To Serb and protect...
I'll see myself out
I'll see myself out
Legit/real or not, WH tweet leaks are fantastic entertainment...
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I'm truly at a loss for words...
Edit - than than to say, I shared the retweet instead of just Pompeo's because of the Twitter handle.
Edit - than than to say, I shared the retweet instead of just Pompeo's because of the Twitter handle.
It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel—including members of the National Guard—forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president's visit outside St. John's Church.
I have to date been reticent to speak out on issues surrounding President Trump's leadership, but we are at an inflection point, and the events of the past few weeks have made it impossible to remain silent.
Whatever Trump's goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces
We must, as citizens, address head-on the issue of police brutality and sustained injustices against the African American community.
We must, as citizens, support and defend the right—indeed, the solemn obligation—to peacefully assemble and to be heard.
These are not mutually exclusive pursuits.
And neither of these pursuits will be made easier or safer by an overly aggressive use of our military, active duty or National Guard.
I am less confident in the soundness of the orders they will be given by this commander in chief, and I am not convinced that the conditions on our streets, as bad as they are, have risen to the level that justifies a heavy reliance on military troops.
Certainly, we have not crossed the threshold that would make it appropriate to invoke the provisions of the Insurrection Act.
Even in the midst of the carnage we are witnessing, we must endeavor to see American cities and towns as our homes and our neighborhoods. They are not “battle spaces” to be dominated, and must never become so.
Too many foreign and domestic policy choices have become militarized; too many military missions have become politicized.
This is not the time for stunts. This is the time for leadership.
I just saw that and was coming to post it. I wonder how many MAGA types will see the number of GO/FOs speaking out and start to realize their guy is a con man and not a leader. He is Commodus (from Gladiator, not the real one), thinks himself grand, but has no clue how to lead and zero instincts to do anything other than put himself first (and only).
I'm betting very, very few.
And there it is...the first resignation. I wonder how many more will show that ethics and morals means something.
Say what you want about him, but he ain't wrong.
It's hardly the first resignation in the Trump administration...or were you talking about the military specifically?
No, I was talking about the specific circumstances surrounding Lafayette Park and the overall use of the military to quell the protests.
Politically speaking, Mitch getting voted out in Nov would be one of the best things to ever happen to this country.
Yup.
And our resident Fox News pundits still assert there's no such thing as "White Privilege"....
Sounds like the city needs to review its police force chain of command...
So, do what do you suppose the reaction will be from the usual suspects?
