Posted on 07/25/2020 2:00:51 PM PDT by george76
I’m disgusted. I’m embarrassed. My heart is broken for the America that we’ve lost.
This morning, I woke up at 3am. I proudly announced on Fox and Friends First that Law Enforcement Today was proudly joining a number of other groups in taking part in the largest Back the Blue event in America.
Acclaimed keynote speaker Paul Butler and I were going to be the joint Masters of Ceremonies. We had rock and roll legend Ted Nugent flying in for the National Anthem – accompanied by Congressman Clay Higgins, the keynote speaker.
The first wave in the attack came from Facebook. After 6300 people RSVP’d to the event, the page was taken down by the social media giant.
It didn’t come as a surprise. I’m the same guy that just got a lifetime ban from LinkedIn last month for sharing an article about a guy who tried to kill two cops. We are sort of use to it.
But what happened today? Today it became evident just how legitimate the war on law enforcement is.
Congressman Clay Higgins and Ted Nugent are not allowed to attend the event… and that apparently comes directly from Governor Cuomo’s office.
Within hours of announcing that they’d be at the rally, Democrats throughout New York demanded the event be shut down. It was the typical liberal playbook – everyone that doesn’t tow the line is a racist, sexist, xenophobe, Islamaphobe, etc.
That didn’t work. Because the last we checked, it’s America. We have yet to see anyone shut down Al Sharpton from speaking at an event, or the self-proclaimed Marxists affiliated with Black Lives Matter.
So they tried a new approach. The state police detail ensuring the security of Congressman Higgins and Ted Nugent were told they weren’t allowed to offer protection.
Their careers were threatened. Then their families were threatened.
So we came up with a new plan. We had dozens of Blue Knights who were going to provide safe passage.
And that’s when the governor apparently pulled the ultimate “trump” card. He instructed the health department to ensure that upon landing in the state, Congressman Higgins and Ted Nugent would either be turned around and sent back… or forced into a mandatory 14 day quarantine.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a politician facing ethical issues, took to social media on Thursday to call Nugent a racist. She quickly came under attack on social media.
On Friday night, in a desperate attempt to save face, she blamed the pandemic.
“After being reminded of New York State’s quarantine orders and Nassau County’s protest protocols, Ted Nugent will no longer be attending tomorrow’s march in Eisenhower Park. Congressman Clay Higgins is also being advised of New York State’s quarantine Executive Order.”
She went on to suggest it was about safety – despite precautions taken by event organizers to ensure proper social distancing.
“Nassau county will continue to protect our residents’ right to safe, peaceful protest as is guaranteed under the First Amendment of our Constitution. However, we won’t tolerate blatant violations of the Governor’s quarantine order for travelers from high-risk states.”
Funny – we have yet to see any enforcement of said orders at riots or Black Lives Matter protests.
In executing their move, the department essentially accomplished their ultimate goal of pitting pro-law groups against each other… when we should be fighting against those who seek to divide us.
Law Enforcement Today got in this fight and behind this rally – along with groups such as Brothers Before Others and Advocacy for LEOs – to show our love, support and appreciate for police officers. We will not be castrated by politicians looking to flex their muscles by destroying the heart and soul of law enforcement and supporters.
Accordingly, our organization – and many others – are stepping back from the event and will instead be doing our own live stream Saturday.
To our brothers and sisters who still choose to attend the event (safely and social-distanced), we support you. We love you. We cherish you. And this is how we honor you… by fighting for you.
In an Italian tradition, of sorts.
i live about 2 miles from Cuomo- its not his house- it belongs to his ex-girlfriend Sandra Lee.
Its been up for sale (may have been sold) and once again Cuomo was outed for the tax cheat he is.
About four years ago they did some $40,000 of renovation to the kitchen and when the town inspector showed up to look at the renovations, they would not let him in the house. (You can look it up).
Just last year the house was on the market for $2 million, but cuomo and his girlfriend were only paying taxes on an appraised value of $1.3 million, basically paying 40% less school/property tax than he should’ve.
The problem with this war is only one side is fighting so far.
The other side is well organized, we don’t seem to be organized at all. I’m not blaming anyone, but perhaps normal Americans don’t realize how serious things have gotten.
The ballot box will be their bunker buster.
Better yet, drag him out of office and tar and feather him.
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Don’t forget to give him a ride on a freshly split rail - he’ll love the splinters
“The ballot box will be their bunker buster.”
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We won last time and look what the other side has done and continues to escalate.
Facebook Shuts Down Page for Largest ‘Back the Blue’ Rally ..
America is lost at this point. We allowed the take over to happen over a 160 year period and now we see the evidence of just how vast it is. Our Secret agencies employ millions and have billions of dollars to work with. How dumb this country has been to allow what’s going on. Recently in Virginia over the Lee monument a judge put an injunction, now he’s recused him self and a lawyer is brining a suit against him for some type of improper actions. We do not live in a free country, that’s really obvious.
The thing that remains is what will we do about it. If our dictators allow at some point our freedom back, probably only when Trump is gone. Will we continue to support our evil 2 party system or will we try to fight back and replace it with people who understand something about freedom. Like other parties. I don’t know, I do know we aren’t free and whenever they want to shut us down or worse. They will.
There was one about a wk ago in northwest NC mtns. Good turnout. The local paper describe it as a protest! After complaints, they changed it to “rally”.
Aren’t market value and assessed value two different things?
I know the market value of my home is much more than the assessed value which is what my taxes are levied on.
Noted, thanks.
The Founding Fathers would be shooting by now! As long as we allow libs to push us around like this, we do not deserve the freedoms once enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Thank you
Our side believes in platitudes
“drag him out of office...”
“Aren’t market value and assessed value two different things?”
Yes, it would take more research to know the truth. Assessed values typically trail actual values by 2-3 years. Your tax assessment continues upward for a year or two when the market turns down, and taxes keep going down early in a new upswing in prices.
That has always been my wih for Deomcrats and rin governors in Massachusetts.
Why did they have this in New York of all places?
Oh, and Cuomo probably didn’t bar entry due to assessment, but due to code violations. It’s common.
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