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
Isn’t it striking that most Americans have come to expect the worst from this segment of American society?
Is it really about a verdict? Or do they sense that they have been kicked to the curb by democrats?
Illegal Alians are the new darlings of the dems.
“Once again, isn’t ‘inciting to riot’ against the law?”
Law? Is that still relevant in this country?
How sad they are doing everything they can to keep racial division alive forever.
Not in today’s America. You can even call on somebody to be attacked, as Spike Lee did when he thought he knew where Zimmerman’s parents lived, and nothing will happen to you.
The law is optional.
NOT A SINGLE PROTESTOR at the “protest” in downtown Phoenix. Of course, the news didn’t say that. They said, “No police presence was necessary.” LOL. Twenty-five protestors showed up at the Tempe protest (ASU campus, of course). It didn’t even look like 25 to me.
I see the cock roach Al Sharpton hid out while his rent a mob did all the damage..I think old Al,BO,and Holder had a party while waiting for the verdict.I prayed along with thousands for the verdict to be good..These devils were so sure they put a fear into everyone so the jury would say guilty.
IT DID NOT WORK YOU COCK ROACHES..
Good catch, thank you. I didn’t notice that.
Sharpless would prolly have better luck in Columbia, the percent of Blacks there is 42.2% vs. Charleston at 25.4%.
You are right about the Koreans, but the Indians are not so fierce.
“Blacks will now be used as cannon fodder.”
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Yes, if they only could figure it out, the truth is that David Duke is more likely to care about the welfare of the black race than Barack Obama. They would be far, far better off looking to Rush Limbaugh as a leader than they are clamoring after Obama and his gang of thieves.
I think it’s time we designate Al Sharpton as a terrorist as these riots are destroying America, which is an act of war on the homeland.
Magical Mystery Tour... LOL. What a piece of crap of a human being he is.
219 S Dearborn St in Chicago is the location for bankruptcy court.
The USA is not a democracy. It is, or was, a Constitutional Republic.
For those of you not from Atlanta, the address above is the address of the Richard B. Russell Building. It was named after Democrat Senator Richard Russell whose contribution to society included leading the filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Ironic, ain't it?
Charlotte has a curfew for young adults and Monday night protests were quiet and peaceful. Must have a permit and only 50 people at corners...I was surprised it was so quiet and no one arrested.
Same in Atlanta, peaceful protests mostly hands up for M Brown...no burning or looting or arrests...not sure about their permits and gathering numbers. For HOTLANTA, I was surprised in a good way.
California, Missouri and other states need curfews and permits with restrictions on how many can gather at a corner or in the street in one spot, it could help stop the looting and burning.
Well if the former ‘FAT Albert’ retires then all I can say is “goodbye dammit”...
A total POS!
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