BOOKER & HARRIS: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PLAY RACE CARD -- UNFIT FOR OFFICE (Updated)
UPDATE MARCH 26, 2019 -- IT APPEARS THAT ALL ALL CHARGES AGAINST EMPIRE ACTOR JUSSIE SMOLLETT HAVE BEEN DROPPED
He forfeited his $10,000 bond and walks free???? It appears that the police may have misinterpreted a key piece of evidence, the payment check to the two alleged co-conspirators who were said to have been paid by Smollett to attack him. Something smells.
Original post...
Two prominent progressive social democrats and declared candidates for the Democrat party nomination for the presidency, couldn’t wait before they jumped the shark and played the race card. Labeling the alleged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett as a “modern-day lynching.”
The Tweets, both Cory Booker and Kamala Harris playing the race card …
The facts (he was charged, not convicted) from the Chicago Police Department…
EDDIE JOHNSON, CHICAGO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT: As I look out into the crowd, I just wish that the families of gun violence in this city got this much attention because that’s who really deserves the amount of attention that we are giving to this particular incident. This morning, I come to you not only as the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department but also as a black man who has spent his entire life living in the city of Chicago. I know the racial divide that exists here, I know how hard it has been for our city and our nation to come together. I also know the disparities and I know the history. This announcement today recognizes that 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. I’m left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an African-American man, use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? How could someone look at the hatred and suffering associated with that symbol and see an opportunity to manipulate that symbol to further his own public profile? How can an individual who has been embraced by the city of Chicago turn around and slap everyone in this city in the face by making these false claims? Bogus police reports cause real harm. They do harm to every legitimate victim who is in need of support by police and investigators as well as the citizens of this city. Chicago hosts one of the largest Pride parades in the world, and we’re proud of that as a police department and also as a city. We do not nor do we ever tolerate hate in our city, whether that hate is based on an individual’s sexual orientation, race or anything else. So I’m offended by what has happened and I’m also angry. To make things worse, accusations within this phony attack received national attention for weeks. Celebrities, news commentators, and even presidential candidates weighed in on something that was choreographed by an actor. First, Smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic, and political language. When that didn't work, Smollett paid $3500 to stage this attack and drag Chicago's reputation through the mud in the process. And why? This stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary. So he concocted a story about being attacked. Smollett surrendered to authorities and was arrested in Chicago. He faces one felony count of filing a false police report. He was back on the Fox set of Empire to finish the season’s final episodes. |
You will note that the Chicago Police Superintendent, Eddie Johnson, a progressive socialist democrat, is doing more than reciting the allegations and apparent facts from the police viewpoint. He appears to be grandstanding -- especially when surrounded by the other doofuses at the podium -- and convicting Smollett in the court of public opinion although he adds the line "That said, Smollett was treated as a victim throughout this investigation until we received evidence that led detectives in another direction." By all rights, any expanded statement should have come from the District Attorney's office, not the Police Department.
Bottom line…
Both Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are not qualified for the Presidency of the United States because of the narrow-minded vision of race and the tendency to see everything through the self-serving prism of racial identity.
As for Jussie Smollett, it is the progressive socialist democrats who do not believe in "innocent until proven guilty," but, as we saw in the Kavanaugh hearings, the progressives are quite eager to move directly from allegation to sentencing with nary a heartbeat in between. Except, of course, in the defense of illegal aliens.
Even though he appears guilty, let Smollett experience his constitutional rights of "due process" and his trial and conviction by a judge or jury of his peers.
I am wondering when his stint in rehab will begin and if he has already booked the ministers for his redemption tour?
We are so screwed.
-- steve
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