Discussion: Gov Gives Rambling Non-Answer About Whether He's Responsible In Ferguson

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So many words just to say, “I’m a coward.”

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Gee, I dunno – it takes a brave man to deny justice to Michael Brown’s family by refusing to appoint a special prosecutor for crass political purposes. Of course, he won’t be going to Ferguson to face the crowds personally.

“Tin soldiers and Nixon comin’…”

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Gee, that question sure sent the Governor into a tailspin

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Okay, no doubt that it’s a lousy, clumsy answer…
But honestly, if I were asked such a question, I’d have probably said something like: “What exactly do you mean ‘the buck stops here’?”
It would be insane to say that any public official can take full responsibility for whatever mayhem large groups of protesters + police/National Guard might create. So if he says “yes,” supposedly he’s to blame for anything anyone does? That’s crazy.
If he says “no” then it sounds like he isn’t taking the situation (and his responsibility) seriously enough. It’s a no-win question.

That said, he still should’ve been ready for loaded questions,
and not appear like he hasn’t thought about it…makes him look like a fool.

Let’s just hope that cooler heads prevail after the decision,
and no innocent blood is shed…

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Just keep a perspective on where that phrase originated…with Harry Truman, a Missouri icon.

Given that background, the answer for any Missouri governor or even a candidate for governor is pretty easy and very short…“yes, it stops at my desk”

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One helluva public speaker!

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“AMAZING” “INCREDIBLE” I can’t decide which one.

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Maybe it’s just me, but this piece smacks a bit of tabloid journalism, with a bit of hyperbole in the headline.

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I think that an important thing to note here is that the bulk of the violence in Ferguson is as a direct result of the local police rioting.

The violence is, and has been, a police riot.

If you start with that, the best solution is to use the national guard to make sure that the local police are confined in their barracks.