George Washington Toppled At George Washington University

Jonathan Turley ^ | June 23, 2020 | Jonathan Turley

[C19fan]

I have long opposed the sweeping efforts to dismantle or destroy historical monuments and statues. (Here and here and here and here and here and here and here). While I recognize that there are some statues that should be removed, my primary objection is to the lack of a public debate over how we should address these calls. Other statues and memorials to Washington have been destroyed around the country. The news of the toppling of our own statue received surprisingly little coverage by The Hatchet and I did not hear any public statement from our Administration. I would have hoped that our university would have denounced this criminal act as a senseless and unacceptable act. It certainly would seem to warrant a tad more than “A GWPD officer found the head of a George Washington statue removed from a stand. The head was found laying at the base of the stand. GWPD called Facilities Services following the discovery.”

[a fool in paradise]

Communisty Organizer

[Moltke]

Best to go straight to genereic names.

State Education Combine No. 1, ..., 250,...

[Moltke]

*generic

[cranked]

GWU is changing its name when, about the same time as Yale changes theirs? /s

[aquila48]

Bookmark

[snarkytart]

If you get federal funds then protect our assets .

Trump better stop these colleges and cities receiving federal funds
from destroying our Presidents .

We are looking like Venezuela before the election .

Stop twitting .
We want action .

I though Antifa was a terrorist group .
Where are the mass arrests ?
The leaders should be arrested and the financiers,
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POTUS can try to defund the states and colleges that are allowing this. Can he do that without legislation?

[captmar-vell]

Its the Jacobin anti-Christ spirit rising up, its neither new nor original but once it finally achieves its power over the Earth, it ultimately likes to cut off heads just like we’re shown in the book of Revelation.

First the soft targets and when that has little resistance they’ll increasingly go after believers,

[outofsalt]

"They need to change the name of George Washington University."

George Floyd University?

[ncalburt]

If Antifa is a Terrorist group then Trump should issue a warning to all Universities about allowing them on campus .
I thought the Sep 11 terrorist laws gave us more domestic terror powers .
Use then
Maybe issue a EO ?

Just don’t twitt as Rome burns .

[Daffynition]

Sobering words.

[MachIV]

This is why we all need to be armed to the hilt and also forming neighborhood “gun clubs”.

In fact, the police standing around doing near nothing makes the case for defunding them since they seem uninterested in doing their @#$! jobs. Get them out of the way so the “gun clubs” can take on the real criminals.

[Dan in Wichita]

How long before the democrats will be trying to pass legislation to rename the Washington Monument?

That's what I think will happen too. Much easier to rename it rather than tear it down. If Dems sweep into power in November, look for the Washington Monument to be called the Obama Obelisk. Has a real sickening ring to it, doesn't it?

[ncalburt]

Aka = Coup / Terrorist trainer .

[ought-six]

“These Commies are vicious, evil characters. They need to be DEFEATED not negotiated with. There will be an incident, which I’m surprised hasn’t happened yet, which will spark a shooting war. I would gird your loins people. Be ready for what’s to come. Cause it’s barreling down the tracks.”

That’s a fact.

[surrey]

Just a quick story. When all of this started we were sitting on our boat talking to some of our “dock” friends when the subject turned to the violence and guns. My husband and 2 others were comparing their various guns when one of our neighbors started laughing. He said “you do realize where you live don’t you”?
Yes, we live in a quiet little seaside town in MA. and the crime rate is minimal. My husband told him that those guns are for our protection and if he thinks he’s safe then more power to him. As the saying goes” I would rather have a gun and not use it than need a gun and not have it”.

[genghis]

Don’t forget Stanford and dozens of others

[genghis]

I would vote for you for senator

[MrChips]

Get ready for the reeducation camps.

[hanamizu]

In fact, the police standing around doing near nothing makes the case for defunding them since they seem uninterested in doing their @#$! jobs.

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Where most of this crap is happening, the mayors are democrats. The police answer to their chiefs who in turn answer to the mayors. The mayors are telling the chiefs to have the cops stand by. Cops who attempt to do their jobs face criminal charges. The problem isn’t the cops as much as the duly-elected mayors.

[MplsSteve]

“George Floyd University?”

The way things are going these days, it wouldn’t surprise me to see it re-named George Jefferson University.