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GOP senator: 'It feels like violence is coming'
2017-08-20
[The Hill] A GOP senator on Friday evening warned that "it feels like violence is coming" and the president won't be able to calm the nation in the face of it.

In an extensive Facebook post, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) shared thoughts he said were prompted by the violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Va. that left three dead and multiple injured.

He unloaded on President Trump and his administration over the response to the incident, which Sasse called out as motivated by white supremacists. Sasse charged that some of Trump's closest advisers see racial division as an opportunity.

However, he also blamed misunderstandings - some deliberate - on both sides of the aisle and argued that the current national debate should not be "a fight about historical monuments." Many state and local governments are taking steps to remove Confederate statues in the wake of the Charlottesville violence, which was originally organized to oppose the removal of a Gen. Robert E. Lee statue there.

Trump has criticized the removal of Confederate monuments, citing their historic value.

Sasse also said that he doesn't believe Trump can bring the country together after the violence, both what was caused last weekend and what may come in the future.
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  Hong Kong is it? Congrats! Absolutely in keeping with my axiom of 'anywhere for per diem.'
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 18:04  

#14  Bangkok Billy: Good luck to you and Mrs. Billy during and after the move.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-20 17:55  

#13  Just how are the victims of a helicopter crash connected to the demonstration and the attack upon it?

My thoughts exactly. While tragic - I'm unaware of any direct connection between the clash and the crash.

Unrelated and FYI for my fellow Rantburgers - Mrs Billy and I have made the move to the Pear of the Orient. 3 years in the magical city of Hong Kong.
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2017-08-20 17:35  

#12  Why just local Besoeker? You know how many people died worldwide on that day because they couldn't take white supremacy anymore?
Posted by g(r)omgoru

No, not certain how many died, but I know whom to blame.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 16:53  

#11  Why just local Besoeker? You know how many people died worldwide on that day because they couldn't take white supremacy anymore?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-20 16:50  

#10  Just how are the victims of a helicopter crash connected to the demonstration and the attack upon it?

Anyone check the local hospice care center? Perhaps someone expired whilst watching the protest on the tellie. Everyone counts in a feeding frenzy.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 16:41  

#9  
that left three dead


Just how are the victims of a helicopter crash connected to the demonstration and the attack upon it? Has anyone established that, or are the just trying to claim the demonstrators (and *not* the rioters) are responsible for those men being in the air?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2017-08-20 16:30  

#8  It is coming more and more with the left forcing it upon us.

Just remember, I don't play Chicago rules. If you pull a knife, I won't stop with a gun.

You, your friends, their friends and everyone you know is gone.

Get it?

This is what happens when you Balkinize and tribalize nations.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-08-20 15:57  

#7  I'm not entirely certain humanity is under attack, but Western Civilization most assuredly is along with any vestiges of charm and grace.
Posted by: Cesrae   2017-08-20 11:41  

#6  Violence has already come in dribs and drabs. I just wonder when the gloves will come off, the restraints gone, and people are completely fed up with the lefty crap which has been foisted upon common, decent citizens for far too long. We're talking about that Ft. Sumter flashpoint moment where there's no going back.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-20 09:48  

#5  Riots outside Republican Primary gatherings in Chicago, Oakland, and on inauguration day and now, just now, he's noticing it?

The Illusive Man: [From Trailer] We're at war. No one wants to admit it but Humanity's under attack. One very specific man might be all that stands between Humanity and the greatest threat of our brief existence.

We need a leader, and surround him with the brightest, the toughest, the deadliest allies we can find. The team will have to be strong, their resolve unquestionable.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-08-20 09:30  

#4  You don't understand the senator. As long as violence was one sided: the oppressed and their "champions" against the oppressors; it was perfectly OK
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-20 08:15  

#3  Violence is coming? Rep. Scalise could not be reached for comment.

Did they try Bill Ayers or his buddy Obama?
Posted by: AlanC   2017-08-20 08:11  

#2  Sasse is a POS, but he's correct, violence is definitely coming.
Posted by: Bigfoot Elmerenter4120   2017-08-20 05:56  

#1  However, he also blamed misunderstandings...

No senator, you perfidious, backstabbing POS, there are no "misunderstandings." You are one of the many swamp creatures who earnestly desire that President Trump fail.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 01:25  

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