Discussion: White House Calls Police Shooting Deaths Of Black Men A 'Local Issue'

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Lynching was also a local issue.

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“It’s only a federal issue when they’re trying to vote or get health care,” she added.

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Today, somewhere in Hell, Orval Faubus is smiling.

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‘Are these people NEVER happy? I finally sent a response about that Russian spy in France. I can’t be worrying about some black kid with a cell phone in his Grandparents back yard? What was he doing outside ANYWAY???’

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Usual bollox from the WH . Why DO people go to these briefings - they ARE all lies .

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Really. It’s like the Bill of Rights doesn’t exist (for Black folks)

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Pandering bigly to their Alt-R base. They’re not even attempting dog whistles. Desperate times call for?

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The 38% who think the country is going in the right direction nod to statements like this and agree.

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While I am an atheist, part of me really, really hopes there is a special place in Hell for Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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If no reporters attended the briefings, then nobody would be there to document the dissembling and lying and bluffing and putzery.

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No pasta for Sarah.

For a guy who believes in local issues, he sure talks about Chicago a lot. Maybe the whole sanctuary city thing is also a local issue.

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at night no less

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> Does the President not need to show leadership on this issue?”

The president does not know what “leadership” is, especially when it comes to unarmed black people getting shot by police.

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Yeah, that way Boss Hog and Rosco can do what needs doing to cover up the modern version of lynching.

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I vote for a well placed piano.

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This all lines up with what the Evil Keebler Elf wants to happen.

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“Among the reporters shouting their next questions, April Ryan tried again: “This has been happening for hundreds of years, though! This is a national issue!””

Good for her. Don’t stop now, April…shout it to the heavens.

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An unarmed black man in his grandmas back yard shot 20 times and murdered by police is a local issue.

An undocumented immigrant kills two people by drunk driving and that’s a national crisis worthy of deporting all undocumented immigrants.

Trumps America

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