The manager of a store that was looted in the midst of the ongoing protests in Ferguson, MO believes that the looters planned and targeted his family’s store and expects it will be hard to get back in business. Jan
In the wake of last Saturday’s fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, there have been repeated demands for the release of the name of the police officer who fatally shot the unarmed man. No investigation of the shooting
Approximately five miles from Ferguson, MO in nearby St. Louis, in an incident unrelated to the Michael Brown, civil unrest police officers reportedly shot and killed a 23-year-old black man waving a knife while yelling, “Shoot me now, kill me
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kindler (R-MO) called out Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) saying that the “people of Ferguson are calling out for leadership.” Kindler argued the curfew in Ferguson should have never been lifted and
CNN anchor Rosemary Church asked why police weren’t using water cannons against protesters in Ferguson, MO late last night. “Why the use of tear gas, stun grenades? Why not perhaps use water cannon[s]. At least it’s not going to have
On Monday, Al Sharpton was back on MSNBC to deliver stinging criticism for a national leader who was partying as Ferguson, Missouri burned. Oddly, it wasn’t the vacationing President Obama who Sharpton targeted for criticism, but rather New Jersey Governor
After police officers in St. Louis shot and killed a man wielding a knife, Zerlina Maxwell, a familiar left-wing presence on various cable networks, tweeted her belief that the shooting was unnecessary. “I mean dude,” Maxwell tweeted, “1 guy with
MSNBC Political Analyst Michael Eric Dyson criticized President Barack Obama’s statement on the events in Ferguson on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Reid Report,” arguing it was “a low moment” for the president. “He’s got the bully pulpit. Be a bully
According to Boston Globe reporter Akilah Johnson, the Ferguson police didn’t take kindly to having MSNBC’s spotlight shown on them during the violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, late Monday night. Johnson, who was on the scene, tweeted that an officer told
ADDED: Judging from Tapper’s own reporting at the top of “The Lead,” violence broke out in numerous places in Ferguson Monday night, but not where he protested a heavy police presence. Maybe that’s a coincidence, but it is worth pointing
On Monday night, the Washington Redskins ran onto the field of play in their exhibition game with their hands up. The goal, according to safety Brandon Meriweather, was to “show our supporters what’s going on in St. Louis.” More specifically,
(Language Warning) Last night while watching the news coverage of Ferguson civil unrest, hip hop mogul Sean John Combs aka ‘Diddy’ posted an Instagram message for President Barack Obama. “This sh-t ain’t right,” Diddy said. “Obama, get on a plane
Ferguson Mayor James Knowles argued that his city does not have a city of racial animus or a racial divide on Tuesday’s “NewsNation” on MSNBC. “There’s not a racial divide in the city of Ferguson” he said. And “there’s 22,000
Democrats are using the unrest in Ferguson, MO as a way to gin up the vote for the midterms, according to radio host Rush Limbaugh. “The Democrats are using Ferguson, Missouri to try to ramp up black turnout for the
Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt cautioned against the federal government taking over the investigation into the death of Michael Brown. “I’ve thought from the start that a parallel federal investigation into the death of Michael Brown is important,” Blunt said
Fox News Channel’s Geraldo Rivera and Harris Faulkner got into a dust up Tuesday over Rivera’s contention that racial divisions will dominate the judicial process in Ferguson, MO. “There’s no doubt in my mind but that a grand jury will
Civil rights activists (race-baiters) like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were quick in their efforts to make the unfortunate shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, into a racially divisive political circus like they did with Trayvon Martin. Their actions and words only helped to
On Tuesday, Ron Johnson, the captain of the Missouri Highway Patrol, blamed the media for “glamorizing” and giving a platform to violent thugs intent on causing violence and agitating crowds in Ferguson, Missouri. In an appearance on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown
The facts behind the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO are still coming in, but rap star Nelly is already on the scene to make his voice heard. Ryan J. Reilly, a Huffington Post reporter, captured Nelly in
Talk radio host Larry Elder criticized Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) recent comments on the militarization of the police on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “I get the idea of making sure that [the] Republican Party is embracing black people and trying
Umar Lee, a taxi driver in Ferguson, MO who also works as independent journalist blamed “out of town professional protesters” for inciting violence in the city on Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Jose Diaz-Balart.” He reported that locals seem to have
Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson said criminals were shooting at police officers from behind bushes in residential neighborhoods in Ferguson on Monday evening. “Our officers were under gunfire last night,” he said. “[The shooters] were hiding behind bushes near
Monday on CNN while Jake Tapper was walking with protesters in Ferguson MO, a demonstrator behind the host held up an ominous hand made spray painted sign reading “ISIS Here.” Police later confronted some protesters with tear gas and flash
Fox 40 KTXL in Sacramento reports that there were protests in Woodland, CA on Monday night over the fatal shooting of an armed man by police in Woodland Monday morning. The deceased man was allegedly armed with a knife. The
The Leader of the Free World is a deer in the headlights … and that’s a good thing. Displaying some constructive leadership in Ferguson would not have been hard for President Obama. As civil unrest bubbled up (we all saw
