Baltimore Mayor: ‘I Never Said… That We Are Giving People Space To Destroy Our City’

CBS DC ^ | April 28, 2015 | Staff

[Uncle Miltie]

“we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that”

That’s a direct quote.

[Uncle Miltie]

Can’t Democrats tell the truth about anything?

She misspoke. Fine. Admit the mistake. Tell people what she said that was wrong. Clarify what you meant. Set the record straight.

Don’t just outright lie about a quote.

[skeeter]

That she clearly is.

[Chode]

so it was some other silly fat cow impersonating you what said it... is that it??? yeah, right...

[TalBlack]

The really disquieting thing is that cops followed the order to go out there and do nothing but witness as the law is violated and property is destroyed and lives endangered. None had the manhood insist they be free to do their jobs or be pulled out entirely.

[hal ogen]

Shouldn’t this affirmative-action mayor be resigning immediately and leaving the city? What incompetence.

[Bodleian_Girl]

Heard the police spokesman in Baltimore say that “no one expects us to come in with tanks against 13 year olds.”

[dynachrome]

Ferguson on a bigger stage. Baltimore is following the path of Detroit.

[combat_boots]

And she thinks people will only believe her now.

She gave the go ahead

Obama told her to

Had she been serious, she wouldn’t have waited 5 hours to call the NG in. Of course, that was to discredit the White, RINO governor and make him the guilty party.

[XenaLee]

The only thing that was twisted is what subs as her thinking process. She confirmed, by refusing to enact the curfew last night, her own words and exactly what she meant by them. This moron should be fired or forced to step down immediately. Hell, promote Sheriff Clarke. He’d make a helluva good mayor.

[TomGuy]

Per some reports, the Gov and Mayor had several phone exchanges yesterday. The Gov offered several times to call up the National Guard, but the Mayor declined the offers and say she had the situation under control.

[I think she ‘hoped’ the agitation would burn itself out and everyone would get tired and go home when it got dark. She apparently didn't watch any news regarding Ferguson and those riots.]

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Yes she did...I HEARD AND SAW HER SAY IT!

[867V309]

I understand what the mayor trying to say, albeit in a very clumsy and inarticulate way.

Well, she is a clumsy and inarticulate moron.

But her actions spoke clearly: she gave thugs plenty of space to destroy.

[FreeReign]

I also believe she ordered the cops to stand down and deserves every iota of criticism for mishandling the situation.

I'm wondering if it was Obama who coerced the mayor and the police chief to have the police stand-down. And her statement was a Freudian Slip because she knew what standing down would bring.

[P-Marlowe]

Just trying to bring you back to reality.

[skeeter]

Well, I cant help it. It is my take on what the knucklehead said.

[dfwgator]

Gaffe - Inadvertently saying what you really think.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

A thirteen year old with an AK-47 or an RPG is more dangerous than a grown man.

[Iron Munro]

For the record, I believe the dumbazz mayor MEANT to say “demonstrate” not “destroy”.

Double Freudian slip?

Did she really mean to give them the room to destroy but wanted to cover up by saying demonstrate? Only to slip up and say "Destroy" instead of "Demonstrate"?

[UCANSEE2]

Don’t just outright lie about a quote.

Why not? It has worked for most every corrupt politician since time began.