Vague Hillary Clinton Praises Obama, Cops In Delayed Ferguson Reaction
She began by expressing empathy for the parents of Mike Brown, but in a bit of point-missing that would characterize her remarks, added that “losing a child is every parent’s greatest fear and an unimaginable loss.”
The point she missed, of course, is that losing a child in this manner, gunned down unarmed by police, is not every parent’s greatest fear, but to those for whom it is, the parents of young black men and boys, it is an extremely imaginable loss. It’s a loss that most black parents couldn’t un-imagine if they tried.
In addressing the aftermath of the shooting, Clinton was just vague enough that people could know what she was talking about, but she could avoid explicitly denouncing the police. She talked about the “dramatic, terrible pictures on television,” and noted that “Nobody wants to see our streets look like a war zone,” but didn’t explain why they looked like a war zone. As Clinton described it, the frayed “bonds of trust and respect” sounded like a two-way street, at best.
The only mention of violence was of “the community leaders that came out to protest peacefully and worked to restrain violence,” while her only comments on the police in Ferguson were words of praise for “the many decent and respectful law enforcement officers who showed what quality law enforcement looks like. Men and women who serve and protect their communities with courage and professionalism, who inspire trust, rather than fear.”
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
8 responses to Vague Hillary Clinton Praises Obama, Cops In Delayed Ferguson Reaction
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Tammy Minton Haley August 29th, 2014 at 11:39
…who else is thinking about “Sanders/Warren2016″…? mmm?
Anomaly 100 August 29th, 2014 at 12:58
juicyfruityyy August 30th, 2014 at 00:34
Warren already said that she wasn’t running for President. Sanders might run. HRC haven’t officially said she was running. But she is still losing support.
Tammy Minton Haley August 29th, 2014 at 11:39
…who else is thinking about “Sanders/Warren2016″…? mmm?
Anomaly 100 August 29th, 2014 at 12:58
juicyfruityyy August 30th, 2014 at 00:34
Warren already said that she wasn’t running for President. Sanders might run. HRC haven’t officially said she was running. But she is still losing support.
juicyfruityyy August 30th, 2014 at 00:30
I didn’t need to read more… She cant’ express empathy because she is not a black parent with a black son. She has no idea what the people of color have to endure.
A police officer, executes a 18 year old for walking in the street, and she calls the community violent? The officers using threats and military equipment on citizens during a peaceful protest and she praise the officers? I hope she isn’t counting on the black votes, in Ferguson.
juicyfruityyy August 30th, 2014 at 00:30
I didn’t need to read more… She cant’ express empathy because she is not a black parent with a black son. She has no idea what the people of color have to endure.
A police officer, executes a 18 year old for walking in the street, and she calls the community violent? The officers using threats and military equipment on citizens during a peaceful protest and she praise the officers? I hope she isn’t counting on the black votes, in Ferguson.