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eShirl

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10. What the hell is this idiot babbling about?

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Tue Aug 19, 2014, 03:42 PM

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Missouri lt. gov.: We need ‘Anglo-American’ justice in Ferguson [View all] phantom power Aug 2014 OP

And here I thought Nixon was bad. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #1

Well, to be fair, Nixon has a Republican lt. gov. nt alp227 Aug 2014 #8

Holyfuckingshit. Rex Aug 2014 #2

He may have meant US law origins in English law... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #13

Yeah I am really starting to wonder about that states leaders. Rex Aug 2014 #20

Turns out the Lt Gov is a repuke.... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #41

I just looked that up, yuck a repuke... Rex Aug 2014 #42

After that comment, Kindling is probably closest to correct. Thor_MN Aug 2014 #81

Racist KKK State billhicks76 Aug 2014 #86

it's an interesting dog whistle 0rganism Aug 2014 #29

Agree! get the red out Aug 2014 #51

There is absolutely no way he wasn't using that oddball phrase in a racist context phantom power Aug 2014 #30

MAYBE, but he could have left out the "Anglo-American" and it would have still been clear. sir pball Aug 2014 #36

Especially since the phrase "WHITE Anglo-Saxon Protestant" is such a tblue37 Aug 2014 #82

Tone deaf, at the VERY least. cyberswede Aug 2014 #3

Every time I think it's me, you guys . . . madashelltoo Aug 2014 #4

It was Anglo-American law that gave us Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #11

The Anglo-American tradition, especially starting with the Magna Carta tritsofme Aug 2014 #72

Ah--But the tradition started before the Magna Carta. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #73

Magna Carta was 1215. tritsofme Aug 2014 #75

Common Law began under the Anglo-Saxon Kings... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #85

WTF? Goddamn, are all elected Dems in MO that fucking stupid? HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #5

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is a Republican, actually. nt alp227 Aug 2014 #6

Gov/Lt Gov don't run on same ticket? HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #17

Oh, that explains it. I'm glad he's not a Democrat for if he were he'd be an embarrassment to Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #22

It says something about the people who voted for them that they're that stupid. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #12

Maybe they're not stupid! atreides1 Aug 2014 #52

He's a Republican, which is why he has been publicly and vehemently attacking tblue37 Aug 2014 #83

Nixon made the Democratic Party look bad. Laelth Aug 2014 #7

JESUS H. DOGWHISTLE! We need a return of "Worst Person in the World". bullwinkle428 Aug 2014 #9

Exactly. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #16

I can just hear one of Keith Olbermann's special comments now . . . Brigid Aug 2014 #61

Well MSNBC didn't approve of "Worst Person in the World". Enthusiast Aug 2014 #80

Don't forget Martin. grasswire Aug 2014 #88

Oh, yes. I had forgotten Martin. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #92

What the hell is this idiot babbling about? eShirl Aug 2014 #10

WTF does he even mean? Common law vs civil? leftstreet Aug 2014 #14

It's 21st century dog-whistle for White Man's Burden phantom power Aug 2014 #15

Guess he's the new face of it leftstreet Aug 2014 #18

That mentality has no place in 21st Century American Government. calimary Aug 2014 #23

+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #28

They don't even try to hide it anymore Marrah_G Aug 2014 #19

What bothered me alongside this was - the white mayor of majority black Ferguson ran for office calimary Aug 2014 #21

Safe bet that any non-white opposition would be quietly "discouraged" phantom power Aug 2014 #32

The racist cops probably arrested or threatened any opponent. toddwv Aug 2014 #90

*facepalm* derby378 Aug 2014 #24

Anglo-American Justice Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #25

This song is dedicated to Mr Kinder... kwolf68 Aug 2014 #26

That crud is why there are problems there. Hoyt Aug 2014 #27

Too bad General George Armstrong Custer isn't around to subdue the hostiles aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #31

If he is a lawyer, he was talking about the court system. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #33

You have to understand,they don't try to hide it!! janlyn Aug 2014 #34

The northland is really bad in MO loyalsister Aug 2014 #66

A racist Republican, no surprise there LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #35

Guys--you're just off-base on this one. It's a reference to the root of American law Romulox Aug 2014 #37

He just said it in the most race baiting way possible. Rex Aug 2014 #38

Just google "Anglo-American law". It's common parlance among lawyers and other legal types. Romulox Aug 2014 #39

Actually if you look upthread, that is exactly what I said too. Rex Aug 2014 #40

Those he's talking to don't know. He could have just said "American" and no one, JoePhilly Aug 2014 #63

That kinda was my point. Or said 'tort laws', 'reform', etc.. Rex Aug 2014 #64

Yup. If he knows the various terms available, he certainly knows when they might be ... JoePhilly Aug 2014 #69

Correct. But he shouldn't do interviews without a handler leftstreet Aug 2014 #45

No doubt, but it's rather like repeatedly saying "Our Arabic numeral heritage" in a conversation phantom power Aug 2014 #47

No. That's not right. "Anglo-American" means "English and American". Romulox Aug 2014 #55

Hindu-Arabic.... xocet Aug 2014 #79

Whether or not it's the generally-accepted term in the legal profession mac56 Aug 2014 #62

The one that codified slavery of non "Anglo-Americans"? That Anglo American law? jtuck004 Aug 2014 #91

kwolf dedicated a song to this wanker, I'm going to give Kindler a poem. Chan790 Aug 2014 #43

Words fail. n/t wandy Aug 2014 #44

Centuries of "Anglo-American jurisprudence tradition" included slavery Lt. Gov. Idiot. nt TeamPooka Aug 2014 #46

Translation: Gimme that reliable whitey justice, Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #48

BULLSHIT!!!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #49

“We do not do justice in America in the streets though,” 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #50

Lt Gov Kinder (R), not Gov Nixon (D). HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #56

My mistake. Thank You n/t 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #67

No prob. Been confused myself, trying to follow all the players. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #70

Beats Franco-American anything jberryhill Aug 2014 #53

This needs more attention. rwheeler31 Aug 2014 #54

Finally we can put to rest ANY doubt that racism is alive and well in America randys1 Aug 2014 #57

No doubt here. nt HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #58

We need VA_Jill Aug 2014 #59

Anglo-American justice? No. Corruption. burnsei sensei Aug 2014 #60

This at least gives a partial answer to the question . . . MrModerate Aug 2014 #65

Hard to miss the code in that one Android3.14 Aug 2014 #68

It would be a step up from the current marsupial justice. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #71

I am a bit confused by the outrage...I can't speak to this man's intent. tritsofme Aug 2014 #74

He could have just said 'law' or 'courts' or 'justice' leftstreet Aug 2014 #78

WTF? I am completely speechless after seeing that n/t albino65 Aug 2014 #76

I don't even know what this means mcar Aug 2014 #77

Bigoted, hateful ass. merrily Aug 2014 #84

Spoken like a low-profile low-life with plans to run for Governor next term. TheDebbieDee Aug 2014 #87

I remember watching that. toddwv Aug 2014 #89