Sgt. Aquilini Gonell, just now:

[EarlG]

"People need to understand the magnitude of what was happening. We were all fighting for our lives. To give them -- to give you guys the chance to go home to your families, to escape. And now the same people who we helped, the same people who we -- gave them the borrowed time to get to safety -- now they are attacking us, they are attacking our characters. They are attacking Officer Harry [Dunn]'s character. People who never served in the military, or as a law enforcement [officer]. It's a disgrace."

Damn right it's a disgrace.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Blue Lives Matter and Back the Blue. Sort of like Support Our (Are) Troops. Meaningless drivel

[Ocelot II]

4. To the GOPers, "Back the Blue" means they support the police only when

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individual officers are committing violence against minorities.

If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you know how cop-skeptical I am. Individually, police officers often act unprofessionally and collectively police officers often turn a blind eye to the misconduct of their colleagues. And generally speaking, it’s the cover up that reveals the rot...

But as I’ve been saying since January 8, by and large the performance of the Capitol police officers on the ground during the insurrection was exemplary. (The performance of the higher-ups is a different matter.) It was everything we want from law enforcement: They deescalated violent situations when they could. They placed themselves in harm’s way in order to protect the members of Congress. It is a miracle—a damn miracle—that only one of the insurrectionists was killed.

Many Republicans and conservatives are quick to defend the police any time they act unprofessionally. Shoot a black kid? They had a reasonable suspicion he might be armed. Choke black guy to death? He was resisting arrest. Black Lives Matter? ....

The situational nature of their support for law enforcement is revealing. When these people talk about “backing the Blue” what they really mean is that they support violence against their enemies. Blue Lives Matter, bitches.

https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/what-back-the-blue-really-means

[calimary]

23. To THAT side of the aisle, "back the blue" is just a cheap slogan.

I didn’t think it was possible to have a lower estimation of most GOPers than I do now, having watched that hearing.

[JohnnyRingo]

25. Yep. That just happens to be when we started hearing that.

They care about police just like the Tea Party cared about taxes.

[bottomofthehill]

2. His wife did not want him to go back to work the next day

He went because he took an oath, he was a leader of the men and women under him, he led by example.

He is a true hero.

So many shitbirds in that crowd were not honoring the oath that they took, Sgt stood tall.

[Lars39]

5. That's when I lost it.

That man is a hero.

[PatSeg]

13. Yes, such an emotional hearing

[Ohio Joe]

3. They fought for their lives and our democracy...

Now repugs shit all over them for doing so. Fuck you rightie... Just fuck you.

[patphil]

6. Blue Lives only matter to the GQP when it suits their needs.

As far as the "Blue Lives Matter" slogan is concerned, it's just a propaganda tool.
In reality, they hold the life of any Police Officer who opposed them in total disdain.

With a couple notable exceptions, the Republican members of Congress have no regard for this nation, or its laws. For them the law is just something you use against your enemies.
When it comes to their own criminal activity, the law does not apply.

[RicROC]

29. We Back the Blue means

use the police to keep the minorities under control and 'in their place'.

[Champp]

7. Republican traitors who attacked America on Jan. 6 are a disgrace

k and r

[Traildogbob]

8. Damn proud of those men AND women

Officers. I live in heavy red Trump/Christian rural NC. All local restaurants, gun stores, which there are many, barber shops, mom and pop stores, all proudly fly Back the Blue flags, text on windows and stores saying “We Back the Blue”. Most have Jesus signs along side. Betting they see nothing here today that embarrasses them. And those flags are code for trump, hoping not to lose business to anti trumpets. We are tourist dependent so they are hoping to keep the flow of cash from tourist they need. I want a sign stating “I Back the Blue too, Capital Police Blue”

[BlueMTexpat]

9. These officers are

true heroes! Every single one!

[leftieNanner]

16. Love the horse avatar

Especially the flying lead change.

Some days I have to focus on something lovely when there is so much ugliness around us.

Thanks.

[BlueMTexpat]

35. That is one reason why

I chose it! It makes me happy!

And I love horses!

[spanone]

10. K&R

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. Deplorable Legislators have zero connection with reality.

[StClone]

12. Gonnell said they thought he was Antifa?

Antifa is an idea, not anything else. And that in a nutshell is the demons and phantoms MAGAmen have invented. We end up being involved in their imaginary wars with their own minds (aided by Putin's disinfo).

[WinstonSmith4740]

19. After trying to explain it with your logical explanation,

I found that asking, "And just what is the problem with being Anti-Fascist?", usually ends the conversation. Lots of "deer in the headlights" with the occastional "But their tactics!" The level of stupid is scary.

[peppertree]

14. And what's more, they're only sorry they failed

As we speak, far-right Republicans, fellow-travelers - and possibly Needy Amin himself - are no doubt commiserating about "what went wrong that day."

And how to succeed the next time.

I hope and trust all the military bases (rife with extremist activity as some are) are being closely monitored; that's where many coup attempts elsewhere in the world have historically started.

[secondwind]

15. I was so proud to hear that he hails from my country.

Dominican Republic. This man loves America more than 73 million American MAGATS.

🇩🇴

[KS Toronado]

17. "And now the same people who we helped.......... now they are attacking us"

Was a tactful way of saying "F@@k you reQublicans" without mentioning their political party.

[Lovie777]

18. One saved Rmoney's life . . .

I'm certain of that, but the GOP Senate is trying to defund the Capital Police as well as the National Guard, but is railing over corporate tax and taxes for the rich.

[Cha]

20. Brilliantly stated by Sgt. Aquilini Gonell!

They're sniveling treasonous zombies.

TY!

[H2O Man]

21. Recommended.

[AZProgressive]

22. They are hereos

For saving this country.

[YoshidaYui]

24. I love these guys

American Heroes.

[LanternWaste]

26. It also exemplifies the GOP's hypocrisy in regards to Law and Order.

And shows that just like their commercial branding of Family Values™ in the nineties, those subliterate halfwits will abandon any pretense of a higher moral ground whenever convenient.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

27. K&R

[Skittles]

28. repukes always talk about the RULE OF LAW

FUCK THEM

[Joinfortmill]

30. Amen

[MustLoveBeagles]

31. K

[peggysue2]

32. Absolutely correct!

It's a disgrace and it's disgusting. All that blather about Supporting the Blue was merely a tag line, a crock on January 6th. The Trump supporters don't give a f*ck about the cops or anyone else.

They only care about their orange-headed Messiah and getting their own way. And if you're in the way, they've revealed exactly what they are.

Traitors!

Meanwhile I read tonight that Officer Fanone has received death threats for his testimony. They played an audio sample of the filth he received on voicemail. His response? This is what happens when you tell the truth about Trump.

These people are not simply delusional. They're evil.

[dalton99a]

33. Kick

[Deuxcents]

34. Fox talking heads says

This was a dem production and scripted. I can’t get them.. how are they so far from reality?

[yardwork]

36. And half the country won't hear what he said.

They're glued to Fox News, which won't report it.