Texas Senator Blamed Violence In Baltimore On 'Absent Fathers,' Has Nothing To Say Abt Waco Massacre

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Texas Senator Blamed Violence In Baltimore On 'Absent Fathers,' Has Nothing To Say About Waco Massacre | ThinkProgress

In the aftermath of protests surrounding the deaths of unarmed black men and women, outspoken members of the GOP, including Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz (R-TX), were quick to contextualize the tragedies and criticize black people for violent behavior. But in the wake of a deadly gunfight between two biker gangs — which left nine people dead, 18 wounded in Waco, and 170 charged for criminal activity — two of Texas’ most prominent leaders have yet to respond to the violent shootout.
Days into the Baltimore protests sparked by Freddie Gray’s death, Cornyn (R) spoke on the Senate floor about how to understand and address deeply-ingrained tension in Baltimore and Ferguson. “The whole idea of a young man dying in police custody, the confrontations with police, the looting and burning of innocent minority-owned businesses…these are all scenes we would expect perhaps in other countries…but that’s what we saw,” he said of events that transpired in both cities. “We’re doing a great disservice to ourselves and everyone else so clearly frustrated by the status quo, if we isolate Baltimore or Ferguson as just individual instances of civic unrest, and if we don’t step back and see how they fit into the broader issue of our entire criminal justice system.” He also called on families, civic organizations, faith groups, and Congress to “correct injustice” and “remedy basic instability” in similar communities nationwide.
Two days later, Cornyn went so far as to blame riots in Baltimore on absent fathers, linking to a Bloomberg article about the breakdown of traditional family structures in the black community and the raising of children out of wedlock.

Liberals, admit it: Baltimore riots are part of a story of absent fathers @FSBarry http://t.co/h1YkS8UWb4 via @BV
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 8, 2015

Cruz was similarly vocal about violent protests stemming from Gray’s death, slamming President Obama for “inflaming” the riots. “He has not used his role as president to bring us together,” he said, while speaking before the National Press Club. “He has exacerbated racial misunderstandings, racial tensions.”
Months earlier, Cruz wrote a cautious response to clashes in Ferguson, expressing sadness over Brown’s death, asking that civil liberties be respected, and denouncing violence.

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1. It's hard to tell whether Cornhole or Carnival Cruz is dumber.

[MisterP]

2. they'll change their tune if the bikers' latino/Euro mix turns out higher than 1:2 (I think that's

the criteria for "good ol' boys having fun" to "swarthy threat&quot
is there any Cuban-Canadian biker gangs whose daddies tell them they're a political messiah we can use as a control group?