Friday, August 09, 2024

Jan. 6 Officers Hit the Road for Harris

Police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during an hours-long onslaught by Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, are hitting the road for Kamala Harris in hopes of keeping the former president, who is facing criminal charges for his efforts to stay in office by lying about the last election, from winning back the White House.

Posted by Corky at 03:33 PM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink

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"I'm glad to see all this energy and positivity in the Democratic Party. I think that the Harris-Walz ticket is really strong," Hodges said.

"The stakes are incredibly high in this election, and Donald Trump is still an enemy to democracy and really to the United States, and our best chance for defeating him is voting for Harris and Walz."

Hodges, who was brutally assaulted inside the lower west tunnel of the Capitol complex on Jan. 6, called Harris and Walz "powerful forces for good" in the country, saying they would be the right people to vote for even if they weren't up against Trump."

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Of course, Trump wants to Pardon the thugs that brutally assaulted him.

As do the rest of the Cult, several of whom post here.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-08-08 11:13 PM

Related...

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
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... A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

David Nicholas Dempsey's sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Prosecutors described him as one of the most violent members of the mob of Donald Trump supporters that attacked the Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory.

Dempsey, who is from Van Nuys, stomped on police officers' heads. He swung poles at officers defending a tunnel, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture, prosecutors said.

He climbed atop other rioters, using them like "human scaffolding" to reach officers guarding a tunnel entrance. He injured at least two police officers, prosecutors said.

"Your conduct on January 6th was exceptionally egregious," U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Dempsey. "You did not get carried away in the moment." ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-09 04:10 PM

... Dempsey, who is from Van Nuys, stomped on police officers' heads. He swung poles at officers defending a tunnel, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture, prosecutors said. ...

An innocent tourist at the Capitol that fmr Pres Trump wants to pardon.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-09 04:19 PM

MAGA hates the cops. Watch.

#4 | Posted by anton at 2024-08-09 04:40 PM

Whadda ya bet they all turn out to be Stolen Valor soldiers, eh?

At least in Trump World.

Literally Billions of dollars in media and political spending on Narratives can practically convince almost anyone of anything, at least for the short run.

And Personality Cultists for the long term, apparently.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-08-09 04:41 PM

Whadda ya bet they all turn out to be Stolen Valor soldiers, eh?

At least in Trump World.

Literally Billions of dollars in media and political spending on Narratives can practically convince almost anyone of anything, at least for the short run.

And Personality Cultists for the long term, apparently.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2024-08-09 04:41 PM

Hic!

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2024-08-09 05:14 PM

@#5 ... Whadda ya bet they all turn out to be Stolen Valor soldiers, eh? ...

While I'd be reluctant to attribute the "stolen valor" assertion against anyone, I was surprised at the number of former (and current!) military people among the ranks of the arrested.


I guess it shows what they thought about the oath they took.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-09 06:55 PM

Fox never aired coverage of the J6 insurrection violence so their viewers, about half the country, still believe the lies that it was a non violent spontaneous unplanned tour group that got out of hand where no one was hurt...or the lie that Antifa or FBI agitators who framed innocent Maga are to blame.

#9 | Posted by AlternateFacts at 2024-08-11 04:01 AM

Fox sure as hell won't be giving this group any coverage or even mention.

#10 | Posted by AlternateFacts at 2024-08-11 04:04 AM

AUGUSTINE

I recall one instance when FOX News switched to cover a children's neighborhood soap box derby while January 6 was going on.

The obvious was obvious.

#11 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-08-11 04:42 AM

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