[Citizen Zed]

[gunsequalfreedom]

He should have said, Our police officers will protect peoples right to free speech and peoples property equally.

[Ken H]

Now that’s what I call bold leadership...

[smokingfrog]

Do you think they have a better plan than the last time? I doubt it.

[Fester Chugabrew]

This is an area where words should be measured and spoken clearly. Truth and justice are not kind to minced words, and vise versa.

[dragnet2]

"We're, um, you know, it a, you know, our goal here is to, is to, keep the peace and allow folks' voices to be heard.

Vote yes on no right governor?

Please everyone. A favorite of both sides!

[Paleo Conservative]

Impeach Nixon

[Altura Ct.]

“I prefer not to be a commentator on it.”

Unlike say, Obamanation?

[fungoking]

Translation: My administration, the National Guard, and the State Patrol are all united in the common goal of keeping me politically viable for future runs for the senate or the presidency.
Elected office is all I know and I can't risk losing the white vote or the looter vote.

[niteowl77]

Jedediah Nixon wasn't ever really ready for prime time, but his actions/statements since he got marching orders from the Potomac have been pathetic in the extreme. A pandering, incompetent political hack hitting his level of incompetence isn't necessarily tragic, but when he starts placing the lives and assets of his constituents in jeopardy, kissing race-baiting azz in order to "save" his own...

Mr. niteowl77

[Amity]

A week or two after Michael Brown was shot, Nixon was happy to make his position clear, and he obviously sided with the protestors:

“From the outset, I have been clear about the need to have a vigorous prosecution of this case.... So I ask that we continue to stand together as we work to achieve justice for Michael Brown...”

He has hamstrung the local police and IMHO is a big part of the problem. He hasn’t a clue. He’s smart enough to have figured out that popular opinion has turned against the protestors, but not smart enough to figure out what to do about it. I hope he loses HUGE next election.