An Extremely Nasty Precedent
"This is going to end very, very badly. We'll just leave it at that."
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From The Rant, November 2016
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Gee, I really hate to say "I told you so, but....
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The last time our nation's Capitol came under siege was during the war of 1812 when the British attempted to burn the place to the ground. They didn't succeed, obviously, but the damage the silly limeys were able to do was good enough. To put it in another context: at the time, Abraham Lincoln was a toddler.
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For the first time in our nearly 245 year history, there will not be a peaceful transfer of power in the USA. If you are unable to gauge what a horrible precedent was set yesterday, then, you might as well go back to sleep. After addressing an audience of the babbling birdbrains he calls his "base" for over one hour, he exhorted them to head for the Capitol building. They did - and the result was disastrous. Yesterday afternoon, the president of the Unites States incited a violent insurrection against the seat of our government.
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This morning, the Washington Post is urging that Trump be removed from office immediately. To ask rhetorically, well, how much damage can the silly bastard do in thirteen days? is to miss the point entirely. Donald J. Trump is a psychologically unhinged man. To leave him for even an hour more with the nuclear codes is beyond reckless. The congress should impeach him, or Vice-president Pence and the cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment. Any one of these two scenarios could conceivably be done in a matter of hours. It needs to be done. The damage that this hideous twit can still do between now and January 20 is immense. We could very well regret any inaction by the government.
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Like September 11, 2001, November 22, 1963 and December 7, 1981, January 6, 2021 will be remembered throughout American history as a grim milestone date. Never before has a chief-executive incited mob violence against the seat of the government. These extremist groups are not going to crawl back into the holes from which they came and sulk for eternity. Their plan is to fight another day. As Joe Biden pointed out a moment ago, these weren't protesters. These were insurrectionists. Those who can be identified who invaded and looted the Capitol yesterday should be arrested and charged with sedition.
Amazingly, only four people died in yesterday's mayhem. One young woman was shot by someone unknown, and the other three died as the result of "medical emergencies". Seriously, there should be age limits for those attending such violent events. I cannot help but wonder the carnage that would have ensued had this been a Black Lives Matter crowd that had descended upon the Capitol Building. Can you even imagine?
As the title of this piece suggests, on January 6, 2021, an extremely nasty precedent was set. It will be a very long time until this is not in the forefront of our collective consciousness. When I started this blog nearly fifteen years ago, I never dreamed I would be writing about such things. In the film Where The Buffalo Roams, Bill Murray (as Hunter S. Thompson) ends the movie by saying, "It still hasn't gotten weird enough for me".
It's gotten plenty weird thank you very much.
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
SUGGESTED VIEWING:
Stephen Colbert's commentary on what occurred yesterday in Washington needs to be seen and heard by all.
He's right. He usually is.
SUGGESTED LISTENING:
God Bless America
Music by Irving Berlin, Vocal by Kate Smith
No comment from me is necessary.
posted by Tom Degan @ 1:19 PM
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Kamala Harris Called Riots 'a Movement' Last Summer, Said 'They Should Not Stop
Violence is never the answer to resolving conflict, but it’s hard not to see the hypocrisy of the left when they act surprised or condemn what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
In June 2020, in the aftermath of the nationwide rioting following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Kamala Harris even gleefully predicted that the rioting wouldn’t end, telling Stephen Colbert, host of “The Late Show,” that they shouldn’t end.
“They’re not going to stop. They’re not going to stop,” she told him. “This is a movement, I’m telling you. They’re not gonna stop. And everyone beware because they’re not gonna stop. They’re not gonna stop before Election Day and they’re not going to stop after Election Day. And everyone should take note of that. They’re not gonna let up and they should not.”
Note to Anonymous:
The overwhelming majority of the Black Lives Matter protests were peaceful. Those are the demonstrations Kamala was referring to. I'm just saying.
The utter intentional ignorance of context and nuance is a horrible look, JTF. You're wrong. Your team is wrong. Just sit there wrapped in your wrongness and contemplate adulthood. I know you're a junky for those hormonal shots to the pituitary gland, but damn, deal with Troll withdrawls for a couple of days.
Losers gonna lose, pathetic will be pathetic.
Clucky, you need to sit down and shut up now. After yesterday you have nothing to say about anything.
Anyone who celebrates the "de-platforming" of the sitting President from social media — likely the most extreme thing which has happened over the past day — is a naked authoritarian who craves the punitive authority of tech companies to carrying out their political bidding
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 7, 2021
Mofart is flatulent in 9 langues.
FLASHBACK: Women’s March In D.C. Brags About Busting Into The Capitol Building And Shutting It Down…
We were planning to shut down the Capitol Building but the authorities were so scared of this #WomensWave that they shut it down for us.
1000+ women, survivors, and allies have gathered in the Hart Senate Building.
Every hallway. Every floor.#CancelKanavaugh #BelieveSurvivors pic.twitter.com/rIwjBht6e7
— Women's March (@womensmarch) October 4, 2018
Tom,
"Those are the demonstrations Kamala was referring to" And you know this to be true because? That's not what Kamala said, she said nothing about peaceful protests.
"There needs to be unrest in the streets" Ayanna Pressley
I just wish Mofart was as upset over the riots and looting done by ANTIFA and BLM over the past 10 months as he is over one day in Washington D.C.
I just wish TB3 was as upset over the riots, arson and looting done by BLM and ANTIFA over the past 10 months as he is over one day in Washington D.C. at a "mostly peaceful" protest.
I think you don't know what putting quotes around words is supposed to convey, JTF
I just wish TB3 was as upset over the riots, arson and looting done by ANTIFA and BLM over the past 10 months as he is over one day in Washington D.C.
CONFIRMED: Activist Interviewed by CNN Who Stormed Capitol Building Is Radical Leftist from Utah Who Threatened on Video to “Rip Trump from White House”
Last night CNN interviewed John Sullivan from Utah after the shooting death of Ashli Babbit by Capitol Hill police.
John Sullivan, a noted leftist leader from Utah, stormed the US Capitol with Trump supporters and others on Wednesday.
FALSE FLAG CONFIRMED: “Viking” who stormed the Capitol Building previously photographed at BLM rally wearing the same outfit.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-01-06-staged-viking-who-stormed-capitol-building-blm.html
Trolls gonna troll. Mmmmmmm. Ahhhh. Yes, there it is. That sweet, sweet dopamine hit.
One day you'll get enough of that juice to fill the void.
CLucky, you REALLY need to SHUT UP. NOW..
This is not about fun political banter. We have a (cough cough) "President" literally attempting to overthrow the US government so he can stay in office. Not because he WANTS the gig, but because it allows him to plunder our treasury while hiding behind the political protection of the office.
There is no defense for that. No amount of deflection, projection, or "whataboutism" is going to excuse it.If you support Trump you are a TRAITOR to the USA.
PERIOD.
Hey TRAITOR Clucky...Why don;t you try an ACTUAL source?
"Overall, we rate Natural News a Questionable source based on the promotion of quackery level pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, as well as extreme right wing bias. This is one of the most discredited sources on the internet."
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/natural-news/
"In review, Mike Adams is known as the Health Ranger according to Rationalwiki. However, they point out dozens of cases where his claims are false. Besides promoting pseudoscience, Natural News is an extreme right-wing biased source that frequently promotes Donald Trump propaganda such as these:
President Trump has a constitutional MANDATE to use the military to protect our southern border – Richard Sacks. This article is sourced to Natural News and Brighteon News, which we have never heard of. In this conspiracy story, there is zero evidence and hence why it is a conspiracy: CONFIRMED: Barack Obama was running the entire spygate operation that violated federal law to spy on Trump.campaign officials. In general, politically, all stories favor the right and promote pseudoscience such as chemtrails, the Sandy Hook shooting being a false flag: Sandy Hook: mind-control flicker effect. Lastly, this source denies the consensus on climate change without evidence as seen here: Climate change cultists are now taking over your local weather forecast. "
trump no longer has a twitter account but he still has the nuclear codes.
You don;t think the Pentagon has that covered?
Tom, can you please do two things to stop the incessant trolling?
1) Ban anonymous posts;
2) Ban our resident troll.
Sorry, free speech should not come without responsibility and consequences. The non-stop diarrhoea is distracting and derails any meaningful discussion. The paradox of tolerance comes to mind.
Uh, the Pentagon didn't have the Capitol covered.
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I disagree with curtailing speech on this blog. Half of the U.S. are Conservatives and are entitled to their opinions and viewpoints no matter how disagreeable they may be to liberals.
Besides it would pretty boring here preaching to the choir.
I allow one anonymous comment. After that they need to put some kind of reference name to it so we know who to address.
Only cowards need post anonymously all the time. They can't even stand by their word.
Yes, Dave is correct. Don't waste the space.
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