On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:32:46 -0500, Wayne B
wrote:

On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:43:14 -0500, John wrote:

On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:45:24 -0500, Wayne B
wrote:

On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:17:13 -0500, John wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jan 2021 21:27:34 -0500, Wayne B
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:27:03 -0500, John wrote:

These TrumpThugs attacking the Capitol need to be rounded up, arrested,
held under high bail or no bail, tried, convicted where possible and
sentenced to long terms in federal prisons.

You two are something else. 'Attacking the Capitol (sic)'. There was no
'attack', they peacefully walked up the steps. How many fires and spray painting
did you see? I saw three or four windows broken. The breakers should go to jail.
But don't call the tens of thousands of peaceful protestors 'rioters'!

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Ummm, no. It was worse than that, much worse. I'm not sure what
you've been watching but there is some pretty alarming video out there
of the senate chambers being swarmed, doors being broken down, police
being assaulted. Members of congress were forced to retreat to a safe
area. Peaceful my ass, and they were encouraged by Trump himself.

Mostly CNN. They were the funniest with the lies and bull****. The incident
yesterday paled in comparison to the riots all summer long. Yes, some glass was
broken and a few got into the capital. Folks got into the Senate chambers. Did
you see any looting or wanton destruction? No. I saw not one door broken down,
although the glass in one door was broken. Members of Congress were not 'forced'
to do anything. The Capital Police don't 'force' members of Congress.

This paled compared to the riots this summer. Of course, in your opinion those
were all 'peaceful protests'. You and Wolf Blitzer, and Harry, belong in the
same room.

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Check the Reuters news site for some factual and unbiased reporting on
Trump's "peaceful protest".

https://www.reuters.com/

It was a mob, and they were bent on violence. Any other
characterization is an act of denial.

From Reuters:

"In a late night news conference, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J.
Contee said 47 of the 52 arrests to date were related to violations of Mayor
Muriel Bowser’s 6 p.m. curfew, with 26 of those involving people arrested on
U.S. Capitol grounds.

Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or
prohibited firearms.

It was not immediately clear how many people would be arraigned on Thursday.

Contee told reporters late on Wednesday that two pipe bombs were recovered from
the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees, as well
as a cooler from a vehicle on U.S. Capitol grounds that contained Molotov
cocktails.

A total of four people also died on Wednesday during the chaos at the Capitol,
including one woman who was shot by a Capitol Police officer.

Contee declined to identify the woman, saying next of kin notification was still
pending.

Three other people also died on Wednesday because of medical emergencies, he
added, and 14 police officers were injured - two of whom remain hospitalized.

It was not clear if other federal or local police agencies, including the
Capitol Police, had made additional arrests.

While the number of people arrested is expected to grow, the initial number
pales in comparison to the more than 300 people who were arrested by police
following the June 1 protests in the district related to the police killing of
George Floyd.

Also from Reuters:

"MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Peaceful rallies gave way to a third night of arson,
looting and vandalism in Minneapolis on Thursday as protesters vented their rage
over the death of a black man seen on video gasping for breath while a white
police officer knelt on his neck.

The latest spasm of unrest in Minnesota’s largest city went largely unchecked,
despite Governor Tim Walz ordering the National Guard activated to help restore
order following the first two days of disturbances sparked by Monday night’s
fatal arrest of George Floyd, 46.

In contrast with Wednesday night, when rock-throwing demonstrators clashed
repeatedly with police in riot gear, law enforcement kept a low profile around
the epicenter of the unrest, outside the city’s Third Precinct police station.

Protesters massing outside the building briefly retreated under volleys of
police tear gas and rubber bullets fired at them from the roof, only to
reassemble and eventually attack the building head on, setting fire to the
structure as police seemed to withdraw. Protesters were later observed on the
roof.

The city authority warned about ‘unconfirmed’ reports that gas lines to the
Third Precinct police station were cut and that there were other explosives in
the building. It appealed to people to retreat from the building.

A car and at least two other buildings in the vicinity were also set ablaze, and
looters returned for a second night to a nearby Target discount store, left
boarded up and vacant from the previous night, to make off with whatever
remained inside.

Fire officials said 16 buildings were torched on Wednesday night.

President Donald Trump on Twitter said that he will send the National Guard
troops and “get the job done right” if Mayor Jacob Frey failed to bring the city
under control.

“Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the
shooting starts,” he wrote in tweets posted late midnight.

Two very different stories, eh Wayne? Of course, CNN was calling these riots
'peaceful protests'!

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I don't watch CNN, and I don't condone violent protest for any reason.

Here's something that you should watch:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1346996328375721991

Those stories were both from Reuters!

Our military and law enforcement has some balls. Calling Hitler into your
argument is a very liberal tactic, but it's bull****.

You should watch this and tell me it's a 'peaceful protest'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG32rFq0v7g

Show me where *anything* like that happened yesterday, although you, Harry, and
CNN make it sound much worse.
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