As Predicted, Democrats Using Ferguson Riots To Register Voters

[Moonglow]

The attempt to galvanize voting comes against a backdrop of intense political struggles over the ballot in the state. In 2000, polls were kept open late in St. Louis because of long lines, and Republicans complained about possible voter fraud — one chapter in what would be a long battle over elections and voting.

Republican lawmakers, who dominate the Missouri legislature, have repeatedly pushed for a measure requiring photo identification for voters at polling places, saying it is needed to combat fraud. Democrats have called those efforts an attempt to discourage minority voters. A 2006 voter ID law was overturned by the State Supreme Court for violating the State Constitution. The latest measure stalled in the State Senate this year.

Local factors in Ferguson complicate matters, too, including a relatively transient population and the timing of municipal elections — held in the spring instead of November, when presidential or congressional elections drive much higher turnout. On the first day of Ms. Hagens’s registration drive, she said, she helped 28 people fill out forms to vote, but five people who approached her to sign up said they were felons and might not be eligible.

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Over the last 25 years, the population of Ferguson, now about 21,000, has shifted from nearly three-quarters white to mostly black. Even so, five of the six City Council members are white, as is Mayor James W. Knowles III. Mr. Knowles, who once led the St. Louis Young Republicans, won a second term in April with just 1,314 votes from among the city’s more than 12,000 registered voters. No one ran against him.

Ask people along the streets here why they choose not to vote and they answer, mostly, with shrugs. Voter turnout has been far higher in presidential elections, and some had not even realized there was a mayoral race last spring. “You don’t really see the candidates or even anything about them until a week or two before the election, and even then it’s not much,” said Alyce Herndon, 49, who has voted but, like many here, said she had not had cause to attend Council meetings.

David C. Kimball, a political scientist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis who has studied voting patterns in the county that includes Ferguson, said some other suburbs that became black majority communities earlier than Ferguson, such as nearby Dellwood, have since begun electing black leaders. “There is often a lag time,” he said, noting that Ferguson’s black population was only slightly higher than half the total as recently as 2000.

There are small indications, Mr. Kimball suggested, that black voters in Ferguson had begun to exert at least some political muscle even before Mr. Brown’s death. In a school board election for a district that includes Ferguson residents, three black candidates ran this year, after the removal of a popular black school superintendent. Only one of the three won a seat, but Mr. Kimball said he viewed the campaign as a modest sign of shifting.

Among some Republicans, the mounting political efforts have provoked tension. Told of the voter-registration booth that had appeared near a memorial for Mr. Brown, Matt Wills, the executive director of the state Republican Party, voiced outrage in an interview with Breitbart News. “If that’s not fanning the political flames, I don’t know what is,” Mr. Wills was quoted as saying. “I think it’s not only disgusting but completely inappropriate.” http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/us/getting-ferguson-majority-to-show-its-clout-at-polls.html?_r=0

[Irony Alert]

And I'm sure the petition agents are going to be out and about, and in strength, in the areas where senior citizens will go to cash their SS/SSDI or other monthly checks and where the poor go to cash their welfare checks (i.e. the check cashing places) to get their petitions filled as quickly as possible.

[/Irony Alert]

Clue to Liberals: That means these people will be required to show some kind of photo I.D. to cash their checks.

Which means Voter I.D. requirements would be less harmful to any and all involved than the lack of confidence caused by allowing elections to materially corrupted by fraud. Fraud which Voter ID laws could help eliminate.

I have to show a picture Id where I vote in Missouri...

 

[Faun]

So now registering voters is amoral??

Using racism to do it is, and claiming that that wasn't the intent for the riots in the first place.

Huh?

It would be perfectly legal to use racism to register people to vote. Nay , I'll go further, you could start a political party intent on re enslaving blacks, and that would be legal. I don't think you'd find much support, but you could do it.

Nobody's talking about what is legal here. Only what is moral or not.

You can register people that support serial killers if you felt it would help your cause.

The thing that seems to happen here is Democrats end up registering folks like Ben Dover, Donald Duck, and Iva Biggin. They tend to step over the line, and using a crisis as an excuse to register voters is just one more. They don't even hide it. But up until they did it they would swear on a stack of Bibles that this wasn't why it became such an important issue.

Where would America be today without your moral superiority?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Republicans can do the same. Why the whining?

Repubs don't register rioters and looters at the scene and they don't register cemetary residents.

Can you provide the names of the rioters who got registered to vote during this effort?

Sure. The Registration list. Does anyone think the shooting and the riots prompted people to say, "Dammit, this shit makes me mad enough to want to vote." Thank the two Godly Reverends.

You have the registration list? However did you manage to get a hold of that?

No, the Liberal pukes have it. But it should be a public record.

Then you should have no problem naming all the rioters who registered to vote, right? I assume you've already done this since you made the claim, because doing so without any evidence would be rather dishonest of you, right?

do you really think it's unreasonable to assume that some of the people who registered to vote were involved in the rioting?

It's certainly possible, but I find it unlikely because I seriously doubt a person who goes out and riots and loots a 7-11 is all that interested in the political process and more than likely already has a felony record. That's not actually the point of my comments, though. We see an article about Democrats doing a voter registration drive in Ferguson and the knee jerk response from the conservatives is that they're registering rioters and looters despite the fact those acts were committed by a very small percentage of demonstrators and as the police chief pointed out most of them weren't even from the city. It's the typical conservative attitude that blacks are nothing but thugs, rioters, and criminals.

 

[Moonglow]

According to my State Rep Bill Lint, only 6 people were arrested from Ferguson from looting and rioting...the rest were from out of state..
What is dismal is that repubs are outraged, instead of registering voters, showing their disconnect from the potential voters...

Yeah, if I was the republican representative running there. I would let them know that it was democrat leaders that got the people that destroyed their town to come.

But then again, here is this claim, by cops even....

Officials, including both the Missouri governor and the highway patrol corporal have blamed what fits the description of FBI agent provocateurs for the violence that turned the peaceful Missouri town of Ferguson into what has looked like an urban war zone over the past eight days. The government has been conducting a war on black people and dissenters for decades, first using the FBI’s old Counter Intelligence Program, COINTELPRO, and now using its new, more lethal but equally racist version.



It is speculated that the violence in Ferguson today is another example of the new COINTELPRO’s dirty tricks in its ongoing War on Blacks.

Ferguson protestors urged to let peace settle in - Worldnews.com

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Republicans can do the same. Why the whining?

Repubs don't register rioters and looters at the scene and they don't register cemetary residents.

Can you provide the names of the rioters who got registered to vote during this effort?

Sure. The Registration list. Does anyone think the shooting and the riots prompted people to say, "Dammit, this shit makes me mad enough to want to vote." Thank the two Godly Reverends.

You have the registration list? However did you manage to get a hold of that?

No, the Liberal pukes have it. But it should be a public record.

Then you should have no problem naming all the rioters who registered to vote, right? I assume you've already done this since you made the claim, because doing so without any evidence would be rather dishonest of you, right?

do you really think it's unreasonable to assume that some of the people who registered to vote were involved in the rioting?

It's certainly possible, but I find it unlikely because I seriously doubt a person who goes out and riots and loots a 7-11 is all that interested in the political process and more than likely already has a felony record. That's not actually the point of my comments, though. We see an article about Democrats doing a voter registration drive in Ferguson and the knee jerk response from the conservatives is that they're registering rioters and looters despite the fact those acts were committed by a very small percentage of demonstrators and as the police chief pointed out most of them weren't even from the city. It's the typical conservative attitude that blacks are nothing but thugs, rioters, and criminals.

Well they are certainly wrong, blacks are also football players, basketball players, and rappers.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Why not? Makes sense to me. Blacks in Ferguson should finally feel motivated to vote.

For what? Do they actually believe life would improve if they voted in a bunch of blacks?
Maybe they ought to take a look at what obama got em....nothing but higher unemployment among blacks and a shitty economy.
White people have already bailed on Ferguson for good reason. So who's going to keep the economy going?
Another detroit in the making,congrats.
Careful what you wish for.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

So now registering voters is amoral??

Using racism to do it is, and claiming that that wasn't the intent for the riots in the first place.

Huh?

It would be perfectly legal to use racism to register people to vote. Nay , I'll go further, you could start a political party intent on re enslaving blacks, and that would be legal. I don't think you'd find much support, but you could do it.

Nobody's talking about what is legal here. Only what is moral or not.

You can register people that support serial killers if you felt it would help your cause.

The thing that seems to happen here is Democrats end up registering folks like Ben Dover, Donald Duck, and Iva Biggin. They tend to step over the line, and using a crisis as an excuse to register voters is just one more. They don't even hide it. But up until they did it they would swear on a stack of Bibles that this wasn't why it became such an important issue.

Maybe if white people started to use the clan for get out the vote rallies dems would see things a little different?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Ferguson, Missouri, is a majority-black city governed mostly by whites. The mayor is white. The police chief is white. The police force is 94 percent white. Only one of its six city council members is black. These facts, as much as anything, have shaped the protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson, with a 67 percent black population, is a place where the largest community has little political voice.

Ferguson Missouri government Why is it so white

Michael Brown has forever changed the politics of Ferguson, Missouri. I applaud blacks for trying to register more black voters. All Americans should applaud them.

Yup, they'll be another Detroit overnight.

Translation: Blacks can't govern themselves; only whitey knows what's best for them.

You said it, I didn't.

Yes, you did say it. I just clarified your meaning.

Unfortunately there's some truth to it. What do you think would happen if blacks were to suddenly become law abiding citizens who actually worked for a living?

 

[Moonglow]

So now registering voters is amoral??

Using racism to do it is, and claiming that that wasn't the intent for the riots in the first place.

Huh?

It would be perfectly legal to use racism to register people to vote. Nay , I'll go further, you could start a political party intent on re enslaving blacks, and that would be legal. I don't think you'd find much support, but you could do it.

Nobody's talking about what is legal here. Only what is moral or not.

You can register people that support serial killers if you felt it would help your cause.

The thing that seems to happen here is Democrats end up registering folks like Ben Dover, Donald Duck, and Iva Biggin. They tend to step over the line, and using a crisis as an excuse to register voters is just one more. They don't even hide it. But up until they did it they would swear on a stack of Bibles that this wasn't why it became such an important issue.

Maybe if white people started to use the clan for get out the vote rallies dems would see things a little different?

The KKK has been trying to recruit with candy....
Ku Klux Klan Uses Candy to Recruit in S. Carolina - Nation - Boston.com

 

[Moonglow]

Ferguson, Missouri, is a majority-black city governed mostly by whites. The mayor is white. The police chief is white. The police force is 94 percent white. Only one of its six city council members is black. These facts, as much as anything, have shaped the protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson, with a 67 percent black population, is a place where the largest community has little political voice.

Ferguson Missouri government Why is it so white

Michael Brown has forever changed the politics of Ferguson, Missouri. I applaud blacks for trying to register more black voters. All Americans should applaud them.

Yup, they'll be another Detroit overnight.

Translation: Blacks can't govern themselves; only whitey knows what's best for them.

You said it, I didn't.

Yes, you did say it. I just clarified your meaning.

Unfortunately there's some truth to it. What do you think would happen if blacks were to suddenly become law abiding citizens who actually worked for a living?

So you are saying that zero blacks are law abiding and zero percent work for a living..???

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

As Predicted, Democrats Using Ferguson Riots To Register Voters


And the OP's inane premise continues to fail: just because one might be register as a republican or democrat does not mean he will vote for only candidates of his registered party.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

So now registering voters is amoral??

Using racism to do it is, and claiming that that wasn't the intent for the riots in the first place.

Huh?

It would be perfectly legal to use racism to register people to vote. Nay , I'll go further, you could start a political party intent on re enslaving blacks, and that would be legal. I don't think you'd find much support, but you could do it.

Nobody's talking about what is legal here. Only what is moral or not.

You can register people that support serial killers if you felt it would help your cause.

The thing that seems to happen here is Democrats end up registering folks like Ben Dover, Donald Duck, and Iva Biggin. They tend to step over the line, and using a crisis as an excuse to register voters is just one more. They don't even hide it. But up until they did it they would swear on a stack of Bibles that this wasn't why it became such an important issue.

Maybe if white people started to use the clan for get out the vote rallies dems would see things a little different?

The KKK has been trying to recruit with candy....
Ku Klux Klan Uses Candy to Recruit in S. Carolina - Nation - Boston.com

Better than rioting and looting I suppose......

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Ferguson, Missouri, is a majority-black city governed mostly by whites. The mayor is white. The police chief is white. The police force is 94 percent white. Only one of its six city council members is black. These facts, as much as anything, have shaped the protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson, with a 67 percent black population, is a place where the largest community has little political voice.

Ferguson Missouri government Why is it so white

Michael Brown has forever changed the politics of Ferguson, Missouri. I applaud blacks for trying to register more black voters. All Americans should applaud them.

Yup, they'll be another Detroit overnight.

Translation: Blacks can't govern themselves; only whitey knows what's best for them.

You said it, I didn't.

Yes, you did say it. I just clarified your meaning.

Unfortunately there's some truth to it. What do you think would happen if blacks were to suddenly become law abiding citizens who actually worked for a living?

So you are saying that zero blacks are law abiding and zero percent work for a living..???

Detroit.

 

[Moonglow]

As Predicted, Democrats Using Ferguson Riots To Register Voters


And the OP's inane premise continues to fail: just because one might be register as a republican or democrat does not mean he will vote for only candidates of his registered party.

unfortunately in Mizzouri, you have to declare your party affiliation and can't vote for the other party...in primaries..

 

[Moonglow]

Ferguson, Missouri, is a majority-black city governed mostly by whites. The mayor is white. The police chief is white. The police force is 94 percent white. Only one of its six city council members is black. These facts, as much as anything, have shaped the protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson, with a 67 percent black population, is a place where the largest community has little political voice.

Ferguson Missouri government Why is it so white

Michael Brown has forever changed the politics of Ferguson, Missouri. I applaud blacks for trying to register more black voters. All Americans should applaud them.

Yup, they'll be another Detroit overnight.

Translation: Blacks can't govern themselves; only whitey knows what's best for them.

You said it, I didn't.

Yes, you did say it. I just clarified your meaning.

Unfortunately there's some truth to it. What do you think would happen if blacks were to suddenly become law abiding citizens who actually worked for a living?

So you are saying that zero blacks are law abiding and zero percent work for a living..???

Detroit.

Ty for sidestepping your fallacy..

 

[Faun]

Ferguson, Missouri, is a majority-black city governed mostly by whites. The mayor is white. The police chief is white. The police force is 94 percent white. Only one of its six city council members is black. These facts, as much as anything, have shaped the protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson, with a 67 percent black population, is a place where the largest community has little political voice.

Ferguson Missouri government Why is it so white

Michael Brown has forever changed the politics of Ferguson, Missouri. I applaud blacks for trying to register more black voters. All Americans should applaud them.

Yup, they'll be another Detroit overnight.

Translation: Blacks can't govern themselves; only whitey knows what's best for them.

You said it, I didn't.

Yes, you did say it. I just clarified your meaning.

Unfortunately there's some truth to it. What do you think would happen if blacks were to suddenly become law abiding citizens who actually worked for a living?

So you are saying that zero blacks are law abiding and zero percent work for a living..???

It's funny because on another thread, Conservatives are claiming that they're not racist. yet in this forum, the overwhelming number of racist comments come from Conservative posters.

 

[Moonglow]

Ferguson, Missouri, is a majority-black city governed mostly by whites. The mayor is white. The police chief is white. The police force is 94 percent white. Only one of its six city council members is black. These facts, as much as anything, have shaped the protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson, with a 67 percent black population, is a place where the largest community has little political voice.

Ferguson Missouri government Why is it so white

Michael Brown has forever changed the politics of Ferguson, Missouri. I applaud blacks for trying to register more black voters. All Americans should applaud them.

Yup, they'll be another Detroit overnight.

Translation: Blacks can't govern themselves; only whitey knows what's best for them.

You said it, I didn't.

Yes, you did say it. I just clarified your meaning.

Unfortunately there's some truth to it. What do you think would happen if blacks were to suddenly become law abiding citizens who actually worked for a living?

So you are saying that zero blacks are law abiding and zero percent work for a living..???

It's funny because on another thread, Conservatives are claiming that they're not racist. :eus_doh: yet in this forum, the overwhelming number of racist comments come from Conservative posters.

They never realize is that 86% of the black population have jobs and are law abidding citizens...

 

[Moonglow]

Where I live the whites are the ones involved in the majority of crime...Hispanics second...

 

[jknowgood]

According to my State Rep Bill Lint, only 6 people were arrested from Ferguson from looting and rioting...the rest were from out of state..
What is dismal is that repubs are outraged, instead of registering voters, showing their disconnect from the potential voters...

Yeah, if I was the republican representative running there. I would let them know that it was democrat leaders that got the people that destroyed their town to come.

But then again, here is this claim, by cops even....

Officials, including both the Missouri governor and the highway patrol corporal have blamed what fits the description of FBI agent provocateurs for the violence that turned the peaceful Missouri town of Ferguson into what has looked like an urban war zone over the past eight days. The government has been conducting a war on black people and dissenters for decades, first using the FBI’s old Counter Intelligence Program, COINTELPRO, and now using its new, more lethal but equally racist version.



It is speculated that the violence in Ferguson today is another example of the new COINTELPRO’s dirty tricks in its ongoing War on Blacks.

Ferguson protestors urged to let peace settle in - Worldnews.com

Yeah okay, when has sharpton or jackson been for peace. If there was they would be out of a job.

 

[Bush92]

Black outrage in Ferguson brought national media attention; otherwise, most of us would know nothing of Ferguson.

Squeaky wheel gets the grease.

National media attention on Ferguson was about making something out of nothing and causing an imaginary crisis to galvanize liberal base that always cries about being victimized.