Trump’s Remarks on Charlottesville Violence Are Criticized as Insufficient
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Hey Boomer- I'm probably the first to agree with you if you think there may be better people who could be President than Trump, but in the meantime everyone should thank their lucky stars that he was able to beat Hillary. That woman is not fit to be president of the local P.T.A.
Every one is dumping their support for antifa the terrorists
because they have met the enemy and they are it.
"Nancy Pelosi condemns Antifa violence in Berkeley
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement Tuesday night condemning violence by members of the anti-facist movement Antifa during protests in Berkeley this weekend.
“Our democracy has no room for inciting violence or endangering the public, no matter the ideology of those who commit such acts,” Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, said in the statement. “The violent actions of people calling themselves antifa in Berkeley this weekend deserve unequivocal condemnation, and the perpetrators should be arrested and prosecuted.”
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/30/nancy-pelosi-condemns-antifa-violence-in-berkeley/
LOL there you have the low down on who the hell is who here
because they have met the enemy and they are it.
"Nancy Pelosi condemns Antifa violence in Berkeley
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement Tuesday night condemning violence by members of the anti-facist movement Antifa during protests in Berkeley this weekend.
“Our democracy has no room for inciting violence or endangering the public, no matter the ideology of those who commit such acts,” Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, said in the statement. “The violent actions of people calling themselves antifa in Berkeley this weekend deserve unequivocal condemnation, and the perpetrators should be arrested and prosecuted.”
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/30/nancy-pelosi-condemns-antifa-violence-in-berkeley/
LOL there you have the low down on who the hell is who here
The Democrats have a big problem. These Alt-Left racist thugs are now entrenched in the fabric of the Democrat Party.
Yeah, We'll just use blasting caps inside the body armor to absorb the shock!
If one follows the money this is one of the places it leads
now for the backers and fomenters of antifa to be shown the front of the stage...
and the press that was their propaganda arm
If one follows the money this is one of the places it leads
now for the backers and fomenters of antifa to be shown the front of the stage...
and the press that was their propaganda arm
What are you saying there are no Neo-Nazis in the GOp? Hell, you've got one for a president.
Michigan State University sued for denying Richard Spencer rental space for speech
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017 10:27 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, September 03, 2017 10:33 PM EDT
DETROIT — A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak in September.
Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday alleging the university is violating Spencer’s free speech.
The East Lansing school has said in a statement the decision was made “due to significant concerns about public safety” and cited the “tragic violence” in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Spencer said in a text message to the Associated Press Sunday that, “Cameron Padgett is a brave young man who has my full support.”
Spencer was scheduled to speak at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that ended in violence.
A woman was killed after a car drove into counterprotesters.
Michigan State University sued for denying Richard Spencer rental space for spee
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017 10:27 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, September 03, 2017 10:33 PM EDT
DETROIT — A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak in September.
Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday alleging the university is violating Spencer’s free speech.
The East Lansing school has said in a statement the decision was made “due to significant concerns about public safety” and cited the “tragic violence” in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Spencer said in a text message to the Associated Press Sunday that, “Cameron Padgett is a brave young man who has my full support.”
Spencer was scheduled to speak at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that ended in violence.
A woman was killed after a car drove into counterprotesters.
Michigan State University sued for denying Richard Spencer rental space for spee
Just cause they make it up they think it's true
that's the folly of the left...behind
Oh well, the antifas are getting thrown in jail for calling a prayer group NAZIs
figures
Berkeley Police Arrest 13 Protesters In Connection To Antifa Violence
Many of them chanted slogans like “No Trump, no wall, no USA at all.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/29/b...-protesters-in-connection-to-antifa-violence/
No USA eh? Well we know what they and their supporters want too now
Right there in plain English
Poor little globalcummunnazis are gonna get "bummed" in jail
that's the folly of the left...behind
Oh well, the antifas are getting thrown in jail for calling a prayer group NAZIs
figures
Berkeley Police Arrest 13 Protesters In Connection To Antifa Violence
Many of them chanted slogans like “No Trump, no wall, no USA at all.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/29/b...-protesters-in-connection-to-antifa-violence/
No USA eh? Well we know what they and their supporters want too now
Right there in plain English
Poor little globalcummunnazis are gonna get "bummed" in jail
And if the name Hitler was replaced with the name Trump, whose law would that be? Mental Floss's??
NAACP wants slave auction block moved from Virginia city's downtown
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Friday, September 22, 2017 03:24 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, September 22, 2017 03:29 PM EDT
FREDRICKSBURG, Va. — An NAACP chapter is asking a Virginia city to move a slave auction block from its downtown.
The Free Lance-Star reported Thursday that the knee-high stone block sits at a site where enslaved people were bought and sold in Fredericksburg.
It has haunted black residents for years. People sometimes stand on it for photographs. The NAACP’s Fredricksburg branch is calling for the block to be replaced by a historical panel.
Discussions about moving the block began after last month’s deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
City officials are seeking comment on two possible paths forward. One envisions adding interpretive panels and protective measures to the site. Another would move the block, possibly to a museum, and replace it with a historical marker. A sign would offer directions to its new location.
This photo taken May 5, 2005, shows the historic pre-civil war auction block for slaves and property at the corner of Charles and William Streets in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. (Reza A Marvashti /The Free Lance-Star via AP)
NAACP wants slave auction block moved from Virginia city's downtown | World | Ne
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Friday, September 22, 2017 03:24 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, September 22, 2017 03:29 PM EDT
FREDRICKSBURG, Va. — An NAACP chapter is asking a Virginia city to move a slave auction block from its downtown.
The Free Lance-Star reported Thursday that the knee-high stone block sits at a site where enslaved people were bought and sold in Fredericksburg.
It has haunted black residents for years. People sometimes stand on it for photographs. The NAACP’s Fredricksburg branch is calling for the block to be replaced by a historical panel.
Discussions about moving the block began after last month’s deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
City officials are seeking comment on two possible paths forward. One envisions adding interpretive panels and protective measures to the site. Another would move the block, possibly to a museum, and replace it with a historical marker. A sign would offer directions to its new location.
This photo taken May 5, 2005, shows the historic pre-civil war auction block for slaves and property at the corner of Charles and William Streets in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. (Reza A Marvashti /The Free Lance-Star via AP)
NAACP wants slave auction block moved from Virginia city's downtown | World | Ne
Trump’s base might still support him, but the rest of the world has lost all faith in the United States. Our leader is a deranged, delusional manchild who constantly indulges in his worst instincts to the detriment of the American people and the world at large.
It’s a popular talking point that the Republican Party has shockingly, suddenly sunk into the gutter, but Trump is really just the apotheosis of decades of paranoia, racism and bad policy. The GOP was always going to end with a lowest common denominator candidate. If you glorify the worst aspects of human nature, it follows that the worst person imaginable will become your champion.
In their newest issue, Newsweek seeks to address the gradual and inevitable degradation of the Republican Party, calling Trump insane in bold lettering. Their cover is a showstopping condemnation of our monstrous president.
Yet it is the Republican Party that is holding the most seats in the House and the Senate . Oh and did I mention Governorship's and State Houses ? You best look across the aisle for the party that is sinking .
Trump’s base might still support him, but the rest of the world has lost all faith in the United States. Our leader is a deranged, delusional manchild who constantly indulges in his worst instincts to the detriment of the American people and the world at large.
It’s a popular talking point that the Republican Party has shockingly, suddenly sunk into the gutter, but Trump is really just the apotheosis of decades of paranoia, racism and bad policy. The GOP was always going to end with a lowest common denominator candidate. If you glorify the worst aspects of human nature, it follows that the worst person imaginable will become your champion.
In their newest issue, Newsweek seeks to address the gradual and inevitable degradation of the Republican Party, calling Trump insane in bold lettering. Their cover is a showstopping condemnation of our monstrous president.
Suspect in Charlottesville car attack faces new 1st-degree murder charge
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December 14, 2017
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December 14, 2017 11:07 PM EST
In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle is driven into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.Ryan M. Kelly / AP Photo
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The man accused of driving into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville faces a new charge of first-degree murder after a court hearing Thursday in which prosecutors presented surveillance video and other evidence against him.
Prosecutors announced at the start of a preliminary hearing for James Alex Fields that they were seeking to upgrade the second-degree murder charge he previously faced in the Aug. 12 collision in Charlottesville that left 32-year-old Heather Heyer dead and dozens injured. The judge agreed to that and ruled there is probable cause for all charges against Fields, including nine lesser felony counts, to proceed.
Fields’ case will now be presented to a grand jury for an indictment.
Authorities say the 20-year-old, described by a former teacher as having a keen interest in Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler, drove his speeding car into a group of counterprotesters the day of the “Unite the Right” rally that drew hundreds of white nationalist from around the country. The attack came after the rally in this Virginia college town had descended into chaos — with violent brawling between attendees and counterdemonstrators — and authorities had forced the crowd to disband.
Surveillance footage from a Virginia State Police helicopter, played by prosecutors in court, captured the moment of impact by the car and the cursing of the startled troopers on board. The video then showed the car as it reversed, drove away and eventually pulled over. The helicopter had been monitoring the violence, and prosecutors questioned Charlottesville Police Detective Steven Young about the video as it played.
Another surveillance video from a restaurant showed the car head slowly in what Young testified was the direction of the counterprotesters, who were not in view of the camera. The car reversed before speeding forward into the frame again.
After that footage, a man in the crowd shouted an expletive and cried out, “Take me out.” He and others left the courtroom.
Fields, of Maumee, Ohio, sat quietly in a striped jumpsuit with his hands cuffed during the hearing.
His attorney Denise Lunsford did not present evidence or make any arguments at the hearing, although she did cross-examine the detective.
Fields was photographed hours before the attack with a shield bearing the emblem of Vanguard America, one of the hate groups that took part in the rally, although the group denied any association with him.
A former teacher, Derek Weimer, has said Fields was fascinated in high school with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out by officials at his Union, Kentucky, school for “deeply held, radical” convictions on race.
This photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., who had a preliminary court hearing in Charlottesville, Va. on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP)
During her cross-examination of Young, Lunsford asked if searches of Fields’ computer, phone or social media revealed any evidence that he was part of Vanguard America or any other white nationalist group. Young said, “No.”
Young also testified that he was among the first officers to respond to the scene where Fields pulled over. No weapon was found in the car, he said.
Lunsford asked the detective what Fields said as he was being detained.
Fields said he was sorry and asked if people were OK, according to Young. When Fields was told someone had died, he appeared shocked and sobbed, Young said.
Young said authorities had identified 36 victims of the car attack, including Heyer — a number higher than officials have previously given. Some have significant injuries and are “wheelchair bound,” Young said.
Fields would have faced between five to 40 years in prison for a second-degree murder conviction. First-degree murder carries a penalty of 20 years to life in prison.
Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer Jr. also presided over preliminary hearings Thursday for three other defendants. Charged in cases related to the August rally are Richard Preston, who is accused of firing a gun, and Jacob Goodwin and Alex Ramos, who are accused in an attack on a man in a parking garage that was captured in photos and video that went viral.
The judge certified the charges against all three men. All those cases will also head to a grand jury.
Jason Kessler, the main organizer of the Unite the Right rally, was in court to watch the proceedings. When he arrived Thursday, a small crowd of angry protesters outside the courthouse chanted, “Blood on your hands.”
Suspect in Charlottesville car attack faces new 1st-degree murder charge | Toronto Sun
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Published:
December 14, 2017
Updated:
December 14, 2017 11:07 PM EST
In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle is driven into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.Ryan M. Kelly / AP Photo
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The man accused of driving into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville faces a new charge of first-degree murder after a court hearing Thursday in which prosecutors presented surveillance video and other evidence against him.
Prosecutors announced at the start of a preliminary hearing for James Alex Fields that they were seeking to upgrade the second-degree murder charge he previously faced in the Aug. 12 collision in Charlottesville that left 32-year-old Heather Heyer dead and dozens injured. The judge agreed to that and ruled there is probable cause for all charges against Fields, including nine lesser felony counts, to proceed.
Fields’ case will now be presented to a grand jury for an indictment.
Authorities say the 20-year-old, described by a former teacher as having a keen interest in Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler, drove his speeding car into a group of counterprotesters the day of the “Unite the Right” rally that drew hundreds of white nationalist from around the country. The attack came after the rally in this Virginia college town had descended into chaos — with violent brawling between attendees and counterdemonstrators — and authorities had forced the crowd to disband.
Surveillance footage from a Virginia State Police helicopter, played by prosecutors in court, captured the moment of impact by the car and the cursing of the startled troopers on board. The video then showed the car as it reversed, drove away and eventually pulled over. The helicopter had been monitoring the violence, and prosecutors questioned Charlottesville Police Detective Steven Young about the video as it played.
Another surveillance video from a restaurant showed the car head slowly in what Young testified was the direction of the counterprotesters, who were not in view of the camera. The car reversed before speeding forward into the frame again.
After that footage, a man in the crowd shouted an expletive and cried out, “Take me out.” He and others left the courtroom.
Fields, of Maumee, Ohio, sat quietly in a striped jumpsuit with his hands cuffed during the hearing.
His attorney Denise Lunsford did not present evidence or make any arguments at the hearing, although she did cross-examine the detective.
Fields was photographed hours before the attack with a shield bearing the emblem of Vanguard America, one of the hate groups that took part in the rally, although the group denied any association with him.
A former teacher, Derek Weimer, has said Fields was fascinated in high school with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out by officials at his Union, Kentucky, school for “deeply held, radical” convictions on race.
This photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., who had a preliminary court hearing in Charlottesville, Va. on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP)
During her cross-examination of Young, Lunsford asked if searches of Fields’ computer, phone or social media revealed any evidence that he was part of Vanguard America or any other white nationalist group. Young said, “No.”
Young also testified that he was among the first officers to respond to the scene where Fields pulled over. No weapon was found in the car, he said.
Lunsford asked the detective what Fields said as he was being detained.
Fields said he was sorry and asked if people were OK, according to Young. When Fields was told someone had died, he appeared shocked and sobbed, Young said.
Young said authorities had identified 36 victims of the car attack, including Heyer — a number higher than officials have previously given. Some have significant injuries and are “wheelchair bound,” Young said.
Fields would have faced between five to 40 years in prison for a second-degree murder conviction. First-degree murder carries a penalty of 20 years to life in prison.
Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer Jr. also presided over preliminary hearings Thursday for three other defendants. Charged in cases related to the August rally are Richard Preston, who is accused of firing a gun, and Jacob Goodwin and Alex Ramos, who are accused in an attack on a man in a parking garage that was captured in photos and video that went viral.
The judge certified the charges against all three men. All those cases will also head to a grand jury.
Jason Kessler, the main organizer of the Unite the Right rally, was in court to watch the proceedings. When he arrived Thursday, a small crowd of angry protesters outside the courthouse chanted, “Blood on your hands.”
Suspect in Charlottesville car attack faces new 1st-degree murder charge | Toronto Sun