Posted on 08/25/2014 5:12:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown — recalling him as a "gentle giant," aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.
But the funeral that unfolded Monday was about much more than the black 18-year-old who lay in the closed casket after being shot to death by a white police officer. The emotional service sought to consecrate Brown's death as another in the long history of the civil rights movement and implored black Americans to change their protest chants into legislation and law.
"Show up at the voting booths. Let your voices be heard, and let everyone know that we have had enough of all of this," said Eric Davis, one of Brown's cousins....
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
like’rioting, looting, punching cops and breaking their faces, playing the knockout game on whites walking by themselves? that kind of crap?
All about getting out the black vote for the resident communist.
Take action?
You mean like work? I don’t think so.
As they pull the lever for the same party who has gotten them into this mess by encouraging putting more and more people on welfare, supporting failing (teacher union run) schools, fatherless homes, etc, etc, etc....
The funeral was just another rallying point to keep their ball rolling. They have “Black Power” at the moment and are going to run all the way with it....and Obama and Holder will be holding their hands as they do.
Was this a funeral or a Democrat campaign rally for November? Remember Wellstone!
There’s a difference?
“As they pull the lever for the same party who has gotten them into this mess by encouraging putting more and more people on welfare, supporting failing (teacher union run) schools, fatherless homes, etc, etc, etc.... “
In a recently integrated (1968) eighth grade math class, I had a Black girl tell me “We ain’t got to do nothing. My momma said so.”
perhaps after the FInal RIot....has been quelled....should they live through it...
recalling him as a “gentle giant,”
What a bunch of horse hockey, All he every would have been is a thug and a killer, good riddance to a bad person.
See this was all orchestrated by Obama and the Democrats from the beginning.
Aspiring rapper. What gets me is that these people think that’s a legit life plan.
Yes, it has an unfortunate ring to it, kind of like "mugging-school student" or "apprentice thief."
like’rioting, looting, punching cops and breaking their faces, playing the knockout game on whites walking by themselves? that kind of crap?
Yes, that is exactly the type of peaceful action they are referring to. Just what MLK Jr would have advocated, if you listen to his “family”.
Urge black Americans to......
.....shun Rap “music?”
.....help police eradicate the gangs?
.....foster 3Rs education?
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