Journalist Roland S. Martin has a question regarding the ongoing militia takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon:
Did I miss the call for the national guard in Oregon? I recall them in Ferguson and Baltimore. #OregonUnderAttack
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
Maybe we missed something. Are there riots at this remote wildlife station that need an immediate National Guard response?
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/683637118787260416
Off to bed, folks. Let me know if any furniture or brochures are injured in this violent #OregonUnderAttack visitor center standoff.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) January 3, 2016
The guys at #OregonUnderAttack are guilty of trespassing at an empty rural visitor center. Get some perspective, you bloodthirsty freaks.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) January 3, 2016
The same angry libs that wanted Baltimore to have 'room to burn" are want blood b/c 15 guys are trespassing at an empty visitor's center.
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) January 3, 2016
Looting, arson, assaulting cops in Ferguson = protestors
Occupying a park building w/ zero injuries = white terrorists#OregonUnderAttack
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) January 3, 2016
@rolandsmartin don't need the National Guard for pissed off Hillbillies protesting over a sacked mate. They ain't burning Ferguson down.
— Patriotic Brit ????????? (@UKPatriot4EVA) January 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/peacelovedixie/status/683605072991928321
Nothing has been burned or looted yet & it's confined to one building not an entire city. https://t.co/HNcjBhaVxW
— EdAsante (@EdAsante77) January 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/theyellowtub/status/683606555489636352
More from Martin on the “apologists” who don’t agree with his call for military action to end the standoff:
From @ABC: "Beth Anne Steele, an FBI spokeswoman in Portland, told The AP the agency was aware of the situation." No further comment. WOW.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
Really @TheDaleJackson? I recall #ClivenBundy was called a patriot by MANY on @FoxNews, Twitter and talk radio. https://t.co/BGcydUhFIp
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
Tell me @TheDaleJackson. If a #BlackLivesMatter protester did this, would they be called a freedom fighter? https://t.co/5MUH7aaXMC
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
Nah, Dale. WE understand. WE know how Cliven Bundy was depicted with his Nevada standoff. Oh, WE ARE REAL CLEAR. https://t.co/Clq3kisQP9
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
Y'all notice the hypocrisy, huh? #OregonUnderAttack https://t.co/sktyN4yNfN
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
Notice how the #OregonUnderAttack apologists totally ignored the armed takeover of federal property https://t.co/gihsByoWqB
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
So the #OregonUnderAttack domestic terrorists are threatening to kill law enforcement. But the apologists are cool. https://t.co/v23DEWgoKa
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 3, 2016
And let’s point out that using the National Guard on federal land is not how it works anyway:
Folks, the National Guard is a state function; they just cannot go into federal jurisdiction unilaterally. https://t.co/bTNZG1LsfD
— P. Kenneth Burns (@PKBNews) January 3, 2016
And by the way, @MayorSRB requested the National Guard to come to #Baltimore. @LarryHogan didn't just send them. https://t.co/bTNZG1LsfD
— P. Kenneth Burns (@PKBNews) January 3, 2016
Exactly.
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