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Covington Student Speaks Out About Encounter With Native American Activist
townhall.com ^ | 1/23/2019 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 01/23/2019 10:18:19 AM PST by rktman

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To: 11th_VA
Great interview - what a mature kid. Can’t believe she kept asking why he didn’t just walk away.

The response to that question is to ask why did Mr. Phillips walk directly to me, stand in front of me banging him drum?

Mr. Phillips was the one who took the action to confront this young man.

Nick Sandmann was standing in place. Mr. Phillips was the initiator of the action. Mr. Phillips was the aggressive party.

BTW, Mr. Phillips gave two different answers. First he said he walked up to Mr. Sandmann to defuse the situation. (He did nothing to defuse the situation. He increased the tension by saying nothing and banging his drum.)

Second Mr. Phillips said he was just walking to the monument and Mr. Sandmann stood in his way.

Mr. Sandmann didn't stand in his way. Mr. Sandmann was standing in place.

41 posted on 01/23/2019 10:47:11 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: rktman

I’ve been to the desert on a horse with no name.
It felt good to get out of the rain................


42 posted on 01/23/2019 10:48:48 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

>>Anyone else have the feeling, that this whole incident was manufactured? And that it was manufactured to bash Trump, bash Catholic education, bash white Catholic boys who had the audacity to go to the March for Life???

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this Phillips guy has such a hate on for the Catholic church and these kids are from a Catholic school. I have a feeling he knew they were going to be gathered there, like they do every year.


43 posted on 01/23/2019 10:49:09 AM PST by Tejas Rob
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To: Bob434

>>the indian is condemning CHILDREN for standing their ground but the indian has nothing to say about the black people saying the following aggressive crap?

Oh, but Phillips did have something to say about those guys. He said they were right about some of the things they were saying and that made these kids angry, which is BS.

Someone needs to ask Phillips what the black guys were right about. Where they right when they were harassing Indians all day? were they right when they told the indians they lost their land because they worship totem poles? Were they right when they called Phillips himself “Gad”, which means a false idol?

Phillips is actually a despicable liar and has to be called out for his BS.


44 posted on 01/23/2019 10:55:42 AM PST by Tejas Rob
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To: NEWwoman

I am sure that the young man was trying to be non-confrontational and very masterfully suppressed his laughter at just that slight smile.

Chief Fake-Injun was doing a pretty good Jerry Lewis impersonation just inches from his face. I don’t know how he kept from breaking into hysterical laughter.


45 posted on 01/23/2019 10:59:12 AM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: RightGeek

But of course it is NOT aggressive to walk up to someone and pound on a drum inches from their face, is it, Savannah?


46 posted on 01/23/2019 11:03:01 AM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: guthunde47

Just discovered this term facecrime on a Mark Dice YouTube video.


47 posted on 01/23/2019 11:03:03 AM PST by NEWwoman (God Bless America)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

Agreed. Those boys were remarkably calm.


48 posted on 01/23/2019 11:03:56 AM PST by NEWwoman (God Bless America)
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

I’m sorry, but what is a “black Hebrew”?


49 posted on 01/23/2019 11:16:57 AM PST by OLDCU
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To: OLDCU
I’m sorry, but what is a “black Hebrew”?


50 posted on 01/23/2019 11:17:46 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

“They (The Covington students) would have been well justified in beating the crap out of those “aggressors” but ofc that would only have gotten them in more trouble with the insane PC world.”

Bullies of all stripes are expert at picking out targets that won’t escalate. If this were a HS football team, do you think that the Black Dudes and the “Indian Elder” would have gotten in their faces? Me neither. Kudos to the kid for standing his ground with a smile on his face. Best thing he could have done.


51 posted on 01/23/2019 11:28:40 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: rktman

We’re not even through January, but I would like to nominate Nick Sandmann for Man Of The Year.


52 posted on 01/23/2019 11:36:04 AM PST by RPTMS (I know you're a nincompoop, and I strongly suspect you of being a scalawag!)
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To: RPTMS

Lol. You can bet Nike won’t be calling him anytime soon.


53 posted on 01/23/2019 11:40:05 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: 11th_VA
Great interview - what a mature kid. Can’t believe she kept asking why he didn’t just walk away.

The Indian was to blame. He doesn't like Trump so when he saw the MAGA hats he was itching for a confrontation hoping to incite violence. So he walks up with his silly child's drum and whacks it one inch from the kids face - The Indian was inciting violence and should be arrested.

54 posted on 01/23/2019 11:44:17 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

“Recon Ranger” or “Freon Ranger”


55 posted on 01/23/2019 11:48:08 AM PST by daveladelle
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To: 1Old Pro

Yeah, check out this post if you have’t.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3722315/posts


56 posted on 01/23/2019 11:49:11 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: OLDCU

The details vary but they claim some kind of lineage to ancient Israel. Apparently some of them are much nuttier than others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites

The ones who were harassing the Covington Catholic kids were definitely saying hateful, racist, nutty stuff.

I have in years past found myself walking near some of them haranguing people in public spaces in NYC and Boston, at least I think it was one of these groups.... angry black men in funny costumes yelling about “white devils” and such.....


57 posted on 01/23/2019 11:52:33 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: daveladelle

lol he was a “Freon Ranger”.... although apparently not a good one, since he never got promoted in the Marine Reserves and then never seemed to be able to make a living in the field in the civilian world.


58 posted on 01/23/2019 11:54:27 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: RightGeek

bttt


59 posted on 01/23/2019 11:55:42 AM PST by timestax (https://www.flickr.com/)
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To: rktman

He seems to be a nice kid. He handled that interview well.


60 posted on 01/23/2019 12:05:25 PM PST by Tired of Taxes (Cov Cath Videos: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3721590/posts?page=1)
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