Posted on 08/15/2019 10:24:44 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Warren, Harris stand with activists against Obama officials
Democratic presidential candidates continue to throw shade on the legacy of former President Barack Obama. They rarely criticize him by name, but many of the 2020 hopefuls have implicitly attacked Obama's record on health care, immigration, and climate change, among other issues.
The latest example of implied criticism, courtesy of two prominent contenders, focuses on the Obama administration's investigation into the controversial police-involved shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass) and Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) marked the five-year anniversary of Brown's death on Twitter by asserting that he was "murdered."
Elizabeth Warren ✔ @ewarren 5 years ago Michael Brown was murdered by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael was unarmed yet he was shot 6 times. I stand with activists and organizers who continue the fight for justice for Michael. We must confront systemic racism and police violence head on.
Kamala Harris ✔ @KamalaHarris Michael Brown’s murder forever changed Ferguson and America. His tragic death sparked a desperately needed conversation and a nationwide movement. We must fight for stronger accountability and racial equity in our justice system.
That's not what Barack Obama's Department of Justice concluded after investigating the incident. The federal probe, in addition to the local criminal investigation presented to a grand jury, did not find sufficient evidence to pursue charges against Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Brown. Both largely substantiated Wilson's version of events that Brown reached into his police car and attempted to grab the officer's gun.
The DOJ investigation further concluded that a central detail in the popular narrative surrounding the case — that Brown held his hands up and shouted "don't shoot" — was likely false, and based on testimony from unreliable witnesses.
The tweets from Sens. Harris and Warren suggest that Obama's Justice Department failed to address "systemic racism" and "racial equity" in the justice system.
Zaid Jilani
It has become an article of faith for Democratic candidates that the Obama administration's investigation and conclusion for Michael Brown's shooting was false
Obama, meanwhile, is reportedly "expressing exasperation" with the Democratic primary candidates attacking his legacy and promoting policies far to the left of those he pursued as president.
Because they know Mochelle is going to enter the race....
Because they’re PO-ed that Barry did not use his Greek Columns Moment in 2009 to usher in the Great Utopian Era of Socialism.
Lesson learned: Don’t choose a lazy dope-smoking narcissist as the vanguard of your revolution.
We know they are angry with Obama, he was more of a president for Wall Street bankers then the “cause”
Its why Bernie had momentum and why Hillary lost 2016
It was obvious what was going on in the party
They had to screw over Bernie, the Wall Streeters did not want a communist running the country and the party. Hillary was a safe bet
This turmoil and animosity is still going on in the party, especially if Biden wins, Biden will be a retarded version of Hillary and they know it.
We saw the footage of him in the convenience store pushing the manager on the same day.
I HOPE THE OFFICER SUES THEM INTO OBLIVION
THEY KNOW OR SHOULD HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF KNOWING IT WAS NOT MURDER
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