Posted on 08/15/2015 5:48:28 AM PDT by markomalley
The "Black Lives Matter" protest movement has caused headaches for presidential candidates on the campaign trail this summer. But Ohio Gov. John Kasich lent his voice to their rallying cry, and said "black lives matter, especially now."
CNN's Dana Bash asked Kasich about his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement, in the wake of the protesters' recent actions. Two angry protesters forced Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a socialist running as a Democrat, to leave the stage in Seattle, Wash., so that they could complain about progressivism's white supremacy. When former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said, "all lives matter" at a Netroots Nation event earlier this summer, the outrage from Black Lives Matter protesters forced him to apologize.
Bash also mentioned Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's meeting with Black Lives Matter protesters earlier this week before asking Kasich, "What's your view on this?"
"I've been very involved in Ohio," Kasich responded. "We have a collaborative effort with community leaders, African Americans, law enforcement, and they've come up with 23 recommendations."
"Can an elected official apologize for saying all lives matter?" Bash interrupted.
"I don't know about that whole issue, I'm just telling you what we're doing," Kasich answered. "And all lives do matter. Black lives matter, especially now, because there's a fear in these communities that the justice isn't working for them. But it's about balance and I'm not going to get myself caught in some sort of a wedge, the community has to understand the challenges of the police and the police have to understand the challenges of the community."
Kasich has traveled through New Hampshire this week, a state where he has performed better in the polls than in other states across the country. He is tied for tenth place nationally, but is in third place in New Hampshire, according to Real Clear Politics' average of polls nationwide and in New Hampshire. The governor will head to Alabama on Monday, and visit Iowa, during the state fair, on Tuesday.
Actually, other than immigration, Rubio is quite conservative on most issues.
http://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential/1244695982
Damn! All this pandering and political correctness is the thing that most Americans HATE. We need somebody that isn’t afraid to step on toes, to say when and how things are getting out of hand to the point of insanity......not like Kasich spouting his butterflies and unicorns scenario. We have a big and dangerous mess to clean up thanks to the last 7 1/2 years and everyone needs to do their part in taking this country back!!
More evidence he is not in the race to become
president. He is in the race to deliver Ohio
to Bush!!! He is quite literally a tool.
Kasich’s run ended the night of the debate. Who knew it even began? He’s just one of those tortured souls who refuse to see the light.
I cannot stand a pandering politician. Kasich reminds me of Lincoln Chafey; a lecherous undisciplined mess who wants to be relevant but has never been, nor will he ever be. Chaffey first a Republican, now a democrat; Kasich now a Republican but really a democrat. Both pandering azz licking losers IMO.
It’s why we make cages to keep the crazy animals away from the normal people.
Katich is a white man who has preemptively surrendered to imaginary minority status.
And he is by no means alone.
The test you took which showed you closer to Rubio than otger candidates, may be a clever social media marketihg ploy by his campaign staff.
I think everybody comes out as being close to Rubio.
Clever. Effective to sway the casual voter. Indicates contempt for people.
Am I the only one who remembers mau-mauing?
1960s street mobs along with campus radical, psycho spoiled brats many of whom along with their ideological litters are now the Establishment.
It's their tactic:
mau-mauing.
meaning.. "to intimidate by hostile confrontation or threats"
See "Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers" by Tom Wolfe
So "Black Lives Matter" merely means black lives mau-mauing. At least until all lives matter including babies' lives.
Well, I did do a rundown of what we agree on and a lot of it comes down to his campaign rhetoric rather than his accomplishments.
So John, are you going to hand over your microphone and walk off the stage if they try to take your microphone? Looks like you are going to emulate Bernie Sanders.
As Jeb and Marco fade out like a bad fart, here's the next front for the Partisan Media Shills.
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