Huh? "Most Members of the Black Caucus Have Supported Police Militarization"?

[99th_Monkey]

Most Members of the Black Caucus Have Supported Police Militarization
Monday, 22 September 2014 12:07 * By Sharmini Peries * The Real News Network

TRANSCRIPT:

SHARMINI PERIES, EXEC. PRODUCER, TRNN: This is The Real News Network. I'm Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore.

Welcome to the Glen Ford Report on The Real News Network. Glen is the executive editor of the Black Agenda Report and a regular commentator on The Real News Network.

Glen, in a report recently on the Black Agenda Report, you wrote that 80 percent of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus refused to defund Pentagon's militarization of local police departments, also known as the Grayson amendment. That is shocking news, given the police brutality of the black community in this country. And I'm wondering if you have more to say on that.

GLEN FORD, EXEC. EDITOR, BLACK AGENDA REPORT: Well, actually, it was 27 who voted against Alan Grayson's measure that would have forced the Pentagon to stop sending all these weapons and military gear to local police department. Twenty-seven voted against the amendment. Five abstained, which is just as good as voting against it. And that makes 32 out of only 40 caucus full-voting members. That's four out of five of the Black Caucus voted to continue the Pentagon's massive infusions of guns and tanks and other military gear into local police departments.
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26357-most-members-of-the-black-caucus-have-supported-police-militarization

[TreasonousBastard]

1. OK, so I listen to this whole thing and it's a typical internet post...

long on accusations and short on facts.

She asked him what their reasoning was, which was my first question. He didn't say anything about why they said they voted that way, but went on a rant about them hoping no one would notice.

If they said they voted "Tanks for Schools" because many of their schools were in dangerous gang-controlled areas and the students and teachers needed protection, I might have bought that. But, he just says they were paid off by mysterious, unnamed "corporations" that are convenient and omnipresent villains.

OK, they're in Congress and we admit Congress is as stupid and corrupt as it was in Mark Twain's day, so it follows that the Black Caucus isn't leading any moral charge to greatness and honesty. But, that's for us assholes out here to whine about-- anyone who claims to be a member of the press should be coming up with facts to back up the bullshit. That's what they are paid for.

[jaysunb]

2. Glen Ford is no friend of the black community

or the Caucus and most especially not the President.

Glen and Tavis can kiss my large black ass !