Early Tuesday morning local time in Ferguson, MO, Missouri Highway Patrol Cpt. Ron Johnson explained why his tone had changed in the recent days since he was named by Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) to run point on security as protest
MSNBC.com reporter Erin Delmore said that Ferguson, MO residents are telling members of the media to stay away from the protests because they believe it is encouraging violence. “The residents have been pushing media back. They’ve been urging media to
Reporting live from the protests in Fergson, MO, Fox News Channel’s Steve Harrigan shot back at the “amateur hour” law enforcement tactics of which he was caught in the middle. Harrigan said, “I’ve got to tell you, Shepherd, this is
CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill reported that an “anarchist” and someone from a “revolutionary communist” group started Monday night’s stand-off between the police and demonstrators in Ferguson, MO. Hill said that tensions rose when two water bottles were thrown at
Monday night on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Breitbart’s Kerry Picket reported on a run on gas masks and bullet proof vests after Ferguson police used tear gas to control crowds during the week of protests and riots over a police
CNN anchor Jake Tapper ripped the police response to protests in Ferguson, MO on Monday night after another confrontation between police and protesters took place. Tapper reported, “Nobody is threatening anything. Nobody is doing anything. None of the stores here
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and Craig Melvin had to dodge rocks thrown at them by protesters during their live coverage of the events in Ferguson, MO. The protesters also voiced their dissatisfaction with the media coverage of the protest, with one
Former CNN anchor and Fox News Channel’s “MediaBuzz” host Howie Kurtz criticized some outlets for creating “almost a lynch mob mentality” in Ferguson, MO in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown. “Some liberal outlets [are] creating almost
Monday night on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” while Steve Harrigan was walking with the protesters in Ferguson, MO, he reported the mood had taken a turn with the now familiar protest chant of “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” transitioning to “Hands
Talk radio host Larry Elder rebutted arguments that Ferguson’s police force had to represent the city’s demographics on Monday’s “CNN Newsroom.” “I live in Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles that used to be almost all black,” Elder said. “It
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” host Ed Schultz said Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) deployment of the Missouri National Guard to protect the St Louis suburb of Ferguson is “asking for another Kent State.” Referencing May 4, 1970 when the
On Monday’s “The Five,” co-host Greg Gutfeld use his show monologue to rail against the media for its selective pursuit storylines that fit a desired narrative while neglecting other stories, including the violence in Chicago. Transcript as follows: “What do
Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) argued that the justice system had been “prostituted” by his indictment for threatening to veto funding to the Travis County Public Integrity Unit unless District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigned on Monday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” “To see the
Monday from the Brady Press Briefing Room, President Barack Obama called for calm from protesters and rioters in Ferguson, MO, saying, “Let’s seek to heal, rather than to wound each other,” and added we need to “unite as one America
Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), whose district includes Ferguson, declared “we have anarchists here” in an interview on the Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story” on Monday. Previously, she reported that there was an “outside influence” causing some
Craig McDonald, the director of Texans for Public Justice, the group that filed the charges which lead to the indictment announced Friday against Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) bragged to local news KXAN that they “shot down” former House Majority Leader
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham predicted that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will run for president in 2016. “He’s running, he’s running for president, he hasn’t announced it, but he’s obviously running” she said on Monday. Ingraham also blasted the indictment
In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” former libertarian-leaning Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) expressed his disdain for the direction law enforcement took in Ferguson, MO amid the turmoil surrounding the protests of the killing of Michael Brown. Paul pointed
Monday on “Democracy Now,” host Amy Goodman spoke with Steven Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, who claimed his organization sent a 13-person delegation to observe the protests and riots in Ferguson, MO because there is an “escalating human
Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), who represents Ferguson, blamed an “outside influence that is coming into Ferguson and misrepresenting the values of this community” for some of the increased violence. “I will tell you that many of the
