As Predicted, Democrats Using Ferguson Riots To Register Voters

[mudwhistle]

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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

How did the coke head Boosh get elected??

Got any proof of that?
Nope. That's an accusation. Besides, judging by the way Obama acts I think he's currently using. As much blow as he's admitted to doing I don't think he wants anyone to do a blood test on him. Kind of explains why he was so "Tired" on his first European tour before he became president. Didn't have a safe place to hide his stash. Now he has Air Force One to hide it in.

 

[jasonnfree]

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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

What do Republicans vote for.

Let me guess.......ummmmmmmm

White, male and christian

I don't think republicans really hate blacks, they just don't want them voting.

 

[mudwhistle]

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.

Voter fraud is rare, but vote caging and purging is real, and is always done by republicans.

Maybe so, but the Dems need fresh voters to replace all of the voters they stab in the back on a regular basis. The dumber the better.

 

[boilermaker55]

The right wing has a real problem with the constitutional right of voting.
Imagine that concept.

Getting Ferguson Majority to Show Its Clout at Polls
By MONICA DAVEYAUG. 30, 2014


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Shiron Hagens of St. Louis, right, was on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday urging residents like Rita Foley to register to vote. Credit Whitney Curtis for The New York Times

FERGUSON, Mo. — Down the street from where the body of Michael Brown lay for hours after he was shot three weeks ago, volunteers have appeared beside folding tables under fierce sunshine to sign up new voters. On West Florissant Avenue, the site of sometimes violent nighttime protests for two weeks, voter-registration tents popped up during the day and figures like the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. lectured about the power of the vote.

In this small city, which is two-thirds African-American but has mostly white elected leaders, only 12 percent of registered voters took part in the last municipal election, and political experts say black turnout was very likely lower. But now, in the wake of the killing of Mr. Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, by a white Ferguson police officer, there is a new focus on promoting the power of the vote, an attempt to revive one of the keystones of the civil rights movement.

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“A lot of people just didn’t realize that the people who impact their lives every day are directly elected,” said Shiron Hagens, 41, of St. Louis, who is not part of any formal group but has spent several days registering voters in Ferguson with her mother and has pledged to come back here each Saturday. “The prosecutor — he’s elected. People didn’t know that. The City Council — they’re elected. These are the sorts of people who make decisions about hiring police chiefs. People didn’t know.”

N.A.A.C.P. leaders are creating a door-to-door voter registration effort with a jarring reminder as its theme: “Mike Brown Can’t Vote, but I Can.” Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, is working with others to hold a “candidate school” for people, including young black residents who say they want to serve on a city council or school board but need guidance on what a political campaign requires.

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

 

[mudwhistle]

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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

What do Republicans vote for.

Let me guess.......ummmmmmmm

White, male and christian

I don't think republicans really hate blacks, they just don't want them voting.

Oh, that's supposed to be some kind of excuse?

Well, a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all.

 

[rightwinger]

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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

What do Republicans vote for.

Let me guess.......ummmmmmmm

White, male and christian

I don't think republicans really hate blacks, they just don't want them voting.

Republicans won't elect a black either

 

[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..???

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...

So it's 14% percent of blacks that commit all those crimes? When you consider they're only 13% of the population that makes them some seriously busy negros.

 

[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..???

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.

Not racist...realist.

 

[rightwinger]

Wouldn't Republicans want disgruntled blacks to vote rather than riot?

 

[mudwhistle]

The right wing has a real problem with the constitutional right of voting.
Imagine that concept.

Now you sound like a true Democrat.

Also a 2 year old.

Caught red-handed and this is the best you guys can do.

 

[boilermaker55]

LOL! What excuse are you talking about.
Try making sense.

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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

What do Republicans vote for.

Let me guess.......ummmmmmmm

White, male and christian

I don't think republicans really hate blacks, they just don't want them voting.

Oh, that's supposed to be some kind of excuse?

Well, a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all.

 

[mudwhistle]

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.

Not racist...realist.

A realist wouldn't be a Democrat. Reality and today's liberal are total strangers.

 

[boilermaker55]

How clever of you to refute the claim.
Wonderful IQ you posses.

The right wing has a real problem with the constitutional right of voting.
Imagine that concept.

Now you sound like a true Democrat.

Also a 2 year old.

Caught red-handed and this is the best you guys can do.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

they are like vultures swooping in to pick the meat off the bones

nothing is scared anymore.
funerals: they turn into a high school pep rally

or as with this Brown kid, they've turned it into a call for people to get violent, riot, loot...

horrible party, filled with nasty people. Even their ELECTED politicians has become openly HOSTILE to us people in the country if you aren't ONE OF THEM. people better wake the hell up

Which party walks around carrying assault weapons?

Does it really matter as long as they're not committing crimes with em?
Stop being a dumb ass and look who actually uses weapons to commit crimes.

 

[jasonnfree]

This is & should have been the only response to the complaints in the black community. Marching up n down the street is pointless.

Voting IS HOW you make your voice heard.

.

Everything is political now.

The lunatics are running the asylum.

The decay continues.

.

Who are the lunatics and when was everything not political?

 

[mudwhistle]

LOL! What excuse are you talking about.
Try making sense.

You're trying to provide cover for the usual Democrat type corruption acting as a facilitator.

You wouldn't stand for this from the GOP. That's for damned sure.

 

[ricechickie]

This is & should have been the only response to the complaints in the black community. Marching up n down the street is pointless.

Voting IS HOW you make your voice heard.

Voting is for long-term change. Peaceful protests are to get immediate attention on the situation.

A young person from Ferguson was interviewed, and basically said, the rioting and looting and violence is terrible, but at least it got some attention.

Terrible, to think that people would have to go to those measures to feel heard.

 

[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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

What do Republicans vote for.

Let me guess.......ummmmmmmm

White, male and christian

I don't think republicans really hate blacks, they just don't want them voting.

I dont have a problem with them voting in the least. As long as they dont cry for relief from the white man when there neighbor hoods turn into ghettos.

 

[mudwhistle]

Democrats spend all of their time criminalizing everything that Republicans believe or do.
At the same time they're constantly either breaking the law, ignoring the law, or crossing lines that nobody ever crossed before. Their excuses are as lame as their policies.

 

[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..???

Democrats know they'll vote for a coke-head as long as he's black. They look at skin-color before anything else.

What do Republicans vote for.

Let me guess.......ummmmmmmm

White, male and christian

I don't think republicans really hate blacks, they just don't want them voting.

Republicans won't elect a black either

Be more than happy to see Rice or Carson in office. Or are they the wrong kind of negro? Ya racist fuck...