Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is gaining some momentum as a serious contender. The Democrats are fearing that the senator's populist stances could hurt them in swing districts where its competitive.
Sanders who is a democratic socialist was elected as a senator in 2006. He is currently serving as the senator from the state of Vermont.
He's very vocal about helping the middle class. And it's amazing!
He's a very proud progressive activist. Sanders has emerged as a leading progressive voice on issues like income inequality, climate change, and campaign finance reform. He rose to national prominence on the heels of his 2010 filibuster of the proposed extension of the Bush-era tax rates for the wealthy. Sanders is also outspoken on civil liberties issues, and has been particularly critical of mass surveillance policies such as the Patriot Act
But somehow the establishment want perennial candidates like Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden running. They think that Sanders is the left's version of Donald Trump.
Conservative Democrats fear that the Bern surge may hurt their chances at uprooting Republicans.
Two senators on the docket for vulnerability Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
They are the most vulnerable Republicans for now. On the Democratic side, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and the open seat in Nevada.
The most competitive seats Ohio, Indiana, New Hampshire, Florida, and Pennsylvania.
Some states that have Democratic governors are likely to flip to Republican. West Virginia and Kentucky are two to come to mind. The failed Democratic candidates who ran away from President Barack Obama felt the burn when progressives sat it out.
Why would they vote for a Democrat who votes like a Republican?
The progressives won. Obamacare is legal. Marriage is equal. We're closing the door on feuds with Cuba and Iran. The Confederate flag is being wiped away from the South. Marijuana is about to be legalized. Police reform is happening in states. The demand for equal pay and time off is popular. Immigration reform is needed. Gun control is needed.
Minorities, the poor, over 18 before 35 aged voters, and middle class got to keep fighting for the voting rights.
If the Democrats keep electing candidates who think like the Republicans, they'll lose.
That's why Republicans have such a hard time with nominating candidates like Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and John Kaisch. They are too cozy with the Democrats. Walker is trying to break from that.
Donald Trump is tapping into the anger that Republicans have with the changing demographics.
Bernie Sanders is doing the same. Democrats want the party to embrace the policies of Obama. They don't want candidates who roll back progress.
The memorable scene of Boyz In The Hood. A group of gang bangers fired off a double barrel at Rickey.
In cities with populations over 100,000, there's often a rise in the gun violence. I mean over 2,300 shootings happened in a day! Some of these shootings were deadly.
The law often worries about March through September. This is when the rise in gun violence occurs.
My hometown of Dayton, Ohio experienced a rise in gun violence. And it's troubling. Just in the past three weeks, eight people have lost their lives to gun violence. Six lost their lives to violence by a knife or dangerous instrument.
Dayton with a population of 137,000 is the sixth largest city in the state of Ohio. It's vicinity includes Xenia, Troy, Eaton and Miamisburg. The metro area is 578,000 residents.
Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo have seen a huge spike in gun violence.
These names don't get national recognition.
I can't be a concern troll. There's just too many events in America where someone lost their life to gun violence. Those often affected by gun violence are youth and "at risk" populations.
I often hate when those annoying conservatives act like they care about gun violence in America.
How often do you read in the comment section describing an event in an area they've never visited?
Conservatives often bring up Democrats, Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Cleveland as examples to the rise of gun violence.
This ridiculous concern trolling is an example of why most Blacks often look at conservatives as racist. Black America is aware of gun violence.
Many in the Black community have slight distrust towards law enforcement. Given the recent officer involved incidents in which unarmed Black suspects die in police custody, it's often harder to get witnesses who may have seen a criminal act.
I hate to say this, but Republicans deserve most of the blame for the rise in gun violence. Their solution for gun violence is more guns. In the wake of mass shootings, the junk food media often turns to Congress and President Barack Obama to do something about it. The president has called for reasonable gun control measures. It's often met with opposition from Republicans and some Democrats. They fear the NRA and their money machine.
They don't seem to understand that gun trafficking doesn't often happen at gun shows. You can actually purchase firearms through social media.
Black leaders are often pressuring for more gun control measures.
President Barack Obama, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, NAACP and every other Black leader have expressed concern about the rise in gun violence in urban areas. It often is ignored by the concern trolls.
Random musings to what goes on in my community.
With the recent mass shooting in Louisiana, I want to make it clear that is a systematic issue. Gun crime is more dangerous than al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
This terrorist went on a rampage at a movie theater in Lafayette, LA.
The name of the shooter is released.
An Alabama man is the terrorist who opened fire on innocent movie goers at a Lafayette, Louisiana movie theater. The were quick to label Chattanooga shooter Mohammad Abdulezzez a terrorist.
Will they label this shooter a terrorist?
Probably not!
They'll say he's got mental issues.
The man is 59 year old John Russell Houser. I will not say much about his name. All I can say about this event is, how is it going to played in the junk food media?
Will the racist right label this terrorist a "Democrat"?
I am waiting on the media to figure if he's a member of the Islamic State?
I am waiting on the media to find out if he support the Tea Party Movement.
Guess what? The Daily Beast has found a social media page this terrorist had. He may have supported the Tea Party. I don't care what political view he has. He didn't care who he shot. He just up and did it.
So who is getting the blame?
A) Barack Obama
B) Democrats
C) Tea Party
D) NRA
E) Congress
F) The Shooter
If you picked F, you're right. This terrorist didn't care who he shot. It doesn't matter what his politics are. He didn't see the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, or economic standings of the victims. He saw bodies. He knew that a movie theater was the perfect soft target.
If you picked the other choices. Then in some way you might be right. I mean once again another tragedy happens in America and our lawmakers in Washington are hoping the media chases the next shiny coin. This stuff is like a daily occurrence.
Mass shootings happening every freaking month.
There were two teens who murdered their family in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The names haven't been released. But yet they murdered their parents and three of their siblings. Two of them survived barely.
The junk food media didn't rush to the Tulsa metro area for this shooting. They only rushed to the scene when Barney Fife shot an unarmed Black suspect who died while in police custody. Then Barney wanted to take a vacation after he was out on bail.
When the junk food media is scaring America with talks of the Islamic State, another person was gunned down by a firearm.
A teen placed a gun on a drone and it actually worked. The law is concerned that his invention may inspire terrorism.
Terrorism isn't the number one threat to America. It's gun violence and it's rising because of the United States Congress and the lack of urgency.
Gun control advocates think that the gun free zones solve problems. They believe that closing loopholes and internet sales solves problems. They believe people who have mental issues should not have firearms. They think that mental health testing solves problems. Nope.
Gun right advocates think that more guns in movie theaters and schools solves problems. They believe that repealing federal mandates on guns solves problems. Nope.
Look if it hasn't affect you, you're not worried about it. But you carry on your daily routine only to find that day could happen and you wouldn't even know it.
A mass shooter, a bank robber, a car jacker, a home invader, a hunting trip, a road rage incident, a police encounter, a curious interest, a target practice gone awry, etc.
The only thing that wins in this battle is the gun. The gun never dies. It may get rusty but it still works. The bullet has no eyes but it will ALWAYS hit a target.
World News Today send our condolences to the families of those lost in this senseless tragedy.
The Hulkster was fired out the cannon this month. Something happened over the past few weeks got the World Wresting Entertainment, Inc pissed.
The veteran an all-American wrestling icon was caught on tape making an alleged racist rant.
The WWE wiped him out of existence.
I knew that he was under fire for allegedly having an affairs with numerous women. But this controversy has touched a nerve with Vince and Linda McMahon.
This wasn't the last time Hulk Hogan got into trouble where he was bounced from WWE.
The WWE may have finally put the cannon in position and fired him right out the arena.
An audio clip has surfaced online in which Hogan repeatedly uses NIGGER during an interview discussing his early career and the use of the word on screen, although it appears this is from around 2012 and not the incident leading to the controversy.
WWE dissociated themselves from Hogan, removing all references to Hogan from their website, including his listing as a judge for Tough Enough and his merchandise from WWE Shop.
Hogan quickly took to Twitter express sadness and hope. He wished his fans well.
In the storm I release control,God and his Universe will sail me where he wants me to be,one love. HH
Hogan by government name Terry Bollea is a professional wrestler, celebrity agitator, business and media mogul. He resides in Clearwater, FL.
Hogan enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, the villainous nWo leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). A regular pay-per-view headliner in both organizations, Hogan closed the respective premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, on multiple occasions. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He was signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2009 until 2013, where he was the on-screen General Manager.
Vince McMahon told Hogan to bounce.
IGN described Hogan as "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the '80s".
Hulk Hogan is a 12-time world champion being a six-time WWF/E (World Heavyweight) Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He is the third longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all time (after Bruno Sammartino, and Bob Backlund), the longest-reigning champion of the 1980s, and holds two of the ten longest title runs in WWF/E history, having held the title for 1,474 days from 1984–1988 (the fourth longest reign of all time) and 364 days from 1989 to 1990 (the 9th longest reign of all time). He is also the longest-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion of all time, with a 469-day reign from 1994–1995. Hogan won the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991, making him the first man to win two consecutive Royal Rumbles.
The family of Dontae Martin want answers to why the Montgomery County Ohio deputies opened fire on him.
The law shot and killed a man from Dayton, Ohio. Montgomery County Sheriff deputies were investigating a vehicle collision in an area. Now the family, the junk food media, the bag 'em ups and the top cop want answers to why this ended this way.
Dontae Martin was a minor offender who was gunned down after two deputies ordered him to drop his firearm. They put slugs in him. He died on route to the hospital. World News Today send our condolences to the family of Dontae Martin.
Martin was involved in an accident. They initially responded to an area close to my home. They were called upon an injury accident. They claim that Martin pointed a firearm on them. They opened fire and dropped a 99.
Deputies Josh Haas and Gust Teague are in the freezer pending the outcome of the investigation. They were the ones who shot the 34 year old father of six. Martin applied for concealed carry permit.
The family of Dontae Martin want answers to why two deputies bucked a man who legally had a right to own a firearm.
The Martin family hired up national attorney Michael Wright to look into this. Wright and former partner Anthony Vannoy have been nationally recognized in the wake of the John Crawford shooting.
Martin's family and attorney Wright wants answers to why would Martin pull a firearm on a cop?
Dominique Vinzant, Martin's fiance who lives a “few houses down” from the scene, said she couldn’t believe Martin would be involved in a shooting.
“I want answers, I need answers, I got kids, I need answers,” she said. “I got to be strong for them like he would want me to, but they deserve to have their father there and being that I got to raise these kids alone now, I need answers.”
So Montgomery County sheriff, Phil Plummer's argument to the junk food media is that the suspect had "cop killing" bullets. The teflon coated bullets are a cop's worst nightmare.
Those type of ammo are likely to pinch into tanks. That ammo is often used in the war.
President Barack Obama was hoping to have lawmakers place a ban on them. But the inept Congress is too afraid of the backlash from the National Rifle Association. The NRA warned lawmakers that if you impede on our firearms, prepare for a defeat in the primaries and general election.
In the state of Ohio, he was allowed to have a firearm with "cop killing" bullets. There's no law on the books in the state of Ohio to disavow those bullets.
It's not crime to have a firearm with that type of bullet. So this what our junk food media going to peddle to the public. They automatically claim that Martin was in the wrong.
Dontae Martin was a minor offender.
Okay, where's the dash camera footage of Haus and Teague apprehending the suspect?
No comment.
Did they talk to the suspect before he pointed his firearm?
No comment.
Did they actually follow him and he tried to elude them but ended up crashing?
No comment.
The word on the street is these two deputies were involved in a previous shooting this year.
Even my ex-friend is aware of these two.
She is a well known prostitute and heroin addict who is struggling with her personal demons. She claims that she "takes care" of one of these deputies.
She is for now a non violent offender. She's been in the county lockup numerous times. She has claims that they're hair trigger cops who shoot first, question last.
I am familiar with these officers. They represent the Harrison Township jurisdiction. This was the jurisdiction where a former captain with the force traded racially charged emails with some of the deputies.
Why is Haas singled out?
Haas was the one who gutted a suspect at a gas station last year. Haas was cleared of any charges in this shooting. The suspect was waving a gun around acting crazy. Haas put the bullet in the gut. He was placed in the freezer for about two months.
He seems to be in the junk food media often. He was deputy of the year in 2013.
These were the deputies who pulled me over a few months ago. These deputies along with James DeBarr are trigger happy types.
Sheriff Phil Plummer defends actions of the two who drew fire on suspect.
They were profiling me. I have no criminal record. But since I know people who have criminal history, I am an automatic criminal.
Does it make me a criminal cause I know someone who has a criminal history?
NO.
Does the law lie when they justify deadly force when they discharge their firearm?
YES.
The junk food media WILL always favor the law. Because the law is suppose to be trusted and they can never tell a lie.
I've posted my racial profiling experience in February of this year.
Again, I don't want to jump to conclusions. Obviously in a life or death situation, the law has to do whatever it takes to protect their lives and the innocent.
With so many routine traffic stops that end with deadly encounters with the motorists (especially of color), I want to first see the evidence of a provoked incident. I want to know the facts and see the video before I pass judgement. I know that they're some in the junk food media pushing this narrative that the suspect is already guilty. There are some in the public who assume guilt of the suspect anytime the law uses deadly force. There are some in the concern troll arena believing that the law was justified despite having no proof of such.
For just being....well you know, could be a death sentence. #IfIDieInPoliceCustody
A mass shooting in Lafayette, LA at a movie theater. The tragedy happened at 7:00 pm at a nightly premiere of the movie Trainwreck.
Two people and the gunman are killed. There are multiple injuries in which some are considered critical. We have no confirmation about the name of this terrorist. But what is confirmed the terrorist is a White man who is in his fifties.
This is at the Grand 16 Movie Theatre at the Lafayette, LA.
The terrorist then turned the gun on himself and died. Lafayette police said they responded to a call from the cinema at around 7:30 p.m. A witness, Katie Domingue from the town of Carencro who was watching the film with her fiance said that "an older white man" began shooting about 20 minutes into the movie. "He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming, either."
Hospitals were receiving patients and keeping officials informed; but no further information was provided to the public on the names of the hospitals and doctors or the names and precise conditions of the victims, due to privacy concerns and pending notification of families, and because of the early stage of the investigation.
One woman was shot in the stomach; she had been found by another witness, and it was unclear as to her condition or whether she had survived.
A nearby Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurant manager estimated 20 to 30 rescue vehicles were on scene.
The Louisiana State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Lafayette Parish Sheriff, and Lafayette Police Department police (led by Chief Jim Craft, who briefed reporters) were on the scene.
Lafayette is 60 miles west of Baton Rouge, and north of New Orleans, with about 120,000 residents.
President Barack Obama said that these tragedies are happening way too much. Time for Congress to finally do something.
A motive or if there were any co-conspirators or co-participants was unknown, though police believe he acted alone.
World News Today send our condolences to the families of this senseless tragedy.
Louisiana Republican governor Bobby Jindal, President Barack Obama, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) were informed of this latest tragedy.
Jindal halted the tours. He rushed back to the state to do a presser. He running for the higher office.
So now that they've identified the shooter as a 58 year old White man, who are they gonna blame for this tragedy?
A) Barack Obama
B) Democrats
C) NRA
D) Muslims
E) Republicans
F) Congress
G) The Shooter
If you guessed G, then you're right. Obviously the shooter deserves the blame. But if you picked the rest of them, then you may have something there.
Once again, another mass murder in America. Another shooting at a movie theater, three years and three days to the day of the Aurora shooting.
Americans wanted to watch a movie and this terrorist would disrupt their lives. Gov. Bobby Jindal got off the trail to join the law and junk food media in a presser about the developments.
The movie Trainwreck with Amy Schumer is a hit among the fans. Now she, LaBron James and others will hit the social media with sympathy to the victims of this tragedy.
Of course, fresh off the tragedy in Chattanooga, Charleston, SC and every other event that required the president to address the nation.
Expect the inept Congress and Republican governors to call for more guns in the movie theater and nightclubs. Great. You're served alcohol, malt balls and bronze shells.
Developments will follow as they occur. The name of the terrorist will be released soon.
50 Cent tells the junk food media that he got played.
The controversy surrounding 50 Cent filing for bankruptcy has the nation talking.
How could one of the world's richest hip-hop musicians be broke?
He done a few appearances. He started his own television programs called Dream School and Power.
50 Cent appeared in the movie Spy and Southpaw.
He investing in clothes, vitamin water, mining, movies and boxing. All of that went bust.
Curtis Jackson, 40 turned the page of hip-hop. The media mogul and rapper has finally hit rock bottom. He testified in court saying to the world that all the glory is a farce.
He manufactured a rich lifestyle. He borrowed jewelry, vehicles, and friends. I guess all that fame got to his head and got reckless.
I mean his rise was putting out mixtapes. When Eminem heard this mixtape he wanted the rapper to be on his 8 Mile Soundtrack. 50 Cent agreed to it. So he signed to Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment in 2002.
50's rise was his studio debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. There were seven singles on that album and it helped it sold 8.4 million units. It earned him a Grammy nomination.
Wanksta. P.I.M.P., 21 Questions, If I Can't, Many Man (Wish Death) and the smash hit In Da Club propelled 50 Cent into the mainstream.
He would engage in feud with Ja Rule. The rapper's feud with Ja Rule was a money maker for him.
Ja Rule was an in demand rapper at the time. Everyone wanted to be associated with the gruffy voice rapper. But 50, went into Ja's weakness, his crossover to pop friendly songs. 50 Cent targeted Ja Rule dancing with R&B singer Ashanti's music video. He called Ja Rule a phony gangsta.
Ja Rule fought back with the help of The Source. Ja tried to publish an order of protection warrant on the internet to make it seem like 50 Cent was afraid to face him in public. The Source ran anti-50 articles question his rise and his association to Eminem. Interscope pulled all advertising from the magazine.
The XXL a rival magazine won the attention by hosting 50 Cent, Eminem and Dr. Dre. It helped XXL beat The Source. The magazine gave 50 Cent more attention and it helped him build an empire.
50 Cent would sign his neighborhood friends Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks to G-Unit, the rapper's start up label. Interscope would promote these acts. He would later sign Young Buck and Game to the G-Unit.
50 Cent's downfall began when he got into it with some of his acts. Game, who was also signed to Aftermath wasn't interesting in feuding with rappers got fired out the cannon. Game would launch this ongoing and worthless feud with 50. This feud is still going on.
50 Cent released The Massacre. It did well but it lacked the touch. People criticized him for the song Candy Shop. They criticized him for doing the Ja Rule thing. The rapper's album went on to sell 6 million copies.
50's two other albums Curtis and When I Self Destruct were successful but harshly criticized for lacking the mojo of his last two albums. The album Street King Immortal was supposed to be a final album before retirement. So 50 wanted to push this album fast. Interscope told him to fall back.
Well we know that 50 Cent broke ties with Interscope after he got into it with them over the handling of his album. The album Street King Immortal wasn't up to Dr. Dre and Eminem standards so they told him to rework it.
50 Cent said nope, I'm not doing this shit. I'm done.
Then 50 Cent left Interscope leaving the label he signed on for over 10 years. He calls the G-Unit now The Unit. He created a social media network called ThisIs50 and then went to celebrity agitation.
He engaged in this feud with Rick Ross. So this feud 50 and Rozay created was to generate sales.
50 got reckless and wanted to question the gangsta of Rozay. He published the correctional officer photos and released a sex tape of his ex-wife having sex with an associate of Rozay's.
That tape leaked and that lead to a lawsuit. This year, 50 Cent owes $5 million in damages for releasing it on his social media network.
50 decided to fall back and file for broke. I am guessing falling broke could backfire on him.
He already owes $20 million for his Slump Audio fall and the lawsuit against his ex-girl for trashing her home. He owes child support for his two children.
His own son disowns him and the mother of his daughter wants him to be around.
A Baltimore police fundraiser is getting a lot of flack after it was revealed that some of the party goers were dressing in blackface.
Just the way, you like it! Damn it!
A former Baltimore cop named Bobby Berger was going to perform a bit like the blackface entertainer Al Jolson. This cop was fired out the cannon in the 1980s running this gig while off duty.
This little group gathering was suppose to aid the six officers who are indicted on murder of Freddie Gray this year. This gathering was put to rest after The Baltimore Sun got a hold of the invite and rand with it.
Berger says that it's not racist. It's quite a funny act. What makes it so controversial, the guy threw money man Montell Williams in the mess.
The former talk show host slammed Berger online and told his fans that this clown isn't one of his friends and he needs to shut the...........well you know!
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the event was cancelled. The venue pulled out and said they don’t condone such performances, and an attorney for one of the charged officers said, “My client will not participate. We will not accept a single solitary dime from this sort of action.”
Okay here's Al Jolson or by government name Asa Yoelson.
The right digs out the past in their attacks of President Barack Obama
Whenever the agitators in the media bring up past presidents, past events of the previous century and incorrect history, you just shake your head, sigh at them, and walk past them. Ignoring whatever else they've got to say and pay them no mind.
For you see, conservatives and two clowns running have now pulled out their history books to look up a foreign leader of the 20th Century to attack our president.
To make comparisons to someone of the past is quite often. The right and the left often use Adolf Hitler or some leader who the United States declared an enemy to tag a politician who they disagree with.
Peace is weak says the conservative agitators. The president is Neville Chamberlain.
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
He was a British conservative politician who served as prime minister of Great Britain for 1937-1940
Before the World War II, Chamberlain met Hitler in Munich to discuss avoiding a German invasion of the Czech region.
Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. However, when Adolf Hitler continued his aggression by invading Poland, Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, and Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of World War II.
Now the conservative agitators are comparing President Barack Obama to Chamberlain for advocating the Six Power talks with Iran. The conservatives believe that the president conceded to Iranian leaders over the nuclear talks.
The United Nations, the six power nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency all agree to this. The only thing that is slowing down progress is the inept Republican controlled Congress and Israel.
The conservative outrage is off the wall.
Diplomacy is appeasement to the conservatives. They rather see war and more stricter sanctions against Iran.
That annoying conservative agitator Sean Hannity, the clowns running Scott Walker, Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham have openly declared they intentions of going to war with Iran.
See these idiots don't understand that the deal is strict. This is the best solution to stop Iran from making an alleged nuclear bomb. They unzip their pants and allow Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu plow his big dick in their asses.
The president announced that there's a social media effort to pressure Congress to support the deal.
The president is getting tired of Netanyahu screaming and bitching. We the taxpayer provide weapons and defense for Israel. Israel has nuclear weapons.
Who's gonna tell Iran, North Korea and other nations to not have nuclear weapons?
The United States, Israel, United Kingdom, France, Pakistan, India, Russia, and China have them.
If Israel launches a strike on Iran, then expect the U.S. to be dragged into another war.
The president doesn't want to spend anymore time in the Middle East. It already cost thousands of lives here and abroad. It's time to give peace a chance.
Republicans are scared to talk to foreign leaders. They can't stomach peace with a nation we've been feuding with for nearly 40 years. It's time to move forward.
The officer got benched after he lied about the arrest of Sandra Bland.
The video is long and it describes the encounter. The Texas State Department of Public Safety release the video. I want to warn you that it's explicit language. They pulled the video after it was revealed that a portion of the dash camera video showed edited features.
The Texas state patrol officer name is out there and he's being benched after he acted inappropriately towards Sandra Bland. Now the officer is now getting death threats and condemnation from the Texas state lawmakers.
In the video, it was a routine pull over. The officer gave a drive a pull over for speeding. He let the driver off with a warning. He was in his police vehicle when he observed Sandra Bland driving.
Texas State Highway Patrol officer Brian Encinia observed Bland turning from the college parking lot without proper signal. It was a rolling stop which is clearly a violation of motorist law. Okay, that's when he circled around an proceeded to pull her over.
He pulls her over. Encinia details why he pulls her over. She complies and gets her license and registration ready for the officer. As Encinia proceeds to his police vehicle he runs the plates and writes out his warning.
She was clearly upset over the pull over. Sandra told the officer that she gave him room to pass. She lights a square up and Encinia tells her to put it out. The Washington Post then notes the confrontation.
“Would you mind putting out your cigarette, please?” Encinia said.
“I’m in my car, why do I have to put out my cigarette?” Bland answered.
“Well, you can step on out now,” Encinia said.
Bland refused, saying she did not have to step out of the car.
Encinia opened the driver’s door and attempted to physically remove Bland from the vehicle.
“I’m going to yank you out of here,” Encinia said as the two struggled in the car. “I’m going to drag you out of here.”
“Don’t touch me, I’m not under arrest,” Bland said.
“I will light you up!” Encinia said, while pointing the Taser at Bland.
At a press conference on Tuesday, State Senator Royce West said that after viewing the video, he could confirm that Bland was threatened with a Taser by the officer.
Texas lawmakers call for an investigation.
Details of the confrontation were not included in the arrest warrant written by Encinia, which officials also released Tuesday.
The arrest warrant detailed state trooper Brian Encinia’s version of events. The warrant does not mention the Taser, nor does it elaborate on why Encinia ordered Bland out of the vehicle.
During the incident, Bland repeatedly asks why she is being arrested. The remainder of the confrontation occurs outside of the view of the camera, but the audio captured what appeared to be a struggle.
Bland is heard saying that the officer “just slammed my head to the ground.”
Later, when a female officer arrives at the scene, Encinia tells her that Bland “started yanking away, then kicked me, so I took her straight to the ground.”
In his arrest warrant, Encinia wrote that Bland — a 28-year old African American woman — was pulled over for failing to signal a lane change and he “had Bland exit the vehicle to further conduct a safe traffic investigation.”
According to Encinia, “Bland became combative and uncooperative.”
“Numerous commands were given to Bland ordering her to exit the vehicle,” Encinia wrote. “Bland was removed from the car but became more combative.”
Brian Encinia was benched.
He added that Bland was handcuffed “for officer safety” but she “began swinging her elbows at me and then kicked my right leg in the shin.” Encinia said he suffered from pain in his right leg and had small cuts on his right hand.
“Force was used to subdue Bland to the ground to which Bland continued to fight back,” he added.
Bland was charged with assault on a public servant then booked in the Waller County Jail, where she later died.
“There are questions that need to be answered as it relates to the arrest,” noted West, who added that what transpired in the arrest would be part of the ongoing investigation.
Asked whether Bland deserved any blame for the events that led to her arrest and death, West replied: “No.”
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick cautioned that everyone should wait for the facts of the case to unfold before making a determination about blame.
“There’s a rush to judgment too often in America,” Patrick said at the press conference on Tuesday. “But here in Texas, I can tell you that we believe in total transparency and we will find the truth wherever that leads.”
“If indeed she took her own life, that is a question that has to be asked,” he added.
Encinia, who has been a state trooper for about a year, was placed on administrative duty on Friday pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which said that the officer violated the agency’s procedures during the traffic stop.
“Regardless of the situation, the DPS state trooper has an obligation to exhibit professionalism and be courteous,” said DPS Director Steve McCraw. “That did not happen in this situation.”
The Waller County lockup is under investigation. The law stated that at 6:30 a.m. on July 13, Bland refused breakfast, and a half hour later, around 7:00 a.m., told a jailer "I'm fine."
According to Captain Brian Cantrell, about an hour after stating that she was fine, Bland asked via intercom how to make a phone call. Cantrell stated that Bland was informed she could use her prison cell's phone with a pin, but stated there was no record Bland then made any call.
Police stated that at 9:00 a.m., Bland was found "in a semi-standing position" hanged in her cell.
The next day, shortly after noon, Police issued a statement that Bland had been found dead in her cell, and that they believed she had hanged herself. An autopsy conducted by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences concluded that Bland died through asphyxiation, classified her death as a suicide. Police stated that Bland had used a plastic garbage bag to hang herself.
On July 20, one week after Bland's death, Texas police released video from a motion-activated camera in the hallway outside Bland's cell.
The video has no recording from 7:34 to 9:07 a.m., but shows Bland's discovery by a jailer after that time.
Still a whole lot of unanswered questions into this!
Me and S. Baldwin are following this controversy. The tag added is Sandra Bland.
The movie based off the Compton rap group N.W.A. is coming to theaters this summer. It's based off the lives of Dr. Dre, MC Ren, Arabian Prince, Eazy E, Ice Cube and DJ Yella.
The group released a two studio albums and a handful of extended plays.
The movie titled Straight Outta Compton. It's based off the debut album of the rap group. It was a breakthrough rap album. It introduced the world to gangsta rap.
Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records.
Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre, with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop.
Straight Outta Compton redefined the direction of hip-hop, which resulted in lyrics concerning the gangster lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures.
It was later re-released on September 24, 2002, remastered and containing four bonus tracks. An extended version of the album was released on December 4, 2007, honoring the 20th anniversary of the original album.
Universal Music Group reissued the album on a Limited Edition red cassette as part of their Respect The Classics series.
The cassette was released in time for the annual Record Store Day.
Dr. Dre, Game and Ice Cube appear on the Straight Outta Compton set.
The group began their rise in the 1980s and eventually broke up around 1994.
Eazy E, the group's de facto leader would die of complications from AIDS. Ice Cube would later act in movies, produce his own movies and become a media mogul. Dr. Dre would find Detroit rapper Eminem and sign him to his Aftermath label. Dre would also launched Beats Audio.
Media mogul Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, the world's richest and most powerful player in hip-hop teamed up with F. Gary Gary to make this movie. Cube asked Snoop Dogg, MC Ren and DJ Yella to join him in making this movie.
Who will be in this movie. Some name you may recognize. One being the son of Cube.
O'Shea Jackson, Jr. will play the role of his father.
Others roles are being played by some well known actors.
Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E
Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre
Aldis Hodge as MC Ren
Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella
Brandon LaFourche as Arabian Prince
Marlon Yates Jr. as The D.O.C.
Paul Giamatti as Jerry Heller
Keith Stanfield as Snoop Dogg
R. Marcus Taylor as Suge Knight
Marcc Rose as Tupac Shakur
The movie is based off the rap groups bond. Their interaction with shady business executive Jerry Heller. Eazy E's rift with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre which lead to the group's demise. Ice Cube would later act in movies, produce his own movies and become a media mogul.
Cube had roles in Boyz in The Hood, Higher Learning, 21 Jump Street, Are We There Yet?, Friday and Barbershop.
Dr. Dre and Big Suge starting up Death Row and signing Snoop Dogg to the label. Dr. Dre would have a fallout with the label.
Dre would sign a young White rapper from Detroit to his struggling label. The signing of Eminem helped propel Dre's Aftermath Entertainment into the mainstream. Dre would also launched Beats Audio equipment and is co-chair of Apple Music.
The rise of Tupac Shakur is being mentioned in this movie. Shakur was not a famous until he started the war of the coasts.
The rapper's fate was met in September 1996. There will a movie about Shakur's life in the coming year.
The movie is controversial. Universal Pictures is producing the movie along with Cubevision, Ice Cube's movie production company.
Of course, this movie was being filmed in South Los Angeles and Compton. The movie was finishing up production when Big Suge decided to crash the set.
Suge's was told to bounce and of course, he got to threatening the security. He would throw his hands up, get into his truck and peel out. When he peeled out he hit a man, killing him.
Now Big Suge's days of freedom could be over. He is being charged with murder. Not involuntary manslaughter. The charge was bumped up after witness told that Big Suge didn't give a fuck who he hit.
Now Suge Knight is innocent until proven guilty. If he is found guilty in this trial coming next year, he will be making toys and clothes from the iron college for LIFE.
Are you going to see the movie?
I might!
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is running in the clown car. He's a huge fan of hip-hop music. He said that he will see the movie. No word from President Barack Obama.
Matter of fact, the president already got early viewing in the White House screening room. That's the perks of being the president.
The executives of Planned Parenthood are going to now have to deal with video recording devices in their facilities. They will probably ban camera phones and do pat down searches for hidden devices.
My question to the workers of the non-profit firm, didn't you know that they use hidden cameras in their glasses?
The people who are talking to the executives at Planned Parenthood use body cameras such as their eye glasses to record you. These tactics are commonly used by James O'Keefe and Lila Rose. They are notorious race baiters and provocateurs of yellow journalism.
The family planning and women's health center once again is under fire after more videos surface of executives selling body parts. Planned Parenthood is doing damage control after this second video surfaced.
Yes, they recommend women to facilities that perform abortions.
Republicans have long sought to have Planned Parenthood stripped of its medical funding. But the only thing that keeps it from happening is President Barack Obama and his veto threats.
Center for Medical Progress is a front group for Live Action. They published a video of Planned Parenthood doctors talking about selling body parts.
If Planned Parenthood would do background check of their clients or donors, then they would have seen this as a front for Rose's Live Action group.
Why didn't they do mandatory pat downs of individuals entering the facilities?
Why didn't the security guards ask for the clients to take off their glasses and lift up their pen or pocket protector?
Anyway, the video shows Dr. Mary Gatter, President of Planned Parenthood’s Medical Director’s Council talking to the client about selling body parts.
The video is disturbing. Of course given its shoddy journalism, I can only expect the video to be selectively edited to make it seem like the Gatter is literally doing black trade on baby body parts.
The last one featured Dr. Deborah Nucatola.
Nucatola appears to negotiate the price of fetal body parts, Planned Parenthood insisted that the price she mentioned was only related to the costs incurred by Planned Parenthood with no profit involved. In the Nucatola video, however, she is seen and heard explaining that the Planned Parenthood affiliates in the body parts business wanted to do more than “break even.”
Now these women will now have to hire extra protection to prevent anti-choice extremists from putting a slug in them. They might face a cannon firing or deck shuffle for being caught on video.
They might sue the individuals who posted the videos without their permission. Because you see in some states, if you're recording someone without their acknowledgement they can sue. In some states, you must have a legal document detailing you're part of the junk food media and you're doing investigative journalism.
I am hoping that the people involved follow the script.
James O'Keefe already has to shelve out $250,000 in punitive damages during his ACORN Pimp days.
