Black Man Burned African-American Church, Painted ‘Vote Trump’ On The Walls

The Daily Caller ^ | December 21, 2016 | Chuck Ross

[McGruff]

A black man has been arrested and charged with burning an African-American church in Greenville, Miss. last month and defacing its outer walls with “Vote Trump” graffiti.

The Mississippi state police arrested Andrew McClinton, 45, on Wednesday and charged him with first-degree arson of a place of worship, Warren Strain, a spokesman with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety told The Daily Caller.

McClinton allegedly set first to Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, where he is a member, on Nov. 1, a week before the election. The fire destroyed 80 percent of the church. A GoFundMe account raised more than $240,000 to repair the facility.

[McGruff]

Had to search to find a title that mentioned his race.

[dfwgator]

See, Trump is making these black people burn churches.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

I’m confused. Why is the man “black” and the church “African-American”?

[bigbob]

No, it was Russians. But Trump made the Russians make the black guy do it. Because...racist.

[Salvey]

The congregation will forgive him, because he did it for a worthy purpose.

[dfwgator]

No, it was Russians.

A Black Russian?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

#3 re “Why is the man “black” and the church “African-American”? East. This is Mississippi.

[Secret Agent Man]

Fakers gotta Fake.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Typo Should be “EASY. This is Mississippi”.

[marktwain]

Rather violates the ninth amendment, doesn’t it?

Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

[stylin19a]

From another source around about when it happened.

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, whose district includes Greenville, is the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee. He told The Associated Press Thursday that a member of his staff spoke to the head of the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence and analysis division about the church fire. Thompson said the department has jurisdiction to investigate cases that might be considered “domestic terrorism.”

“If there is something like the Ku Klux Klan or the Aryan Nation ... we look at that as domestic terrorism,” Thompson said.

No don't look....you already know....What I want to know is, if there is an apology coming ?

benniethompson@mail.house.gov

[right way right]

Obama did the same (figuratively) to the Constitution.

So, we voted for Trump! Heh!!

[Osage Orange]

Good point.

Maybe the black guy is a aboriginal Aussie...

[SteveH]

[Osage Orange]

Benny is a joke....

Affirmative action appointment........

[TigerClaws]

Second hoax uncovered just today:

http://patch.com/new-york/gardencity/man-who-drew-swastikas-across-nassau-community-college-arrested-police

The Nazi one got ABC CBS CNN NBC coverage and Huff Po front story.

Will the TRUTH?

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

I had to laugh at the pretzel logic, that since the arson was made to appear politically motivated that it wasn’t politically motivated.

[onyx]

[Larry Lucido]

Rather violates the ninth amendment, doesn’t it?

Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

You must have a different Constitution than I do. :-)

(I know what you meant to say).

[editor-surveyor]

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McClinton, how fitting!
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