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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 01:33 AM Mar 2021

Ron Johnson says he might have been concerned for safety had Capitol rioters been BLM and Antifa

Source: CNN




Ron Johnson says he might have been concerned for safety had Capitol rioters been BLM and Antifa


Updated 11:15 PM ET, Fri March 12, 2021


Washington (CNN)Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday invoked race in explaining his sense of safety during the January 6 Capitol riot, saying that he might have been concerned for his well-being had the protesters been affiliated with Black Lives Matter instead of being a largely White pro-Trump crowd.

"Even though those thousands of people that were marching to the Capitol were trying to pressure people like me to vote the way they wanted me to vote, I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law, and so I wasn't concerned," Johnson said during the radio talk show "The Joe Pags Show." He was discussing his recent comments downplaying the danger that day and he has said he "never really felt threatened."

"Now, had the tables been turned -- Joe, this could get me in trouble -- had the tables been turned, and President Trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned," Johnson continued.

CNN has reached out to Johnson's office for comment.

Some conservatives have sought to draw a false equivalency between the events of January 6 and the unrest that took place over the summer in the wake of several high-profile police killings of Black Americans. Although there were incidents of violence and property destruction last summer, the January riot at the Capitol resulted in five deaths, including a Capitol Police officer, and more than 100 other police officers were injured.................................

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Ron Johnson says he might have been concerned for safety had Capitol rioters been BLM and Antifa (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2021 OP
RonAnon Johnson is at it again MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #1
Of course he wasn't afraid of them. halfulglas Mar 2021 #2
So I'm guessing the whole "people who stormed the Capitol were antifa" thing didn't catch on then ck4829 Mar 2021 #3
In a sane world, those comments alone would unleash a thunderous call for his resignation intrepidity Mar 2021 #4
"If the situation were reversed"? maxsolomon Mar 2021 #5
What a racist shitbag. LudwigPastorius Mar 2021 #6
So I'm guessing Johnson stayed in the Senate chamber to greet the Patriots? pfitz59 Mar 2021 #7
Pre-Trump, this would have been his "legitimate rape" moment DFW Mar 2021 #8
Wisconsin... robleb Mar 2021 #9
No, I am ashamed of him and all the WI magats with their heads up their anal sphincter Ziggysmom Mar 2021 #11
They think Antifa is black too underpants Mar 2021 #10
Red Meat for the base: RonAnon is pushing the subliminal idea that the former guy is still president bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #12
Let me guess...this delusional skeletor thinks he will be President.... Jon King Mar 2021 #13
You got it right...I guess they believe the crazier the better...which, unfortunately, could be true Escurumbele Mar 2021 #20
I think... Mike Nelson Mar 2021 #14
In others words "my lily white GOP ass was safe" TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #31
Ron Johnson of the Fascist Party; Competing on Who could be more Racist? djacq Mar 2021 #15
This guy is a complete fool. The thugs wouldn't have known him from Schumer and if Vinca Mar 2021 #16
DEAR CNN - THEY WEREN'T "RIOTERS" - THEY WERE INSURRECTIONISTS ATTEMPTING A COUP !!!!!!!! groundloop Mar 2021 #17
One of the dummer Johnsons, probably from Rock Ridge. rickyhall Mar 2021 #18
Well Ron, why didn't you come out of your hiding place to talk to those peaceful protesters? Escurumbele Mar 2021 #19
Rewriting history and admitting he's afraid of black and brown people Maeve Mar 2021 #21
New QOP strategy: saying the loud part out loud ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #22
"Had the tables been turned and President Trump won the election..." hay rick Mar 2021 #23
Dirty, stupid old racist. (nt) Paladin Mar 2021 #24
Such a despicable little man. BlueStater Mar 2021 #25
serious mental problem or just pandering for the lunatic, racist "base" In any case, censure GOP? Ha Evolve Dammit Mar 2021 #26
this vile fuck needs to go down.... bahboo Mar 2021 #27
This was on Rachel last night. One of the most Racist things I have ever seen from a politician. mackdaddy Mar 2021 #28
What an utter and complete fool that man is Warpy Mar 2021 #29
Tell that to Officer Sicknick's Family.. you Cha Mar 2021 #30

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)
2. Of course he wasn't afraid of them.
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 01:57 AM
Mar 2021

They knew he was one of the ones who had pledged not to certify. To them he wasn't a "traitor."

intrepidity

(7,241 posts)
4. In a sane world, those comments alone would unleash a thunderous call for his resignation
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 01:59 AM
Mar 2021

Sadly, we don't live there.

maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
5. "If the situation were reversed"?
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 02:17 AM
Mar 2021

If the situation were reversed, BLM & Antifa would have let Trump be confirmed in the Electoral College. Because there wasn't Election Fraud. And they already did the 1st time, in 2016. And Federal Troops would have mowed them down with automatic firearms like it was Burma.

Now, if Trump had stolen the election, AND THERE WAS PROVABLE, ACTIONABLE EVIDENCE OF IT (and there no doubt would be because of his belligerence and incompetence), then I'd probably be standing next to them.

Johnson is a dumb Sociopath, and Wisconsin should be ashamed of themselves. 12 years of that clown, and you could have had Feingold.

pfitz59

(10,198 posts)
7. So I'm guessing Johnson stayed in the Senate chamber to greet the Patriots?
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 02:38 AM
Mar 2021

Nah, he was in the basement pissing his pants with Cruz, McConnell and the rest.

DFW

(54,055 posts)
8. Pre-Trump, this would have been his "legitimate rape" moment
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 06:45 AM
Mar 2021

That stupid remark was enough to deny a Republican shoo-in a Senate seat in Missouri, and gave Claire McCaskill another term that she, herself, openly said that she won due to that one stupid uttering by her opponent. The fact that he was an idiot anyway wouldn't have been enough to defeat him.

Post-Trump, even a sitting Senator can say that a killer white mob outside his door didn't worry him, but that he would have been scared by a black mob that didn't even exist. And he STILL doesn't realize why jaws dropped.

Ziggysmom

(3,374 posts)
11. No, I am ashamed of him and all the WI magats with their heads up their anal sphincter
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 07:25 AM
Mar 2021

He lives in the rich, white bubble. His father-in-law is Howard Curler who started the plastics company Curwood in the 1950s, and lead Bemis, one of the world’s largest plastics companies. The FIL retired in the 1990s as a billionaire.

Ron used his office to make himself even richer - sounds like some other magat we know?

http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/new-report-details-how-senator-ron-johnson-betrayed-wisconsin-to-make-millions-in-personal-profit/

underpants

(182,279 posts)
10. They think Antifa is black too
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 07:05 AM
Mar 2021

At least I heard that on Limbaugh’s show months ago. Antifa is faceless so they can project anything the want to onto it.

bucolic_frolic

(42,676 posts)
12. Red Meat for the base: RonAnon is pushing the subliminal idea that the former guy is still president
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 07:32 AM
Mar 2021

with these PR references to 2020 events ... don't listen to this idiot ... call out his strange bizarre manipulation strategy ... let him twist in the wind with his vacuous ideas

Jon King

(1,910 posts)
13. Let me guess...this delusional skeletor thinks he will be President....
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 07:36 AM
Mar 2021

Must be another sicko that thinks he can harness all the Trump dimwits into a run for President in 2024 when Trump does not actually run. They are competing with each other who can be the most disgusting and appeal the most to his base.

Escurumbele

(3,340 posts)
20. You got it right...I guess they believe the crazier the better...which, unfortunately, could be true
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 09:02 AM
Mar 2021

That is why Biden/Harris and the Democratic party needs to spend the next four years educating the masses, they need to open the GOP supporters minds and eyes.

They do need to show off their accomplishments and to explain how it benefits all Americans, do not stay quiet.

Mike Nelson

(9,903 posts)
14. I think...
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 07:39 AM
Mar 2021

... Ron Johnson is correct, here, as far as NOT being concerned for his safety. From what I'm seeing and reading, the Trump Terrorists would not have harmed Johnson. They were mad at Pence, Pelosi, Romney, and prominent Democrats... there are a few others who had no worry, also, like Hawley, Cruz...

djacq

(1,633 posts)
15. Ron Johnson of the Fascist Party; Competing on Who could be more Racist?
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 08:04 AM
Mar 2021

On August 8, 2020, the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. was organized by the National Action Network, calling for racial justice and police reform.

I don't recall watching the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and Jacob Blake, along with Reverend Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, inciting the thousands who attended to storm the Capital.

The revelation of White Privilege.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
16. This guy is a complete fool. The thugs wouldn't have known him from Schumer and if
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 08:22 AM
Mar 2021

they'd encountered him they would have clobbered him. Too bad. Missed opportunity to get rid of him.

Escurumbele

(3,340 posts)
19. Well Ron, why didn't you come out of your hiding place to talk to those peaceful protesters?
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 08:59 AM
Mar 2021

I would have loved to see how you talked them out of throwing feces around the place, stop them from chanting "Hang Pence", looking for Pelosi, or actually trying to find any representative to kill...I know you have had escorted them outside amongst laughs and chants for peace, etc...I am so disappointed we didn't get to see that.

What a fake of a person this Ron is...I hope his constituents can see the farce coming out of this guy.

Maeve

(42,224 posts)
21. Rewriting history and admitting he's afraid of black and brown people
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 09:09 AM
Mar 2021

Not a good look...oh, and they assaulted law enforcement, you ding-dong.

eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
22. New QOP strategy: saying the loud part out loud ...
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 10:07 AM
Mar 2021

... because sometimes a dog whistle doesn't get the dogs' attention reliably enough.

hay rick

(7,521 posts)
23. "Had the tables been turned and President Trump won the election..."
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 10:13 AM
Mar 2021

Unremarked is that Johnson's hypothetical statement is based on the admission that Biden won the election. He's unable to maintain the official Big Lie in casual conversation. Johnson is racist, hypocritical, and mediocre.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
25. Such a despicable little man.
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 10:45 AM
Mar 2021

I’ve said this before, but I hope he doesn’t retire. I want the pleasure of kicking his ass out of the Senate next year.

mackdaddy

(1,520 posts)
28. This was on Rachel last night. One of the most Racist things I have ever seen from a politician.
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 02:00 PM
Mar 2021

They should refer him for an ethics violation just for this statement.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
29. What an utter and complete fool that man is
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 03:56 PM
Mar 2021

Does he really think most of those raging wingnuts would have recognized him even if he'd been wearing a sign? Or that most of them would have cared? These were anti democracy riots, they want a dictator, not a Congress of any sort. Johnson, even if they'd recognized him as a wingnut, was still part of he enemy.

If they'd caught him, they'd have beaten him, maybe to death.

BLM and Anti Fascists would have used words. I suppose an encyclopedically ignorant man like Johnson would have found that worse.

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