Posted on 11/24/2014 4:46:58 AM PST by Jed Eckert
The Rev. Al Sharpton has always been keen to maintain his reputation as the least plausible cleric since Elmer Gantry.
The racial tension and riots in Ferguson, Mo. have proved to be the perfect vehicle to do just that.
Not just satisfied with creating unrest in one beleaguered Missouri city, though, the “Reverend” is looking to go national with his “peaceful protests” that worked out so well in Ferguson.
With that, Sharpton’s group, the National Action Network (NAN) has put out a list of national protest sites, because apparently just one city experiencing hellish violence and racial strife just isn’t enough. [H/T Gateway Pundit.]
“In anticipation of the impending grand jury decision in Ferguson, MO, National Action Network (NAN) Chapters are encouraging community members to join them when it is announced,” the statement reads.
“Regardless of what the decision is, NAN chapters in over 20 cities around the country will gather.” So you lose either way.
If Officer Wilson is indicted, the release says, the protests “will focus on what would be a teaching moment on how to deal with national legislation for policing.”
I had personally thought the unctuous, condescending, leaden idiom “teaching moment” had been retired, but apparently it still lives on in the lexicon of the professionally-offended.
“If the Ferguson grand jury decision clears him of criminal charges then NAN will call for protests to remain peaceful and for the federal government to come in with a federal grand jury to move for civil rights charges on excessive force,” it continues.
Yes, just like the “peaceful” protests that Sharpton and other leaders have led in Ferguson up until now..
Given their previous success at keeping their civil disobedience peaceful in Ferguson, you might think that Sharpton and his compatriots might have decided to forego these mass gatherings this time, but no, they’re going to keep right at it.
We all know that when Al Sharpton uses the phrase “peaceful protest,” it’s done with a nudge and a wink.
It’s an meaningless blanket get-out-of-jail-free card meant to keep him out of trouble when these race baiting spectacles inevitably spiral out of control.
It seems that Sharpton seems to sense the writing on the wall as to how the grand jury will go.
This week, Sharpton wrote a piece in the New York Times, suggesting that we do away with the grand jury process (at least in cases like Officer Wilson’s), and merely take the person to jury trial.
Because if the facts don’t work out in your favor, change the rules. And if that doesn’t work, break stuff.
Here are the venues for Sharpton’s Magical Misery Tour:
ATLANTA, GA: 75 Spring St, SW, 2211 U.S. Courthouse
BIRMINGHAM, AL: 1729 5th Avenue North #140
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ: 2715 Atlantic Ave
BROOKLYN, NY: 225 Cadman Plaza E. Brooklyn, NY
CHARLESTON, NC: 200 East Bay Street City of Charleston Police Department, 180 Lockwood Blvd
CHARLOTTE, NC: 401 West Trade Street
CHICAGO, IL: 219 S Dearborn St #74
CINCINNATI, OH: 550 Main Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA: 601 Market Street
CLEVELAND, OH: 801 West Superior Avenue
DETROIT, MI: 231 W Lafayette Blvd
FERGUSON, MO: (Police Department), 222 S. Florissant Road
LOS ANGELES, CA COURT HOUSE: 255 East Temple
NATCHEZ, MS: 109 North Pearl Street
NEWARK, NJ: 970 Broad St. (Broad/Walnut Sts.)
OAKLAND, CA: 1225 Fallon Street
ORLANDO, FL: 401 West Central Boulevard
PATERSON, NJ: 401 Grand Street
PHOENIX, AZ: 400 West Washington
SANFORD, FL: 1300 Park Avenue
TALLAHASSEE, FL: 111 South Adams Street
And, Sharpton still works for NBC?
I'm sure Holder will get right on it /(S)
Why are they doing this? Marshal Law is the end results. We are being Grubered again. This president is not leaving.
> Race relations have been set back to where they were when court mandated bussing messed up a lot of urban schools and neighborhoods.
I have to agree with this. Obama and his followers have set race relations back to the pre Abraham Lincoln era with a twist. We now have a much deeper appreciation for those that have made something of themselves that obey the law and act respectably. I can count many among those I call my friends. Several attend our church.
Why is this gutter slime still using up carbon credits?
Coward posts cities that won’t fight back. Lock and Load America!
Most people I talk to have had enough of this crap and will be eager to respond if provoked. So bring it you morons, you are way outgunned and don't even know it.....
The FBI was corrupted under Clinton and the process accelerated under O’bastard.
Maybe they will all show up here: CHARLESTON, NC
The holes around here are equal opportunity holes. They are full of Africans, Hispanic, and White Trash fools.
I’ll be in Charleston this week. The police station is alittle off the beaten path compared to the downtown shopping district, correct? SC recognizes FLA’s carry permits :)
The problem is they've been much too silent about what is happening to their neighborhoods and culture. I doubt they'd be as quiet if a white president did all of these things to destroy them.
They already have. It's called the Federal Hate Crimes laws.
Once the race card gets thrown, anything said or done against a "protected citizen" is a FEDERAL crime.
Thanks.
The legal (RICO?) effort should then include Comcast as employer of Sharpton.
^Deep Pockets^ in the liberal tradition.
Thanks for the reminder/update.
Sharpton already has blood on his hands. He should stop inciting riots now.
Sharpton already has blood on his hands. He should stop inciting riots now.
Only if you or I do it.
oh man! none here in Texas! and I got all this ammo! :)
I want to know who is feeding this mob of cowards and deadbeats and enabling them to organize all this stupidity because it undoubtedly takes a lot of money and manpower behind the scenes!
Oh, wait.....I know who it is. It’s everyone who dutifully hands over tax dollars to fund EBT to keep them well fed, Medicaid to keep them healthy, and free legal aid to keep them out of jail. This is what happens when people don’t have to work to eat. And millions more are coming.
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