Gov Jay Nixon live on CNN now

[bettyellen]

Protests "need to be safe"
"good oversight" so "justice is served"

God, he talks in quick little sputters, ugh.

was late because he was on the phone with POTUS.

[winter is coming]

1. He's nervous and handling it clumsily. n/t

[bettyellen]

2. yeah, that was weird. will be making major announcements soon, likely removing current forces.

[montanacowboy]

3. And Now I'm out of here

WTF?????????? he isn't leaving because he is afraid of criticism? What did he say?

Where has he been and where is he going now?

What an excuse for a Governor and a Democrat???

[CherokeeDem]

4. My reaction exactly....

I'm wondering if the President took him to task for his inept handling of this issue. He should have been in Ferguson the morning after the first riot.

Poor excuse for a governor. He was almost incoherent during that speech, talking about how he looked on camera, and then worried about criticism?

Geez, the Republicans haven't completely cornered the market on idiots.

[bettyellen]

6. I think he just got read the riot act by PO, and was given two hours to begin to pull that

force out ahead of the 3pm conference. He seemed like a nervous wreck.

[winter is coming]

8. +1000. n/t

[CherokeeDem]

9. I agree....

The governor was a nervous wreck... I think he got his orders.

I swear if this was a normal day for him, I don't see how he got elected.

[bettyellen]

10. it seemed he tried to keep it light, which felt inappropriate. I guess he wanted to try defuse the

situation, act like one of the cooler heads that would prevail. Instead he seemed like a blubbering kid.

Wow, the head of the PD is getting a good grilling now- the press is angry. He is being corrected about the sequence of events.

[KamaAina]

5. He needs to call out the National Guard

pronto.

[bettyellen]

7. I think the current force is going to be pulling out before sunset.

3 pm presser, it's got to be in the works. Gov Nixon was losing his shit up there, definitely got some serious marching orders.

[Iggo]

11. He's been on the phone with the president for five days? That musta been one helluva phone call!

[bettyellen]

12. never seen anyone sputter and grimace like that. as well he should!