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November 25, 2014

Excellent point, spanone.. What I've read about McCulloch and his bizarre presser ..

he was setting the stage as much as he could for riots.

And to what purpose? To rationalize the decision by the Grand Jury that he made happen. Or as the first poster says.. "so it would become the story." Prosecutor my

Ferguson Prosecutor Robert McCulloch Gives Bizarre Press Conference

Social media isn't the problem," author Maureen Johnson said. "Shooting children is the problem."

CNN legal expert Jeffrey Toobin called the press conference "an extended whine" and "entirely inappropriate and embarrassing."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/24/bob-mcculloch-ferguson_n_6215986.html

November 25, 2014

"My 7 year old son just said: "Don't worry mom. If we want to live, we just have to stay home".

12,510 Retweets 10,433 favorites Petty LaBelle @d_Sassy1ne
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My 7 year old son just said: "Don't worry mom. If we want to live, we just have to stay home". I'm turning off my tv. My heart just broke
5:01 PM - 24 Nov 2014 12,510 Retweets 10,433 favorites



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Michelle Yamamoto @MadameRamotswe
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#MikeBrown was not a thug, he was a 17 yr old boy
5:29 PM - 24 Nov 2014 129 Retweets 88 favorites


Bipartisan Report @Bipartisanism
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Our justice system failed you. Moments like this remind me how scary it is being a black man in America. #Ferguson
4:44 PM - 24 Nov 2014 1,606 Retweets 1,335 favorites

Statement from AG Holder on Ferguson..


meta @metaquest
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AG Eric Holder's statement on Ferguson.
6:29 PM - 24 Nov 2014 21 Retweets 5 favorites



Kevin Rector ✔ @RectorSun
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Chanting names of Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin, laying on ground. "Mike Brown lay there for 4 hrs." 6:25 PM - 24 Nov 2014 131 Retweets 44 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/24/black-lives-should-matter/

I'm devasted like everyone who cares about Justice.. Michael Brown
November 22, 2014

WOW! Look at the FaceBookers being all knowledgeable and smart!.. when boehner always talks to

to people like they're dumb as a box of rusty nails, like the people who send him to Congress!

This is Bloody Classic.. and should go to the Top of the Greatest!

Booking! Thanks kpete~

November 22, 2014

Holder frustrated with Mo. governor over actions before Ferguson grand jury decision

Source: Washington Post.com

"Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has expressed concerns privately to Missouri officials this week about their recent actions in advance of a grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown case.

A top aide to Holder called the office of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) earlier this week to express Holder’s displeasure and “frustration” that the governor had declared a state of emergency at a news conference and activated the National Guard in advance of the grand jury decision in the Ferguson shooting, expected to be announced in the next few days, according to a Justice Department official.

“Instead of de-escalating the situation, the governor escalated it,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the subject. “He sent the wrong message. The tone of the press conference was counterproductive.”

Senior Justice officials also told U.S. attorneys around the country on Tuesday to be in close touch with local police to prepare for any possible violence in their cities, should the grand jury decision not result in an indictment of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, on Aug. 9."


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/holder-frustrated-with-mo-governor-over-actions-before-ferguson-grand-jury-decision/2014/11/21/d61b43cc-717e-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html



There's a vid at the link with AG Holder .. "expressing sympathies with the Protesters.."

I haven't seen anything about this and thought it should be known..

“Instead of de-escalating the situation, the governor escalated it,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the subject. “He sent the wrong message. The tone of the press conference was counterproductive.”

Michael Brown
November 21, 2014

Elizabeth Warren on President Obama's New Immigration Policy + Jerry Brown & Bill de Blasio

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D): "Look, I was proud to vote for comprehensive immigration reform a year and a half ago, and the Republicans haven't done anything since then. They keep blocking bringing this to a vote. So, I support the president in taking what actions he can within the law to help families, to help businesses and try to patch up this broken immigration system,” she said on CNN.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/11/21/potential-2016ers-weigh-in-on-obamas-new-immigration-policy/

Jerry Brown ✔ @JerryBrownGov
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Tonight, in the face of Washington gridlock, the president stepped up for hard-working families across America: http://bit.ly/1r2oaFj
3:35 PM - 20 Nov 2014 256 Retweets 195 favorites

Bill de Blasio ✔ @BilldeBlasio
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New York City stands with President @BarackObama. We'll do all we can to ensure the success of his plan. http://on.nyc.gov/1t948ts
3:58 PM - 20 Nov 2014 404 Retweets 327 favorites

Mayor de Blasio

Bonus: Bernie Sanders pampango http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5848849

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on President Barack Obama’s proposal to protect millions of immigrants in the United States. He also commented on the refusal of major television networks to broadcast the president’s prime-time speech:

“I’m a strong supporter of immigration reform and of the need to provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. I support President Obama’s action to help working families stay together. I think everyone agrees that the current immigration system is broken. The Senate passed an immigration reform bill more than a year ago but House Republicans refused to even consider it. They have left the president with little choice but to act on his own.

“It is incomprehensible that the major television networks have said they will not broadcast the president’s speech tonight. People can be for immigration reform or against it, but clearly we need an intelligent, informed debate. Unless the networks change their plans, they will be doing a disservice to the American people and failing in their obligation to serve the public good.”

Bernie

November 21, 2014

Attentionwhores.. they want to step all over the President's brilliant Immigration Reform

Speech.. but Obama goes to Del Sol High School in Nevada today to give another speech!


Damian Trujillo @newsdamian
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Del Sol High School gym preparing for a Presidential visit
3:25 AM - 21 Nov 2014 Paradise, NV, United States
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W.Smith @wessmith123
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Friendly Reminder: The GOP’s Stated Agenda From Day One Was To Obstruct
#immigration
#UniteBlue #TNTweeters #LibCrib
1:30 AM - 21 Nov 2014 105 Retweets 46 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/21/rise-and-shine-961/#comments

Gracias spanone

November 21, 2014

"We Were Strangers Once, Too"Gracias Presidente Obama~Edit for shot via vid at the 15th Latin Grammy

Awards!


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A woman stands in front of White House as President addresses nation on his executive action to reform immigration.
3:57 PM - 20 Nov 2014 42 Retweets 34 favorites


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Carlos Zuniga kisses his wife, hunger-striker Lenka Zuniga, in front of WH after the President's immigration address
4:04 PM - 20 Nov 2014
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Esther Y. Lee 李御璽 ✔ @estherindc
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DREAMers hugging and crying over Obama's #immigrationaction speech
3:20 PM - 20 Nov 2014 235 Retweets 207 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/20/we-were-strangers-once-too/


President Obama speaks via video broadcast during the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

Muchas Gracias President Obama!



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