Sessions invokes 'Anglo American heritage' of sheriff's office

[EarthFirst]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday brought up sheriffs' "Anglo-American heritage" during remarks to law enforcement officials in Washington.

"I want to thank every sheriff in America. Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people's protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elected process," Sessions said in remarks at the National Sheriffs Association winter meeting, adding, "The office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement."

"We must never erode this historic office," Sessions continued.

Invoking "Anglo-American heritage" seems to have been an impromptu decision by the attorney general. A written version of the remarks says that Sessions was supposed to say: "The sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage."


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/politics/jeff-sessions-anglo-american-law-enforcement/index.html

[hibbing]

1. How awful

He's an awful person and doing tremendous damage. I need to start feeling hopeful again, not sure what it will take for me to get there. A lot of the racists now feel comforted and emboldened by the highest levels in our government.


Peace

[Iggo]

2. It's weird to hear them say it out loud. (n/t)

[lagomorph777]

4. They used to save that garbage for private occasions.

Now the racists are loud 'n' proud.

[Marie Marie]

17. Does he know we can hear him??

WOW!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Senator Warren exposed the racist

Sen. Warren's speech on the Senate floor a few days ago pointed out Sessions' racism. Now he's illustrating it with his barely coded white supremacy reference.

[bitterross]

5. He just said what he really believes. No surprise there.

Anglo-American's are the only people he cares about. So obvious he didn't need to say it.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Trump "emboldened" the Nazis

Trump "emboldened" the Nazis

America fought a war against the Nazis and supposedly won.

Yet here they are marching to "take back America".

" Michael Von Kotch, a Pennsylvania resident who called himself a Nazi, said the rally made him "proud to be white."

He said that he's long held white supremacist views and that Trump's election has "emboldened" him and the members of his own Nazi group. "

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fights-in-advance-of-saturday-protest-in-charlottesville/2017/08/12/155fb636-7f13-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.b54a0162fe07

[ProudProgressiveNow]

7. Short clip...

Link to tweet

[orangecrush]

19. Jeebus

He actually said that!

[IronLionZion]

8. The concept of a sheriff goes back to England

along with the concept of white supremacy. He wants to make America great again like how it was in Alabama a few decades ago.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. The Dixie Pixie strikes again!

[Baitball Blogger]

10. No surprise that this "culture" exists.

That mentality is what the BLM movement is trying to expose.

[sarcasmo]

11. Coretta Scott King told us about Beauregard many years ago.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. They are slowly losing their base

so they have to try to keep the scummiest of the scum that remains, stoked to continue to support them.

[Botany]

13. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

Sessions is a racist who dresses up like rebel general once a year to "honor" people
who fought to keep blacks as slaves. He is who he is.

[iluvtennis]

21. Indeed

[displacedtexan]

14. The only thing Sessions has to feel superior about is being white.

In fact, it's the only thing the rest of the deplorables have, too. In their world, the lowest of the lowest white man is better than any woman or person of color. They have no concept of accident of birth status.

Truly heavy sigh.

[Turn CO Blue]

15. It's all starting to be in the open now. Racist little elf. n/t

[dalton99a]

16. "The White heritage of law enforcement"

Dog whistle received loud and clear

[Wounded Bear]

18. IIRC, the Sherriff of Nottingham was the bad guy...

Just sayin'

[orangecrush]

22. "Men in Tights"...

[Wounded Bear]

24. Trumplodytes probably think that is a documentary...

Given the typical bill of fare on the 'History' Channel, I guess I can't blame them.

[orangecrush]

28. Sessions meets with Trump

breaks news of Muellers investigation..

[orangecrush]

39. ...

you mean it's NOT?

[Wounded Bear]

40. Sorry to bust your bubble...

[orangecrush]

41. It's o.k.

there are plenty of good therapists around here.

[iluvtennis]

20. I knew he was a racist, but to actually say "Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement." Proves

this admin believes it is above the law and can day/do whatever they want

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. An excellent reminder that state enforcement of laws was meant to protect property, not people.

And when the law says some people are property it's easy to see why we are where we are today.

[silverweb]

32. Well put!

That's a very succinct way of connecting the dots for people who fail to see them.

I may steal those lines from you for future use.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

37. Feel free! It's an important connection to make -- it makes the concept of structural oppression

so much easier to understand, and shows just how much work there is to be done.

[silverweb]

38. Absolutely right.

Thank you for putting it so well.

[heaven05]

25. this so called

Atty Gen is still so pissed that an AA ran this country for 8 long scandal free years. Just has to let his angst out by letting ameriKKKans know that the racist, KKKRISTIAN white-male-female is back in charge and trying to put a foot or a rope on the necks of minorities, especially AA necks. The GOP is his enabling tool.👹👹👹

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. I wasnt sure if the war was just on democracy or on POC also, first and foremost

they hate POC, but everybody knows that now I hope.

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Non white Americans are not safe here.

[heaven05]

29. so was lynching

Of innocent AA, ASSHOLE!!!!

[backtoblue]

30. I'm trying to stop cussing

But fuck these racist, sexist, bigoted, narcissistic shithead assholes. I'm so tired of the hate they push and the stupid people who embrace them.

[keithbvadu2]

31. So what does he think of the Anglo-European heritage of Romans killing Christ?

[SCVDem]

33. FFS

I live in So. Cal. And am currently having a beer in a bar where I am the only 'anglo' in the place!

Mi Amigos aqui are not racist pricks like my blanco compadres!

Get over your racist bullshit!

[Jedi Guy]

34. He's trying to be clever with his dog whistles.

The term and rough concept of a "sheriff" dates to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, with the original term coming from Old English.

Thus, the egregious elf and his cheerleaders can point to that as evidence of his benign intent while nodding and winking at their buddies. Meanwhile, the gullible and uneducated among the conservative base will lap it right up.

His true intent with that statement is plain to anyone with an IQ above room temperature. These assholes are truly deplorable.

[Cryptoad]

35. Funny part is,,,,,,,

In no more that 15 years , anglo-saxons will be a miniorty in this country,,,,,,,
ummmm ,,,, maybe this is why they are so crazyyyyyyy!

[Igel]

43. Anglo-saxons already are.

Lots of Irish, Poles, Welsh, Scots, Germans, Italians, French and Serbs and Croatians and Swiss and Norwegians and Swedes ...

Anglo-Saxons ... Not a majority of whites. I say that as someone who's mostly Irish.

[Docreed2003]

36. Racists gonna racist...

While it’s absolutely appalling that not only he believes that crap but feels comfortable enough to spew it publicly, at least we can see these fuckers for who they truly are!

[IronLionZion]

42. No love for proud blonde Saxons like Trump?

or Slavic people like Trump's children? Why just Anglos? They're so obsessed with dividing people that they already decided to divide the anglos from the saxons?

[SharonClark]

44. Sounded like a call out to the Oath Keepers.

He is truly deplorable.

[Cadfael]

45. Be careful, Mr. Attorney General

Your sheet is showing.....

[7962]

46. Calm down folks. Even Pres Obama has referred to "Anglo American legal system"

He did it in a speech years ago. Its the basis for the US legal system, derived from the English "Anglo" laws. Many SCOTUS rulings also refer to it in the same way. Not racist at all. The position of "sheriff" is the only position that is directly connected to the old English way.
Plenty of actual stupid shit Sessions has said that he can be blasted for. IMO, this isnt one of them

[LanternWaste]

47. It does tend to illustrate the shallow historical idiocy of far too many people.

It does tend to illustrate the shallow historical idiocy of far too many people.

[niyad]

48. he just cannot help expressing his racism and ugliness.

hey, jeffie, how do you explain david clarke?