Posted on 11/22/2015 5:08:34 AM PST by kristinn
A white man punched and attempted to choke a black protester who was thrown on the ground at a Donald Trump rally in Birmingham on Saturday morning, as an onlooker yelled, "Don't choke him! Don't choke him!"
The protester, identified by local media as well-known activist Mercutio Southall Jr., started shouting during Trump's speech and could be heard yelling, "Black lives matter!" A fight broke out around him, prompting Trump to briefly halt the rally and demand removal of Southall.
"Get him the hell out of here, will you please?" Trump said.
The crowd alternated between cheering and booing as security officers pushed their way through the crowd of several thousand. Southall fell to the ground and was surrounded by several white men who appeared to be kicking and punching him, according to video captured by CNN. A Washington Post reporter in the crowd watched as one of the men put his hands on Southall's neck, and heard a female onlooker repeatedly shout: "Don't choke him!"
Southall has had many run-ins with the police and has even been arrested as he fights against what he says is unfair treatment of blacks.
Several bystanders were alarmed that Southall would be severely hurt, and the security officers quickly moved to get him off the ground and walk him out of the building. Meanwhile, Trump recounted how Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently responded to Black Lives Matter activists who came onto the stage of one of his events.
"You see, he was politically correct," Trump said. "Two young women came up to the podium. They took over his microphone. I promise you, that's not going to happen with me. I promise you. Never going to happen. Not going to happen. Can't let that stuff happen."
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How incredibly fortuitous that CNN just happened to be filming that exact spot.
These BLM protestors are utter fools and morons. The whole BLM thing is one,big canard.
With BLM something is the matter and it ain’t good. They should focus on the dopes in their own mirrors for the answers.
I saw the video. Once a liar, always a liar!
Yup.
Washington Post unleashing their special brand of fartrous fartoxide. Yep.
If he's well known, why didn't the Secret Service screen him out? What exactly are those guys doing anyway? The government supposedly has facial recognition software to scan for terrorists, why aren't they using it?
I want to make shirts with Nietzsche and “NO LIVES MATTER” on the front.
The Nihilist Party.
;)
Black Jobs Matter-—
Vote Trump 2016.
Do a search on his name. He pulled a stunt at Walmart..got tasered and arrested. It was a stunt to show the police in action. And it was filmed.
OMG!!! Call out the National Guard! The Army! The FBI! String him up!!!!
looka the Fat @ss,, he prolly slipped and faw down.
show us the proof or its just more black lies
Or in South Carolina a few years back it was, “If you don’t start no shiite there ain’t gonna be no shiite.”
Would this guy still be alive if he were white and protesting at a mostly black liberal rally?
#blacklivesfatter
“Does this guy’s head seem quite small in relation to his body?”
Yes, as would a horse’s head in relation to his body.
If Trump or Cruz are not elected POTUS, I will be tuning out and turning off. At age 65 I need to be selective and intentional about where I place my focus and energy. With HRC as POTUS, I wont be spending my final years fighting a lost battle.
No. Fingerprints and dental records would be needed to ID the body.
This fat tub of lard is a co-founder of Birmingham Black Lives Matter. The other founder is some kind of relative of a felon who was injured by a police man and is paralyzed.
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/10/armed_activists_walked_through.html
Given the totality of the circumstances, Secret Service should keep this guy out of the rallies.
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