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| March On Washington |
What day is it ? We just came back from the States and I have to turn around and go back early tomorrow for my three hour eye appointment (finally !). So, while Mike who is feeling a little better is feeding the cats (another story) here's a quick rundown of events.
* The March On Washington:
~ From CNN:
"Fifty-seven years to the day after Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and
delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, civil rights activists are once
more climbing the steps and demanding change.
The
National Action Network and the Rev. Al Sharpton organized the
"Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" event in response to the
death of George Floyd in May at the hands of law enforcement.
The
march is meant to be a commemoration of a seminal moment in US history
-- one that demanded civil rights and economic opportunity.
On
Friday, marchers will call on the Senate to pass police reform
legislation named after Floyd, which the House approved in June. They
will also call for dismantling systemic racism and for ensuring access
to the ballot box, organizers said."
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* Events & Information Since The Kenosha Jacob Blake Shooting:
Updated 5:47 PM ET, Sun August 30, 2020
Updated 7:32 PM ET, Sat August 29, 2020
~ From The Intercept:
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| Courtesy The Intercept |
* When this happened, we nearly barfed...reported in the Corporate MSM, but this report shines:
Updated 9:41 PM ET, Sun August 30, 2020
Updated 9:51 PM ET, Sun August 30, 2020
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He's right.
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4 comments:
I am not sure yet whether the protests and demonstrations are going to help get rid of Trump. Things are different now than they were in the past. The only thing Trump has going is his current law and order agenda and scare tactics. I hope Biden can rise above the BS and show the stability and maturity⁰that Trump lacks.
If the protests remain peaceful, they will have a giant impact on the outcome of the election in Biden's favor.As far as Trump's "Law & Order" agenda I don't think he really has that going for him...particularly after his off the wall alignment with weirdo conspiracy theories straight from the QAnon Playbook, he looks insane. Well, he is. At least one thing is for sure, we are going to find out exactly how racist America is after this election, how will the country deal with that? It's scary.
Ok, I just caught this over on MSN re Trump's "Law & Oder" platform...although now he's telling people to vote TWICE. I'll get there ...I do like Business Insider BTW:
Trump's 'law and order' messaging isn't sticking with voters as new polls show they trust Biden more on public safety
oseddiq@insider.com (Oma Seddiq) 56 mins ago
Former Vice President Joe Biden's visit on Thursday afternoon to Kenosha was a markedly different scene from President Donald Trump's trip to the Wisconsin city two days earlier.
While visiting the city, Biden spoke on the phone with Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot seven times in the back by a police officer last month, triggering protests in Kenosha and across the country. The former vice president also met with Blake's family members and discussed systemic racism with community leaders.
"We've reached an inflection point in American history," the Democratic presidential candidate said on Thursday. "I honest to God believe we have an enormous opportunity now that the screen, the curtain has been pulled back on just what's going on in the country, to do a lot of really positive things."
Trump, on the other hand, did not speak to Blake nor meet his family, claiming they wanted to involve lawyers, which he found inappropriate. The president instead talked to law enforcement officials and business owners, surveyed the damage done during protests, and hammered the state's Democratic leaders, who had asked him to not show up.
During his visit, Trump continued to cast himself as the patron of "law and order," repeating the messaging around which he's built his 2020 reelection effort. Last week's Republican National Convention largely focused on similar themes.
"The most dangerous aspect of the Biden platform is the attack on public safety," Trump said during convention. "No one will be safe in Biden's America."
Yet, several new polls released this week suggest the president's hardline strategy hasn't been swaying voters. Instead, 47 percent of registered voters said they trust Biden to handle public safety, opposed to 39 percent who have more faith in Trump, according to a Morning Consult survey.
Similarly, 42 percent of likely voters said they would feel more safe with Biden as president, versus 35 percent who said the same for Trump, a Quinnipiac University poll showed.
And a CNN poll also indicated that 51 percent of voters believe Biden would keep them safe from harm, compared with 45 percent who said Trump will.
Nationally, Biden has maintained a lead in the polls, signaling that Trump's focus on pinning Biden as weak on crime and public safety has not gained much traction yet among voters.
Biden is 10 points ahead in a Quinnipiac poll, 8 points ahead in polls from CNN and Grinnell College, and 7 points ahead in polls from Reuters and USA Today/Suffolk University.
A Fox News poll also showed Biden with an advantage in three key states that Trump narrowly won in 2016: Arizona, North Carolina and Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, voters preferred Biden by five-percentage points over Trump to lead on issues such as policing and criminal justice.
Calls for the presidential candidates to address civil unrest don't appear to be waning, however.
Democratic advisers and strategists for the Biden campaign have reportedly warned that Trump's rhetoric may pose a risk and undermine Biden's electability in Midwestern states.
Biden condemned violence during anti-racism protests triggered by the George Floyd killing earlier this summer and has since taken a tougher position, calling for the arrests of those engaged in looting and destroying property.
continued...
He also recently unveiled his first nationwide television commercial addressing the issue. "Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting," he says in the commercial, according to The New York Times. "And those who do it should be prosecuted."
Still, the coronavirus pandemic appears to remain the most important issue for Americans.
Just an estimated 8 percent of adults pointed to crime as a top priority for the country, whereas an overwhelming majority, 78 percent, said they remain "very" or "somewhat" concerned about COVID-19, according to a Reuters poll."
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running here...have to make Paris a chicken. this is election is driving my crazy because Trump is such a weasal, he'll do anything to stay in the WH., I am a wreck.
Take Care.
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