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dixiegrrrrl

(60,167 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2014, 05:10 PM Dec 2014

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Dozens of Congressional Staffers Just Walked Out of Their Jobs. This Powerful Picture Shows Why. [View all]

dozens of congressional staffers walked out in protest of the recent grand jury decisions failing to indict the two officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The result was an incredible display of solidarity, with staffers raising their hands in the air to invoke Brown's "hands up, don't shoot" image.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/12/black-congressional-staffers-eric-garner-michael-brown

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Dozens of Congressional Staffers Just Walked Out of Their Jobs. This Powerful Picture Shows Why. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 OP

Kick in solidarity!! bravenak Dec 2014 #1

no surrender roguevalley Dec 2014 #43

kick and rec! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #2

Excellent! Iggo Dec 2014 #3

Elijah Cummings did pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #8

Good on him. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #10

Organizers planned it to include both Democrats and Republicans pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #19

Where are all the 'white folks?' pangaia Dec 2014 #23

I see both in that pic. Brigid Dec 2014 #32

There are some whites there. This entire action is so Right On! appalachiablue Dec 2014 #35

The operative word is 'some.' pangaia Dec 2014 #61

A wonderful call for justice, let's celebrate it. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #63

Thank you for that info. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #34

KICK AND RECOMMEND AikidoSoul Dec 2014 #66

Nice! Iggo Dec 2014 #13

Excellent! Spazito Dec 2014 #4

People were arrested in London for demonstrating re: Ferguson. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #45

Wow Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #5

Sweet!!! calimary Dec 2014 #6

Typical -- anything to get out of work and cheat the taxpayers nichomachus Dec 2014 #7

Kick and Hell Yes Recommend. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #9

Wow!!!! Kickety kick kick. Scuba Dec 2014 #11

Awesome! n/t deafskeptic Dec 2014 #12

yes, please! nashville_brook Dec 2014 #14

K&R jwirr Dec 2014 #15

Kick! coffeenap Dec 2014 #16

This is GREAT!! KT2000 Dec 2014 #17

Inspiring! n/t Duval Dec 2014 #18

Oh my. Brigid Dec 2014 #20

Incredible! Plucketeer Dec 2014 #21

Kick pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #22

Bravo! k&R rhett o rick Dec 2014 #24

I half expect this to turn up on Facebook captioned: Democrats give mass Hitler Salute. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #25

Or on CNN as "Should political staffers be disrespecting police?". The 1% media, of course they will Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #37

It's been posted several times on my page, chervilant Dec 2014 #57

Excellent...we must ALL show some sign of support for this NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #26

Way to go! K&R mountain grammy Dec 2014 #27

K&R nt avebury Dec 2014 #28

great heaven05 Dec 2014 #29

That's a few more than "dozens" adieu Dec 2014 #30

K&R nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #31

Fantastic!! More like this, please! elias49 Dec 2014 #33

Now that is cool. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #36

Love this! logosoco Dec 2014 #38

300 staffers in hoodies protested Trayvon Martin's murder in 2012. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #39

Cool! Was that on M$M and were they snarky about it? nt logosoco Dec 2014 #40

Replying to my own post, I do not mean to sound snarky myself. logosoco Dec 2014 #42

this open season on people of color or different religion has got to stop madokie Dec 2014 #41

I agree and... Hubert Flottz Dec 2014 #46

Oh do I ever, agree madokie Dec 2014 #54

K&R n/t proReality Dec 2014 #44

Amazing malaise Dec 2014 #47

K&R nt TBF Dec 2014 #48

K & R Lifelong Protester Dec 2014 #49

Outstanding! We are witnessing the birth of a movement. PatrickforO Dec 2014 #50

WOww. johnnyreb Dec 2014 #51

means nothing...every 'change of Congress', lots of people loose their job...nt quadrature Dec 2014 #52

That's solidarity! winterwar Dec 2014 #53

It looks like the Nazi salute! Pharaoh Dec 2014 #55

The Nazis only saluted this way at the end of the War in Europe. BeanMusical Dec 2014 #56

... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2014 #59

That is historic... ReRe Dec 2014 #58

This post has hundreds of recommendations! And rightly so! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #60

Don't believe I have ever seen so many recs marym625 Dec 2014 #62

Kind of mind blowing, isn't it? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #64

What it is, is very clear marym625 Dec 2014 #65

Between then and now tooeyeten Dec 2014 #67

sad. just sad. n/t marym625 Dec 2014 #68

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2014 #69