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Obama re-election protest escalates at Univ. of Mississippi; racial slurs, 2 arrests reported
wapo ^ | Nov 7 2012 | Associated Press,

Posted on 11/07/2012 10:21:07 PM PST by NoLibZone

JACKSON, Miss. — A protest at the University of Mississippi against the re-election of President Barack Obama grew into crowd of about 400 people with shouted racial slurs as rumors of a riot spread on social media. Two people were arrested on minor charges.

The university said in a statement Wednesday that the gathering at the student union began late Tuesday night with about 30 to 40 students, but grew within 20 minutes as word spread. Some students chanted political slogans while others used derogatory racial statements and profanity, the statement said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: 2012election; mississippi; olemiss
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1 posted on 11/07/2012 10:21:11 PM PST by NoLibZone
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To: NoLibZone

God bless them.


2 posted on 11/07/2012 10:21:32 PM PST by NoLibZone ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic")
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To: NoLibZone

One arrest for drunkenness, one for failing to listen to an “officer”... Tough night at Ole Miss, BUT nothing like it is made to sound!


3 posted on 11/07/2012 10:23:30 PM PST by WVKayaker ("Mitt Romney couldn't keep up with lies and spin of Barack Obama" - Sarah Palin 10/24)
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To: NoLibZone

That’s all we need. More ‘evidence’ we are racists.


4 posted on 11/07/2012 10:23:30 PM PST by Lou Budvis
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To: NoLibZone

The years of federal occupation didn’t damper all the fire out.


5 posted on 11/07/2012 10:23:42 PM PST by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American that a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: NoLibZone
I talked to my son who recently got his graduate degree from University of Florida and he was crying

He knew what happenned last night

6 posted on 11/07/2012 10:23:59 PM PST by scooby321 (AMS)
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To: scooby321
I talked to my son who recently got his graduate degree from University of Florida and he was crying

Gators aren't supposed to cry.

7 posted on 11/07/2012 10:24:49 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Lou Budvis

“...More ‘evidence’ we are racists...”

Maybe its time we responded that we’re not prejudiced. We base our feelings on empirical evidence. After carefully reviewing that evidence we have decided that we should be racists.

To paraphrase the film YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, A riot is a terrible thing...but its about time we had one!


8 posted on 11/07/2012 10:27:20 PM PST by Monterrosa-24
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To: Lou Budvis

I do not care what they call me so long as they know that I am their enemy.


9 posted on 11/07/2012 10:31:46 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: NoLibZone

Wow. Does the reporter think John Wilkes Booth mightve been in the crowd? Amazing how actual racist students everywhere else hold anti american protests regularly and it never makes the paper, but this does. Additionally, why is the university bad-mouthing these students? Is this unconstitutional? Finally, if there’s a more disenfranchised demographic than southern white Christians I’m eager to hear it. They have every reason to protest the policies of Obama and his minions.


10 posted on 11/07/2012 10:31:57 PM PST by GodfearingTexan
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To: NoLibZone

One kid burned a Obama/Biden sign.

Yesterday.

WhoopyDoo.


11 posted on 11/07/2012 10:33:05 PM PST by wolficatZ ("We are no longer accepting comments on this article")
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To: NoLibZone

Good. Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you.



12 posted on 11/07/2012 10:33:23 PM PST by ari-freedom (Election Day should be after Thanksgiving, not right after Halloween)
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To: GodfearingTexan

“Finally, if there’s a more disenfranchised demographic than southern white Christians I’m eager to hear it. They have every reason to protest the policies of Obama and his minions.”

Actually, blacks are even worse off, thanks to Obama.


13 posted on 11/07/2012 10:34:58 PM PST by ari-freedom (Election Day should be after Thanksgiving, not right after Halloween)
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To: NoLibZone

I was updated as it unfolded by my friends daughter that attends the college.The kids were teargassed but no report of that.I told her to tell the other students that they are the new hippies and to rage against the machine.


14 posted on 11/07/2012 10:38:32 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: ari-freedom
Actually, blacks are even worse off, thanks to Obama.

They don't care, as long as everybody else is worse off as well, makes things more equal.

15 posted on 11/07/2012 10:38:33 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Gators aren't supposed to cry.

Perhaps they were crocodile tears.

16 posted on 11/07/2012 10:39:51 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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To: dfwgator

And you just cant fix stupid.Sad for the blacks that voted for obama because they will be hit the worse but oh well....


17 posted on 11/07/2012 10:40:44 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: NoLibZone

I can just see the holder DOJ swooping down and launching a full scale investigation with trials and public floggings.
And plenty of hate crimes.

Yes, would be guilty of a ‘hate crime’ were I there.
I hate dumb arse pols, commies, libs, socialists etc so may as well ‘perp walk’ me outta there....

Someone mentioned tear gas, if the kids can play their cards right, they should be able to sue..

Oh wait...that is right NOT an establishment ‘protest’.


18 posted on 11/07/2012 10:47:03 PM PST by xrmusn (6/98 "Hope in one hand and $hiite in the other and see which fills up first".)
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To: Monterrosa-24

the onset of the UNSA - United Negro States of America


19 posted on 11/07/2012 10:49:18 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Monterrosa-24

Or as Rhom says, “never let a good crisis go to waste”


20 posted on 11/07/2012 10:52:56 PM PST by annieokie
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