Dismiss Notice
Thanks for being a member of our community. Please donate toward site expenses if you can.

Federal agents will withdraw from Portland, governor says: 'They have acted as an occupying force'

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by Rockin'Robin, Jul 29, 2020.

Page 2 of 4
  1. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Well, this is interesting and largely predictable:

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...test-peaceful-night-federal-troops-withdrawal

    "The withdrawal of federal agents from frontline policing of demonstrations in downtown Portland significantly reduced tensions in the city overnight.

    Protesters in support of Black Lives Matter once again rallied near the federal courthouse that became a flashpoint, and the scene of nightly battles amid the swirl of teargas, after Donald Trump dispatched agents to end what he called anarchy in the city after weeks of demonstrations.

    But in the absence of the federal officers, Thursday night’s protest passed off without major incident or intervention by the police."
     
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #26
    Aleksander Ulyanov and Egoboy like this.
  2. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2020
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #27
    Aleksander Ulyanov likes this.
  3. Zorro

    Zorro Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2015
    Messages:
    77,582
    Likes Received:
    52,138
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Zorro, Jul 31, 2020
    #28
    US Conservative likes this.
  4. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    The narrative isn't working outside his base. Nobody said there was no rioting in Portland, only that rioters were in the minority.

    Reports indicate it's all calming down now the troops have left.

    64% of Americans (about correspondingly not Trump's base) have a negative reaction to this campaign; many saying the arrival of Federal troops made the situation worse not better. So that's not moving the election needle as Trump had hoped.
     
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #29
    Aleksander Ulyanov likes this.
  5. Egoboy

    Egoboy Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2017
    Messages:
    44,763
    Likes Received:
    32,099
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Here's a tight summary as to specifically why it didn't...

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-badly-miscalculated-portland-even-121822367.html
     
    Egoboy, Jul 31, 2020
    #30
    Colombine likes this.
  6. Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2016
    Messages:
    48,876
    Likes Received:
    32,597
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Well said, and exactly.

    Some people (aka Trump's "Base") don't see (or hear) much that happens outside of the Faux/Breitbart Bubble.

    Obviously, the other 2/3rds of America (not Trump's "base") are the people who will decide the Election.

    And, you are correct.

    Among that 2/3rds, stuff like "Lookie Here, Portland!" doesn't even move the needle.
     
    Andrew Jackson, Jul 31, 2020
    #31
    Colombine likes this.
  7. US Conservative

    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2015
    Messages:
    66,099
    Likes Received:
    68,212
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    The ACLU is blocking the airing of live streams to aid the rioters.

    Its still violent and this weekend, when the commies get their welfare checks it may well flare up.

    We will see but Trump has handled this like a boss.
     
    US Conservative, Jul 31, 2020
    #32
  8. jcarlilesiu

    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 12, 2010
    Messages:
    28,155
    Likes Received:
    10,650
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I love the liberal left trying to represent the rioting and destruction by the biggest losers of our society as peaceful protests by upstanding members of the community.

    ****ing comedy gold.
     
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2020
    jcarlilesiu, Jul 31, 2020
    #33
    US Conservative likes this.
  9. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I'm sure 36% of the electorate agree with everything you say.
     
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #34
  10. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    64% of Americans find it laughable for an entirely different reason.
     
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #35
  11. camp_steveo

    camp_steveo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2008
    Messages:
    23,014
    Likes Received:
    6,601
    Trophy Points:
    113
    camp_steveo, Jul 31, 2020
    #36
    glitch and US Conservative like this.
  12. jcarlilesiu

    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 12, 2010
    Messages:
    28,155
    Likes Received:
    10,650
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Of 64% of people oppose federal agents protecting federal property (i want to see the source to that by the way), that isn't the same thing as those people supporting the loser riots.

    Nice attempt at connecting those dots.
     
    jcarlilesiu, Jul 31, 2020
    #37
    glitch likes this.
  13. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    The source is easy to find and the links are earlier in this page.
     
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #38
  14. US Conservative

    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2015
    Messages:
    66,099
    Likes Received:
    68,212
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    They are looting for bread!
     
    US Conservative, Jul 31, 2020
    #39
  15. US Conservative

    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2015
    Messages:
    66,099
    Likes Received:
    68,212
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    We will see.

    I'd argue law and order is highly popular.
     
    US Conservative, Jul 31, 2020
    #40
  16. US Conservative

    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2015
    Messages:
    66,099
    Likes Received:
    68,212
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    US Conservative, Jul 31, 2020
    #41
    camp_steveo likes this.
  17. Colombine

    Colombine Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2005
    Messages:
    5,233
    Likes Received:
    1,381
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Well there goes Trump's chances then!
     
    Colombine, Jul 31, 2020
    #42
  18. Aleksander Ulyanov

    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2013
    Messages:
    41,184
    Likes Received:
    16,184
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Sources report this is the point where he threatens to hold his breath until he turns blue

    "It's never worked on me either," Melania says.
     
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2020
    Aleksander Ulyanov, Jul 31, 2020
    #43
  19. Zorro

    Zorro Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2015
    Messages:
    77,582
    Likes Received:
    52,138
    Trophy Points:
    113
    The Whole World now knows that this claim was fake news and the Gov. of Oregon is a liar, just like we told you.

    THE PEOPLE GETTING WHAT THEY VOTED FOR, GOOD AND HARD:

    [​IMG]
     
    Zorro, Jul 31, 2020
    #44
    US Conservative likes this.
  20. mudman

    mudman Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2013
    Messages:
    5,361
    Likes Received:
    4,197
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    So the feds were the problem.....I see.

    What's your excuse for the first...what....50 or so days before they showed up? Better question: How will you pathetically try to blame trump, for those first 50 or so days, for the actions of violent leftists?
     
    mudman, Jul 31, 2020
    #45
  21. mudman

    mudman Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2013
    Messages:
    5,361
    Likes Received:
    4,197
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Same question to you: What's your excuse for the 50 or so days of violence before the feds showed up? And when they did show up, do you have a shred of evidence that they were the cause of the violence? Or are you going to try to argue that their physical presence is what forced violent leftists to attack them?
     
    mudman, Jul 31, 2020
    #46
  22. Space_Time

    Space_Time Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2015
    Messages:
    12,578
    Likes Received:
    1,984
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I hope this the beginning of the end:
     
    Space_Time, Jul 31, 2020
    #47
    Colombine likes this.
  23. camp_steveo

    camp_steveo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2008
    Messages:
    23,014
    Likes Received:
    6,601
    Trophy Points:
    113
    He will do at least 85% of 5 years in Federal penitentiary.
     
    camp_steveo, Jul 31, 2020
    #48
    US Conservative likes this.
  24. SkullKrusher

    SkullKrusher Banned

    Joined:
    Jun 6, 2011
    Messages:
    5,032
    Likes Received:
    2,137
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Now would be a good time to see if those brain chip implants can help
    reprogram violent disturbed z gen people to become more docile calm people like the old school asylum frontal lobotomy method did to baby boom gen
     
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2020
    SkullKrusher, Jul 31, 2020
    #49
  25. US Conservative

    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2015
    Messages:
    66,099
    Likes Received:
    68,212
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Yup. No parole in the Federal justice system.

    I bet both gramma and him learned nothing.
     
    US Conservative, Jul 31, 2020
    #50
    camp_steveo likes this.
Page 2 of 4

Share This Page