At the very least, the cop was afraid for his life when there was no need to be. How (Reply #12)

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Sun Aug 24, 2014, 10:25 PM

applegrove (98,878 posts)

12. At the very least, the cop was afraid for his life when there was no need to be. How

can you say race was not an issue. A 6'4" teenage white kid would not have made the police so scared.

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84 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Inanity of Rand Paul's quote on Ferguson, MO.. [View all]	Cha	Aug 2014	OP
..	Cha	Aug 2014	#1
This is the guy	AgingAmerican	Aug 2014	#2
And, not only didn't vote for the Civil and Voting Rights Acts but "claimed he did"..	Cha	Aug 2014	#4
Sounds like he's trying very hard not to say what he's thinking	bhikkhu	Aug 2014	#3
Good point, bhikkhu..	Cha	Aug 2014	#5
Just another fuckin' cracker. They're a dime a dozen.	kysrsoze	Aug 2014	#30
K	Cha	Aug 2014	#6
k	Cha	Aug 2014	#7
Really? Really Rand?	sheshe2	Aug 2014	#8
"Hey, Randy, do you find the murder by cop of an unarmed black child offensive?"	Cha	Aug 2014	#10
Three strikes...we are going for 4 now...	sheshe2	Aug 2014	#13
Damn, Rand Paul is a bona fide racist like his dad, Ron.. and he lies about it.. which is par for	Cha	Aug 2014	#15
"Rand Paul is a bona fide racist like his dad"	sheshe2	Aug 2014	#16
Oh, yeah, that solidarity from the drug war meme. Just forget all the rest of it and look at me!	freshwest	Aug 2014	#33
Exactly, freshwest! Trying to distract from the racist FPD and talk about "drugs" which	Cha	Aug 2014	#35
Talking out of both sides of his ass. Again.	arcane1	Aug 2014	#9
Right.. same ol Rand Paul.. "spreading the Misinformation because it WORKS".	Cha	Aug 2014	#11
Pays him better than honest work, that's for sure. Mr. Koch Brothers>AFN>Libertarian>GOPig.	freshwest	Aug 2014	#34
It's beyond Disgusting, freshwest.. slithery and slimey come to mind.	Cha	Aug 2014	#36
At the very least, the cop was afraid for his life when there was no need to be. How	applegrove	Aug 2014	#12
I don't think the cop was afraid for his life, apple. But, Ferguson has a long	Cha	Aug 2014	#17
The racist history in Ferguson, MO that I was refering to, apple..	Cha	Aug 2014	#39
How did he get	Jamaal510	Aug 2014	#14
Exactly, Jamaal.. my post from up thread..	Cha	Aug 2014	#18
The Anti 'War on Drugs' is the Libertarian meme to win black voters. But from:	freshwest	Aug 2014	#80
.	Cha	Aug 2014	#19
He doesn't want to alienate his racist fan base that is the	glowing	Aug 2014	#20
Precisely, glowing! Well Done! "Doesn't want to alienate his racist fan base".. so he talks	Cha	Aug 2014	#22
+1000	raven mad	Aug 2014	#74
K & R	Iliyah	Aug 2014	#21
They can want it all they want, Iliyah, but they won't be campaigning for him on DU.. not during	Cha	Aug 2014	#24
What do you expect from a man who thinks businesses should be allowed to discriminate? nt	SunSeeker	Aug 2014	#23
And, always talks out of both sides of his mouth.. doesn't want to lose his racist fan base	Cha	Aug 2014	#26
Rand Paul whitesplaining to the citizens of Ferguson. Hilarious. nt	DRoseDARs	Aug 2014	#25
I know, DRoseDARs.. SMH! and	Cha	Aug 2014	#27
If anyone had any doubts, on his word alone saying it is not about race proves that it is about race	gordianot	Aug 2014	#28
No doubt whatsoever but you're right.. the opposite of what Rand Paul says is	Cha	Aug 2014	#29
Some police are out to get "some" leave others.	gordianot	Aug 2014	#37
Is it denial? Or deliberate ignorance?	JDPriestly	Aug 2014	#31
It's "whitesplaining" to the citizens of Ferguson MO while trying to hold on to his racist fan	Cha	Aug 2014	#32
k	Cha	Aug 2014	#38
.	Cha	Aug 2014	#40
.	Cha	Aug 2014	#41
Never liked this guy to begin with.	AverageJoe90	Aug 2014	#42
Thank you, Joe.. just wanted to highlight Rand Paul "whitesplaining" to the citizens of Ferguson	Cha	Aug 2014	#43
I just hope there's a very good chance Rand Paul has nothing to do with this place:	Dark n Stormy Knight	Aug 2014	#44
But, he's trying so hard to talk out of both sides of his mouth, DNSK..	Cha	Aug 2014	#47
Not a problem for him, Cha.	Dark n Stormy Knight	Aug 2014	#54
Thank you for that Vid, Dark n Stormy Knight!	Cha	Aug 2014	#56
Fuck Rand Paul	XRubicon	Aug 2014	#45
Yes, those are my sentiments, too, XRubicon.	Cha	Aug 2014	#48
It appears that we are in full agreement as to Rand Paul's disposition my friend.	XRubicon	Aug 2014	#69
Cheers~	Cha	Aug 2014	#70
There is a very good change Rand Paul isn't too bright.	Enthusiast	Aug 2014	#46
More than likely and there's a very good chance Rand Paul is talking outta both sides of his arse.	Cha	Aug 2014	#49
That's my senator!!!	blackspade	Aug 2014	#50
Lucky you!	Cha	Aug 2014	#51
It's beyond me.	blackspade	Aug 2014	#52
Kentucky deserves exponentially better!	Cha	Aug 2014	#55
No kidding.	blackspade	Aug 2014	#61
Except you did get Gov Beshear who implemented Obamacare. :)	Cha	Aug 2014	#63
Geez	heaven05	Aug 2014	#53
That's what I'm trying to say, heaven!	Cha	Aug 2014	#58
well I'm saying that also	heaven05	Aug 2014	#60
napkinz says it pretty well, too..	Cha	Aug 2014	#62
exactly	heaven05	Aug 2014	#65
Oh, I think his racist a$$ is going to get Exposed by those who don't want to see Rand Paul	Cha	Aug 2014	#68
...	napkinz	Aug 2014	#57
Excellent depictions of the slithering runner that is Rand Paul, napkinz!	Cha	Aug 2014	#59
Rand needs to be EXPOSED	napkinz	Aug 2014	#64
I know he does! And, this is exactly why I did this last night.. thank you again, napkinz..	Cha	Aug 2014	#67
Thanks for posting this and saving me the time...	Blue_Tires	Aug 2014	#66
You're welcome, Blue Tires..	Cha	Aug 2014	#71
How about focusing on the other guy	aint_no_life_nowhere	Aug 2014	#72
..	Cha	Aug 2014	#73
PLEASE tell me this was from the Onion.	niyad	Aug 2014	#75
Rand Paul is an disingenuously clueless as an onion.	Cha	Aug 2014	#79
What a clueless fool..	Peacetrain	Aug 2014	#76
"Clueless"? or disingenuous to slither a comment on Ferguson without	Cha	Aug 2014	#81
Cha.. how anyone could even try to point to something positive about that little insect	Peacetrain	Aug 2014	#83
Well put, Peacetrain.. it boggles my mind, too.	Cha	Aug 2014	#84
A whopper	flamingdem	Aug 2014	#77
What stands for "statesman" in the current crop of	Cha	Aug 2014	#82
So you know that Wilson shot Brown because he was black?	Vattel	Aug 2014	#78

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