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In Heated CNN Interview, Avlon Fights Defense Lawyer for Capitol Riot Defendant
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 07/20/2021 7:28:57 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

In a heated interview on CNN's New Day this morning, Joseph D. McBride, the lawyer for Capitol breach defendant Richard 'Bigo' Barnett—famously seen with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office—condemned the conditions of detention for the defendants, labeling them "D.C. Guantanamo Bay," and repeatedly accused the authorities of "torture."

Snide and smirking substitute host John Avlon took repeated shots at McBride, claiming that McBride's various arguments "make absolutely no sense," and are "utterly unbased in fact." In a parting shot, Avlon sanctimoniously said, "I had hoped you would have a more of a fact-based conversation with anything resembling a sense of perspective about an attack on our Capitol."

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1 posted on 07/20/2021 7:28:57 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: miss marmelstein; patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; KC_Lion; ...

Snide John Avlon smirks his way through interview with lawyer for ‘Bigo’ Barnett, famously seen with his feet on a desk in Pelosi’s office.

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 07/20/2021 7:30:06 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Nations hostile to US➡️Soros➡️Clintons➡️Democrat Party➡️Press


3 posted on 07/20/2021 7:33:40 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: blueunicorn6

This way, the press can hide behind the lie that they are just confused Democrats.


4 posted on 07/20/2021 7:34:37 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Not “main stream media” but “agenda driven media.”


5 posted on 07/20/2021 7:37:27 AM PDT by CedarDave (Way past time to change the characterization of the main stream media to "agenda driven media" (ADM))
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To: CedarDave
Not “main stream media” but “agenda driven media.”

See Tagline.

6 posted on 07/20/2021 7:44:38 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

7 posted on 07/20/2021 7:44:57 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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To: CedarDave

Mockingbird Media (or Mockingjay Media)


8 posted on 07/20/2021 7:45:00 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The man put his feet on the Speaker’s desk. Leaving aside the current Speaker’s actual worth, this is an outrage, and the man does well to glean some wisdom from his jail journey.


9 posted on 07/20/2021 7:45:19 AM PDT by lurk ( )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

There was no, “Attack on our capitol.” its all false flag and media hype.

If there had been a real attack, there would have been dead politicians strewn all over the floors of Congress, and most of them Democrats.

This was mopre Frat Boy pranks than anything else.

And the killing? Ashli Babbit.
It was done by agents of the leftists Pelosi and Schumer who acted to make the situation unsafe. Why do you think the security chiefs of both the House and Senate resigned within 2 days after? SO they would not have to answer questions.

The Dems want to keep this up? They will get a real Waterloo next time.


10 posted on 07/20/2021 7:54:32 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Diogenesis
As has been stated thousands of times on FR over the last few years, we truly do live in a two-tiered system of justice. One for important Democrats, and one for everyone else.

In spite of our protestations, the situation continues to worsen by the day. At the present rate, someday we won't even be allowed to protest the two-tiered system.

That day may be rapidly approaching, as the Leftist Establishment is moving swiftly to consolidate full power. My prediction is when the military is declared secure, they will utterly drop the hammer on us.

11 posted on 07/20/2021 7:55:16 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: Candor7

i believe the Ashli Babbitt murder was intended to inflame the crowd


12 posted on 07/20/2021 8:04:02 AM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

>>In a parting shot, Avlon sanctimoniously said, “I had hoped you would have a more of a fact-based conversation with anything resembling a sense of perspective about an attack on our Capitol.”

Leftist/Democrats/Media DO NOT GAD about attacks on our Capitol.

Until they call out President Carter, President Clinton, and Barack Obama for pardoning terrorists, they have no ground on which to stand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Collazo
Oscar Collazo (January 20, 1914 – February 21, 1994) was one of two Puerto Rican militants of the Nationalist Party who on November 1, 1950, attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington, DC. He had been living in New York City after growing up in Puerto Rico.

Collazo was convicted and sentenced to death, but Truman commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. In 1979 Collazo’s sentence was commuted to time served by President Jimmy Carter. He was paroled and allowed to return to Puerto Rico.

On October 30, 1950, Torresola and Collazo learned that the Jayuya Uprising in Puerto Rico, led by the nationalist leader Blanca Canales, had failed. Torresola’s sister had been wounded and his brother Elio was arrested. Believing they had to do something for their cause, Collazo and Torresola decided to assassinate President Harry S. Truman, in order to bring world attention to the need for independence in Puerto Rico.[1][3]

https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/president-obamas-pardon-oscar-lopez-rivera-trades-terrorist-votes

President Obama’s Pardon for Oscar Lopez Rivera Trades a Terrorist for VotesJan 22nd, 2017

* In 1979, Jimmy Carter released from prison three Puerto Rican terrorists who shot at members of Congress.

* In 1999 Bill Clinton pardoned 12 members of the FALN.

* Obama’s one-time friend Bill Ayers, himself a terrorist in the 1970s, tweeted out a celebratory “Oscar Lopez freed!”


13 posted on 07/20/2021 8:06:31 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: Candor7

“There was no, “Attack on our capitol.” its all false flag and media hype.”

I believe this to be true, and I also believe the “breach” was done with full cooperation of the Capitol Police. I’ve been to the Capitol since the Capitol Visitors Center was opened, and it is a hardened Federal facility - no one just opens the doors and walks in.

So if the FBI knew there was going to be a hostile crowd, and decided to enable the breach, how would they know the protesters WOULDN’T be armed? Were they actually willing to risk the killing of Congress members? Were they HOPING for that?


14 posted on 07/20/2021 8:09:04 AM PDT by LizzieD
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To: lurk

Lock Him Up

Flashback: Biden claimed he was arrested at Capitol for trespassing, sitting in Senate presiding officer’s chair
Law Enforcement Today ^ | 2-22-21 | Lizzy Murica
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3977407/posts

...Explaining that the incident occurred on a Saturday when he was visiting some friends at Georgetown University, Biden stated that he visited the Capitol “because I was fascinated with the Senate.”

“And then, a Saturday session, I walked up those days, no guards stopping you everywhere, and I, and they just got out of session.

“I walked in the back. All of a sudden I found myself in the chamber, and I was stunned.

“I walked up, sat down in the presiding officer’s seat.”

To laughs from the audience, a smiling Biden continued:

“Guy grabbed me by the shoulder, said, ‘You’re under arrest.’”

Biden next recounted a later encounter with the man he says arrested him, saying:

“Literally nine years later, as I walked onto the Senate floor through the same door, that same guy, cop, said to me, “Senator, do you remember me?”

“I said, ‘Geez, I don’t.’”

To more laughter from the audience, Biden said:

“He said, ‘I arrested you nine years ago.’

Biden laughed and continued:

“He said, ‘Welcome back. Welcome back.’”...


15 posted on 07/20/2021 8:09:15 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: LizzieD

Officers “stood by” and did nothing. Peaceful protesters asked the officers to DO SOMETHING to stop those who were attacking the building/smashing things and they refused to act.

As with Charlottesville the entire crowd was painted with a broad brush by Obama voting Democrats who were bad actors instigating a riot.


16 posted on 07/20/2021 8:10:56 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Why has habeas corpus been suspended for the trespassers?

We know the answer. It’s to send a message that the government is in control and can do whatever it wants regardless of the Constitution.

Charge them with a crime, allow them to plea, post bail, then try them if necessary. That’s our system.


17 posted on 07/20/2021 8:12:41 AM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
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To: lurk

You are kidding, I hope......or maybe you are A TROLL.


18 posted on 07/20/2021 8:14:42 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Tench_Coxe

I use that reference frequently with my daughter.

She loved those books and movies- so I just remind her- who was the bad guy in those books? The government.

And at the end when the supposed good guy became the new leader, she immediately turned into a bad guy.


19 posted on 07/20/2021 8:21:20 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Ann Archy

There are snitches on here. Its been going on for some time since Obastard ordered the intel networks to spy on everyone.

Once in a while they cant contain themselves.


20 posted on 07/20/2021 8:23:29 AM PDT by crz
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