn't mean it's propaganda. It's just someone offering a different view than your own.

For example, if you agree with the views of those who rioted on January 6, but not with those who rioted at a BLM protest, you might be more inclined to see the riots in the latter than the former. Or the other way around. Again, perception is often fueled by one's agenda.

If you want to see more cereal than marshmallow, that's what you see....you may not even bother trying to count them.

-- A2SG, it's possible I'm hungry for breakfast, though..

I haven't seen anyone but Liberals try to pass off any riot as a mostly peaceful protest.

Feeble attempts to defend such propaganda is laughable.

 

[HARK!]

Probably not, since running mates aren't always listed. But everyone who voted for Biden knew who his running mate was. It wasn't a secret.

Again the voters do not vote for Vice Presidents. They vote for Presidents. This hasn't changed since the last time that I pointed this out.

 

[HARK!]

Dropped out. No one invoked the 25th Amendment.

Even if some people advised or encouraged him to drop out of the race, he still ultimately made the decision on his own. And, given his speech at the DNC, he seems okay with his decision.

-- A2SG, much more so than Trump seems to be....

People make decisions under coercion every day.