Two New York City police were stalked and shot today as they were eating lunch. The two officers, one Hispanic and the other Asian American were killed by an African American man from Maryland who drove to New York after announcing on line that he was going to kill police. After the policemen were shot, many people took to Twitter to express happiness at the murder. It was revenge for what happened in Ferguson Missouri and Staten Island months ago, they told us.
Mayor diBlasio of New York went to speak at the hospital where the police were taken before being pronounced dead. In what has to be the most amazing video imaginable, diBlasio can be seen on video walking to the front of the room to address the crowd and all the police in the room turn their backs on him. The police made clear that they had had enough of this fool of a mayor who walks around day after day blaming the police for all sorts of improper behavior but who never condemns the race baiters who tried to make the death of Eric Garner into an incident about race.
President Obama who was quick to talk about the grand jury decisions in Ferguson and New York had nothing to say about the police murders so far. Obama has been too busy playing golf in Hawaii to take the time to comment. Obama had no problem blaming police for the fears of people of color, but he just cannot bring himself to discuss a brutal attack on innocent policemen.
Al Sharpton has apparently scheduled a news conference for Sunday morning to discuss the attack. If there is a way to make this whole situation worse, Sharpton will surely be the one to figure out how to do it.
And the media? What about them? We all watched endless coverage of Ferguson in which we were told over and over again a false story. Michael Brown was shot in the back we were told. Michael Brown had his hands up to surrender when he was gunned down, we were told. But it wasn't true. And once it became clear that those reports were not true, the media still did not stop. We still heard them repeated as if they were correct.
It wasn't the haters on Twitter, the media, Sharpton, Obama or diBlasio who pulled the trigger today. That distinction goes to a black man from Baltimore who was stupid enough to get taken in by all the hate and all the demagoguery that has spilled out about recent events. Without a doubt, this man, Ismaaiyl Brinsley gets full blame for these murders. The truth, however, is that all the others share that blame. Two men who did nothing wrong are dead because they were swept up in the hatred that this group fostered. Two men who risked their lives every day to protect the people of New York City are dead and the whole mob of fools and haters are the cause. Two men are dead because the basic progressive ideal that one feels better if he or she makes other feel worse has been applied to life and death. The mob of fools and haters don't try to make things better for everyone or evenfor some. No, this group thinks that the way to happiness is to bring down those who are already happy. That's why they foster class war. That's why they foster racial hatred.
As I sit here, I wonder what would Abraham Lincoln say about recent events? What would Martin Luther King say about recent events. Hey, what would George W. Bush or Bill Clinton or Rudy Giuliani or Michael Bloomberg say about these events. Is there even one of these leaders who would have attacked the police in general like Obama and diBlasio or the hate group? Is there even one of these leaders who would have kept silent (like Obama) because it would interrupt his golf game? Is it conceivable that any of these men would have stayed in the background at this time of anguish? NO. But that's what we have now. Little men with little minds a small thoughts who are concerned only with their own power.
There is nothing we can do to bring back the two officers. But we can pray for them and for their families and for the peace of this nation. We can ask that the hearts of the haters be opened so that love can enter where only hatred now exists. We can also pray for the future of America. Let's pray that we can get back on the road to peace. Let no one use today's murders as an excuse for more violence. Let's answer murder with love. Let's answer executions with joy and peace. Let's answer all this with resolve from all people of good will to make things better for everyone, for all Americans.
Mayor diBlasio of New York went to speak at the hospital where the police were taken before being pronounced dead. In what has to be the most amazing video imaginable, diBlasio can be seen on video walking to the front of the room to address the crowd and all the police in the room turn their backs on him. The police made clear that they had had enough of this fool of a mayor who walks around day after day blaming the police for all sorts of improper behavior but who never condemns the race baiters who tried to make the death of Eric Garner into an incident about race.
President Obama who was quick to talk about the grand jury decisions in Ferguson and New York had nothing to say about the police murders so far. Obama has been too busy playing golf in Hawaii to take the time to comment. Obama had no problem blaming police for the fears of people of color, but he just cannot bring himself to discuss a brutal attack on innocent policemen.
Al Sharpton has apparently scheduled a news conference for Sunday morning to discuss the attack. If there is a way to make this whole situation worse, Sharpton will surely be the one to figure out how to do it.
And the media? What about them? We all watched endless coverage of Ferguson in which we were told over and over again a false story. Michael Brown was shot in the back we were told. Michael Brown had his hands up to surrender when he was gunned down, we were told. But it wasn't true. And once it became clear that those reports were not true, the media still did not stop. We still heard them repeated as if they were correct.
It wasn't the haters on Twitter, the media, Sharpton, Obama or diBlasio who pulled the trigger today. That distinction goes to a black man from Baltimore who was stupid enough to get taken in by all the hate and all the demagoguery that has spilled out about recent events. Without a doubt, this man, Ismaaiyl Brinsley gets full blame for these murders. The truth, however, is that all the others share that blame. Two men who did nothing wrong are dead because they were swept up in the hatred that this group fostered. Two men who risked their lives every day to protect the people of New York City are dead and the whole mob of fools and haters are the cause. Two men are dead because the basic progressive ideal that one feels better if he or she makes other feel worse has been applied to life and death. The mob of fools and haters don't try to make things better for everyone or evenfor some. No, this group thinks that the way to happiness is to bring down those who are already happy. That's why they foster class war. That's why they foster racial hatred.
As I sit here, I wonder what would Abraham Lincoln say about recent events? What would Martin Luther King say about recent events. Hey, what would George W. Bush or Bill Clinton or Rudy Giuliani or Michael Bloomberg say about these events. Is there even one of these leaders who would have attacked the police in general like Obama and diBlasio or the hate group? Is there even one of these leaders who would have kept silent (like Obama) because it would interrupt his golf game? Is it conceivable that any of these men would have stayed in the background at this time of anguish? NO. But that's what we have now. Little men with little minds a small thoughts who are concerned only with their own power.
There is nothing we can do to bring back the two officers. But we can pray for them and for their families and for the peace of this nation. We can ask that the hearts of the haters be opened so that love can enter where only hatred now exists. We can also pray for the future of America. Let's pray that we can get back on the road to peace. Let no one use today's murders as an excuse for more violence. Let's answer murder with love. Let's answer executions with joy and peace. Let's answer all this with resolve from all people of good will to make things better for everyone, for all Americans.
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