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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,883 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:19 PM Mar 2020

Ex-Sheriff Clarke urges far-right followers to 'take to the streets,' defy coronavirus measures

Back when he was a regular on Fox News, then-Sheriff David Clarke’s main schtick involved vicious attacks on Black Lives Matter and the progressive movement, all of which led to Donald Trump very nearly naming him to a top seat in the Department of Home Security.

Clarke, the onetime sheriff of Milwaukee County in Wisconsin, was denied that spot, for reasons—mainly related to his propensity to spout conspiracy theories and “constitutionalist” nonsense—that became all too apparent over the weekend, as Clarke (who has over 900,000 followers) took to Twitter to denounce measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as “government control” (nefariously manipulated by George Soros) and urging readers to “take the streets” in defiance of it.

Twitter later removed several of the tweets for violating its terms of service, which include a ban on posts urging self-harm.

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“GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS. Visit bars, restaurants, shopping malls, CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open. NOW! If government doesn’t stop this foolishness…STAY IN THE STREETS. END GOVERNEMNT CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES. IF NOT NOW, WHEN? THIS IS AN EXPLOITATION OF A CRISIS,” Clarke tweeted on Sunday.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/16/1928016/-Ex-Sheriff-Clarke-urges-far-right-followers-to-take-to-the-streets-defy-coronavirus-measures?detail=emaildkre#comment_76713454

Sounds like Clarke has the moronovirus.

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Ex-Sheriff Clarke urges far-right followers to 'take to the streets,' defy coronavirus measures (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP
Man I wish this guy disappeared permanently. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #1
Man, that George Soros is some sort of all powerful being. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #2
He's another Putin puppet sowing chaos. Lars39 Mar 2020 #3
I can Stand this Man i though he was gone ace3csusm Mar 2020 #4
The one thing the US does have sometimes are crackpots like him!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2020 #5
They're not in short supply. n/t cloudbase Mar 2020 #11
Russia,.. won't they take him.... magicarpet Mar 2020 #6
Yeah, I'm starting to think of this crisis in terms of natural selection. Adapt or get sick morons!! Luciferous Mar 2020 #7
Odd, I thought he was a trump humper ExciteBike66 Mar 2020 #8
The MAGAts are going to be winning a lot of Darwin Awards by the time this is over. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #9
"Exploitation of a crisis." Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #10
Is there some sort of public menace law that cover this type of idiocy? crickets Mar 2020 #12
You first. blueinredohio Mar 2020 #13
"I want as many people as possible to cough and sneeze on me! It builds character!" struggle4progress Mar 2020 #14

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
4. I can Stand this Man i though he was gone
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:22 PM
Mar 2020

Trying to be relevant again to let him in if his follower want to do that let them...we can help people that dont listen...SAD

magicarpet

(14,144 posts)
6. Russia,.. won't they take him....
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:25 PM
Mar 2020

We will throw in an extra large Stetson cowboy hat for his fat head with no brains.

crickets

(25,960 posts)
12. Is there some sort of public menace law that cover this type of idiocy?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:45 PM
Mar 2020

Sort of the reverse of not yelling fire in a theater? I know the first instinct is to make Darwin award jokes, but in all seriousness, people contributing to public harm in this manner really should be criminally charged. Wait-- that means we'd be arresting Donny Dotard as well... hmm. Nice dream. Too much to hope for, I guess.

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