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Protesters hang effigy of Kentucky governor
The Hill ^ | 05/25/20 07:46 AM EDT | BY JUSTIN WISE

Posted on 05/25/2020 7:18:01 AM PDT by RandFan

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To: Eleutheria5

The KY rat Governor should be removed, but when you quote Booth whatever point you are making gets lost.


41 posted on 05/25/2020 7:55:43 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: gibsonguy
"Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase attributed to Marcus Iunius Brutus, one of the people who assassinated Julius Caesar. It can be translated as "Thus always to tyrants".


42 posted on 05/25/2020 7:55:52 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Buttons12
Protests are now hate?

I'm sure he also says that about Antifa. McConnell is as much a deep stater as the rest.

If we were really pissed, they would know it.

43 posted on 05/25/2020 7:57:57 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: KC_Lion

He’s a Dimbulbcrat.
Why only the effigy? (Just joking, of course.) ;-)


44 posted on 05/25/2020 7:57:57 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Bonemaker

Isn’t it supposed to be: “Hic Sic Semper Tyranus”? That was how Booth said it, which was probably why he broke his ankle.


45 posted on 05/25/2020 8:01:30 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: RandFan
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement on Twitter that the actions were "unacceptable"

It appears that McConnell and Biden have something in common - dementia.

46 posted on 05/25/2020 8:04:15 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Bonemaker

Yes I see the point, “They used the infamous Booth quote” will be the story is all I am saying. We are in a battle for public opinion and Optics still matter like it or not. If bullets start flying that’s out the window but for now we need to be smart.


47 posted on 05/25/2020 8:14:51 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Buttons12

The democrat gubernatorial candidate won by just over 5,000 votes.
That is easily done in one corrupt city like Louisville or
Frankfort. They will always win close elections because
the democrats will steal enough to win by hook or by crook.


48 posted on 05/25/2020 8:14:58 AM PDT by Doulos1 (Bitter Clinger Forever!)
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To: RandFan

Some guy in Michigan did similar with a Barbie-Whitmer look alike and *they called it “racist.” History escapes these people

*MSM, Whitmer, et al


49 posted on 05/25/2020 8:16:02 AM PDT by madison10
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To: cuban leaf

When you elect a Demonicrat, you elect evil and tyranny.


50 posted on 05/25/2020 8:19:08 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: RandFan

The citizens of Kentucky brought it upon themselves. Granted, I heard the GOP candidate did himself no favors by engaging in some political shenanigans, but this is where the shortsightedness of people comes back to haunt them.


51 posted on 05/25/2020 8:24:42 AM PDT by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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To: RandFan

“Sic semper tyrannis” was simply quoted by John Wilkes Booth (allegedly). He wasn’t the author. The phrase is the motto of the State of Virginia. It’s on their flag.


52 posted on 05/25/2020 8:27:30 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: RandFan

The correct word is “hanged,” not hung. Protesters hanged an effigy.... The Hill needs a new copy editor.


53 posted on 05/25/2020 9:00:59 AM PDT by bort
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To: RandFan

KY people like those in LA can always be counted upon to back the Democrat running for governor. Otherwise, they are mostly Republican.


54 posted on 05/25/2020 9:15:47 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Carl Vehse

Isn’t it amazing that so many professed Christians remain in the Democratic Party?


55 posted on 05/25/2020 9:16:28 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: The Sentient Sheep
It’s time to hate.


56 posted on 05/25/2020 9:18:50 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: RandFan
The episode prompted outrage from state leaders of both parties.

Oh, boo hoo...what did they expect when millions of lives/businesses are being destroyed?

57 posted on 05/25/2020 9:20:39 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Buttons12

KY has had only two Republican governors, both defeated for reelection, since Louie B. Nunn left office in 1971.


58 posted on 05/25/2020 9:21:09 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: bort

It’s a good thing the protesters hanged an effigy of a white man.

Can you imagine the furor if they did this to a black governor?


59 posted on 05/25/2020 9:24:53 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: gibsonguy

Original quote is from Marcus brutus. Booth was quoting him.


60 posted on 05/25/2020 9:26:28 AM PDT by rmichaelj (Ave Maria gratia plena, Dominus tecum.)
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