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6/18/2011

GOP Congressman “Call Me Gutless” on Pigford

Filed under: General — Stranahan @ 2:57 pm



[Guest Post by Lee Stranahan]

I was a guest on the David Webb Show on Sirius / XM Patriot today, along with Congressman Steve King. Here’s an amazing story from Rep. King.

– Lee Stranahan

7 Responses to “GOP Congressman “Call Me Gutless” on Pigford”

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    “Call Me Gutless”

    Sort of a variation of the way the military (yep, no less than the supposedly hard-nosed US military) was paralyzed by political correctness run amok when it came to the rantings of the US army doctor, Nidal Hasan, in the years leading up to his eventually shooting up and murdering people at Fort Hood in the name of Islam.

    At the heart of that, the Pigford case and the recent phenomenon described below involves one thing: the corrupting, foolish, idiotic nature of left-leaning bias in the 21st century.

    Foxnews.com, June 18:

    The same technologies that for years have brought together the mostly benign and goofy “flash mobs,” in which groups suddenly break into dance at a mall or stumble around like zombies at train stations, is being used to plan and execute bold robberies.

    Called “flash robs,” these crimes are being organized by young teenagers through various social media outlets, most notably Twitter. Police say the suspects select a time and place and enter the store in droves taking what they want and leaving before security or police can catch them.

    Some of the most brazen robberies take place in the light of day and on busy streets despite all the security cameras and the watchful eyes of workers.

    Because of these flash plots, police have begun to more closely monitor social media sites, reports the Chicago Sun Times. Chicago’s Magnificent Mile has been targeted numerous times; Filene’s Basement, The North Face and Express have all been robbed by these flash mobs, reports the Sun Times.

    ^ The media avoids focusing on the demographics of those involved in virtually all the cases of flash-mob looting in various cities. But it’s really the politics of the guy now in the White House and places like his home city (ie Chicago), and all the mindless liberalism in general (which, based on surveys, affects about 90-plus percent of the community at the heart of Pigford and flash-mob looting), that truly deserves to be focused on and slammed.

    Mark (411533)

  2. King is right about no one being held responsible for these acts if discrimination. Try to imagine a private business being sued for discrimination and requiring their customers to fork over a couple of billion to settle things. Does anyone think the customers wouldn’t ask why they have to pay and just who were these people that screwed up and what steps have been taken to correct the practices that were discriminatory.

    Pigford stinks from beginning to end and if members of Congress can’t smell it they should get out of D.C.

    MU789 (69b6ac)

  3. This may be related to the mishandling of the Indian
    trust funds, that Lamberth uncovered.

    Meanwhile, Pigford, could be considered a poor approach to remedy, a longstanding problem.

    http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6700

    severus snape (72470d)

  4. This may be related to the mishandling of the Indian
    trust funds, that Lamberth uncovered.

    Meanwhile, Pigford, could be considered a poor approach to remedy, a longstanding problem.

    Huh? What conceivable connection could there be? And have you got any idea at all of what commas are for? They’re not just decorations to be strewn about at random to make the text look pretty, you idiot.

    Milhouse (ea66e3)

  5. I don’t have a complete explanation in particular with regards to West’s actions, which are quite dissapointing. As to the broader question:

    http://www.eagleworldnews.com/2006/07/13/judge-removed-from-american-indian-trust-fund-mismanagement-case/

    severus snape (72470d)

  6. Interesting assymetrical war on modern day capitalism, best way to solve this is also to make the punishment to those caught over-the-top harsh. So a 6 month sentence becomes 5 year sentence if caught in the flash mob crime.

    Sponge Bob Square Pants (786e37)

  7. Snape, you’re an idiot. How could there possibly be any connection between Pigford and the mess at Interior? And who the hell is West, and what has he got to do with this story?

    Milhouse (ea66e3)


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