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Trump's Heavy-Handed Reaction to Police Brutality Protests Belies Promise of 'Law and Order'
Townhall.com ^ | July 22, 2020 | Jacob Sullum

Posted on 07/22/2020 8:59:13 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 07/22/2020 8:59:13 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

I’d like to say I’m surprised by this being Townhall.com, but I’d hate to lie.


2 posted on 07/22/2020 9:00:47 AM PDT by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
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“Peaceful” protests


3 posted on 07/22/2020 9:01:16 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Assange)
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To: Kaslin

Heavy handed? These treasonous bums need to be taken out and stacked like cordwood.


4 posted on 07/22/2020 9:03:23 AM PDT by dainbramaged (I am the Guardian of Forever. Not really, but it sounds impressive.)
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To: Kaslin

Townhall morphed into Mother Jones so slowly I hardly noticed.


5 posted on 07/22/2020 9:03:46 AM PDT by Company Man (THEDONALD.WIN is still skyrocketing through the Alexa rankings! Visit today!)
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To: Kaslin

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. That’s the propaganda machine, for ya.


6 posted on 07/22/2020 9:03:49 AM PDT by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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“...In response to largely peaceful demonstrations against police brutality....”

Clue to where the author is coming from. Left of Trotsky.


7 posted on 07/22/2020 9:04:09 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Kaslin
his heavy-handed reaction to the protests

I'm going to need to see some examples of this. I think President Trump has been more than reasonable.

8 posted on 07/22/2020 9:04:38 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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Views Edit
Sullum is for a non-interventionist foreign policy and has defended then-presidential candidate Ron Paul stating that it is inaccurate to call him an isolationist.[5] Sullum has also made the case that Presidents, including current U.S. President Donald Trump, have been reckless with the lives of soldiers.[6]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Sullum


9 posted on 07/22/2020 9:05:04 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: MortMan

I agree! I was very surprised they didn’t dig deeper and learn the Fed police didn’t search out and arrest protesters but rather they arrested rioters who had committed criminal acts against federal property. That is job they have a duty to perform.


10 posted on 07/22/2020 9:06:40 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: MortMan
Ditto. A duckduckgo.com search on Sullum gave this info:

Jacob Sullum - Reason.com
[Search domain reason.com/people/jacob-sullum/]
https://reason.com/people/jacob-sullum/
Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason and a nationally syndicated columnist.. Sullum is the author of two critically acclaimed books: Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use (Tarcher/Penguin, 2004 ...

11 posted on 07/22/2020 9:08:13 AM PDT by Trot (really good word processor)
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To: Kaslin

What is with Townhall? There have been two anti-Trump articles posted most recently.

This article brings up the specter of Richard Nixon?! Who gives a flip?

BLM is a Marxist sham. Everybody sees what’s going on.

The chattering class is so out of touch.


12 posted on 07/22/2020 9:09:07 AM PDT by nonsporting (MAGA -- ...he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one)
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To: Company Man
Townhall morphed into Mother Jones so slowly I hardly noticed.

They seemed very conservative in the late 90s. I've seen it happen with other publications, so it must be a communist tactic.

National Review and Reason magazine, for example.

13 posted on 07/22/2020 9:10:03 AM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Gutless Old Party)
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“...largely peaceful demonstrations...”

“...aerial fireworks including mortars; high intensity lasers targeting officers’ eyes; (and) thrown rocks, bottles, and balloons filled with paint...”

“...United States Courthouse has been vandalized repeatedly...”
attacking a U.S. Marshals Service deputy with a hammer on July 11...”

“...


14 posted on 07/22/2020 9:10:14 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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Wow this guy is a horrible anti-Trump propagandist. He says lots of things without any real back up. Like that Nixon reference. He seems to be for many things Trump is for. But always figures out how Trump can be wrong in being for the same things. This is of course a sneaky propagandist trick to separate Trump from his followers. The whole point of these guys on the right is to weaken the rights message.


15 posted on 07/22/2020 9:10:36 AM PDT by poinq
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While I don't know exactly what the Feds are doing in Portland, no one can seriously accuse Trump of being heavy-handed. The longer the Administration lets these probable lies go unanswered, the more damage is done to this country. The Administration took too long in releasing footage of what really happened in Lafsyette Park. I hope they move faster now with releasing details.
16 posted on 07/22/2020 9:12:08 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Kaslin

He’s getting rightfully brutalized in the comments.


17 posted on 07/22/2020 9:13:38 AM PDT by tnlibertarian
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To: escapefromboston

Looks like there’s a fair amount of distance between the definitions of “peaceful” and “largely peaceful”.


18 posted on 07/22/2020 9:13:55 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum (God is good, He loves us, and He is always with us.)
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To: Kaslin; Travis McGee

I read two paragraphs. How in the world did this moron get onto Townhall? If anything, Trump has shown remarkable restraint with the Insurrection Act (military), but at the same time, has been actually DRAGGING HIS FEET with getting civilian federal agents into these places to both deal with people committing federal crimes (rioting, treason, etc.) and protecting federal properties.*

Heavy-handed??? Pffffft!

*I’ll admit I’m not sure how much the usual restrictions on federal action (getting permission from a sheriff — actually in the US code — or a governor) applies in this emergency.


19 posted on 07/22/2020 9:13:55 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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To: conservative98

Trump's heavy-handed response to protests against police brutality belies his promise of "law and order." https://t.co/mW3udjImA8— Jacob Sullum (@jacobsullum) July 22, 2020

For Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, betraying Trump meant staying loyal to the law. https://t.co/A0mSkuXtdi— Jacob Sullum (@jacobsullum) July 15, 2020

Why does Trump want to stop people from voting by mail—and why does he think he has the power to do that? https://t.co/GR2NkK9N0U— Jacob Sullum (@jacobsullum) May 21, 2020

It's not fake news: Trump did actually suggest that injecting bleach could be a cure for COVID-19. https://t.co/GanIaUp693— Jacob Sullum (@jacobsullum) April 24, 2020


20 posted on 07/22/2020 9:14:10 AM PDT by conservative98
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