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2020-08-29T17:36:35+00:00

I will be blunt. These protests may lose us this election. Defund the Police. What were you people thinking? I support BLM but these civil rights leaders have a responsibility to direct this energy in a positive constructive way to create legislative change. That is what MLK and John Lewis did. Violence and rioting are counter productive. Defund the Police is ass dumb messaging. Keep it peaceful. If someone gets out of line you have a responsibility to reign it in.

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Note to self. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2020 #1

Your concern is duly noted. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #2

Agreed. NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2020 #3

Civil rights leaders: Tell your people to sit down and be quiet dalton99a Aug 2020 #4

What polls? DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #5

Uh huh. bearsfootball516 Aug 2020 #6

Piss off. BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #7

Polling experts Nate Cohn and Nate Silver have a more informed take: highplainsdem Aug 2020 #8

Biden does not support defunding the police. He has condemned the riots mnmoderatedem Aug 2020 #9

50 Shades Of Blue

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1. Note to self.

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:38 PM

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. Your concern is duly noted.

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:39 PM

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NameAlreadyTaken

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3. Agreed.

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:39 PM

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dalton99a

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4. Civil rights leaders: Tell your people to sit down and be quiet

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:39 PM

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DonaldsRump

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5. What polls?

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:40 PM

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Where are you getting this from?

bearsfootball516

(6,732 posts)

6. Uh huh.

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:40 PM

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"What were you people thinking?"

Enjoy your stay.

BannonsLiver

(20,855 posts)

7. Piss off.

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:41 PM

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highplainsdem

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8. Polling experts Nate Cohn and Nate Silver have a more informed take:

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:42 PM

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Link to tweet

I agree that the violence and looting -- as opposed to the peaceful protests -- aren't helping us.

mnmoderatedem

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9. Biden does not support defunding the police. He has condemned the riots

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:42 PM

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its' a matter of getting that point communicated. don't let the trumpsters control the narrative

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