Gov. Nixon orders National Guard to begin 'systematically' withdrawing from Ferguson

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Jo Mannies ‏@jmannies 8m
MoGovNixon orders Nat Guard to leave Ferguson, but Hwy Patrol apprntly will remain in charge.

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1. I have a feeling Holder may have had a chat with Nixon

about military vs law enforcement, about protesting citizens vs. military enemy.

OT, but am I the only one noticing it's Nixon and Johnson time again?

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2. I thought the same last night as I watched the police presence and response

. . .much more muted - complete with an 'assembly zone' for demonstrators to congregate without harassment.

Still a good deal of unnecessary arrests, though, including some observers, so . . . I'm really not sure what concrete impact he had on the ground.

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3. Arresting protestors is bad enough, but not as bad as say, Kent State.

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4. am I the only one thinking just one careless burst from those automatic weapons they've pointed

. . . at demonstrators, people, and press would complete that analogy?

[merrily]

5. Nope. Especially not when the pointing of weapons is accompanied by promises to kill.