Soros Sponsored Mayhem; Alphabets Silent; And Rhetorical Hoops *Open Thread*

Remember all the mayhem that occurred in Ferguson (and other areas) after the decision of the Grand Jury regarding the justified homicide of criminal cop basher, Michael Brown? I know, I know, how could one forget? The police cars being overturned in Ferguson, the businesses that were burned to the ground, the sheer cost of all the manpower required for the police, the National Guard, State Troopers, and more?

Just to refresh your memory, here are a few photos of the violence that RACKED that area for weeks:

Honestly, the first minute, seeing the sheer level of destruction in Ferguson, was unbelievably disturbing. All of that damage, all of that TREMENDOUS cost no doubt being born largely by the state of Missouri and a bunch of insurance companies, all of the lives impacted by these acts of violence and these marches against a LAWFUL decision.

And much of it bankrolled by none other than Democrat-supporting billionaire, George Soros. The Washington Times broke this story (h/t BizPacReview):

There’s a solitary man at the financial center of the Ferguson protest movement. No, it’s not victim Michael Brown or Officer Darren Wilson. It’s not even the Rev. Al Sharpton, despite his ubiquitous campaign on TV and the streets.

Rather, it’s liberal billionaire George Soros, who has built a business empire that dominates across the ocean in Europe while forging a political machine powered by nonprofit foundations that impacts American politics and policy, not unlike what he did with MoveOn.org.

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In all, Mr. Soros gave at least $33 million in one year to support already-established groups that emboldened the grass-roots, on-the-ground activists in Ferguson, according to the most recent tax filings of his nonprofit Open Society Foundations.

The financial tether from Mr. Soros to the activist groups gave rise to a combustible protest movement that transformed a one-day criminal event in Missouri into a 24-hour-a-day national cause celebre. […] (Click here to read the rest.)

I tell you what, if I was a business owner who lived in that area, or the Police Chief, or the Fire Department Chief, or just a regular old citizen there, I would be wanting to charge George Soros as an accessory to violence, inciting to riot, and more. Maybe they could get a class action suit against MoveOn.org and George Soros in general for stoking these flames of violence, theft, arson, and more. SOMEONE should be held accountable, and SOMEONE should have to pay, and it sure shouldn’t be the town of Ferguson. I might add, this mindset by Soros speaks volumes…

As we have been discussing here, Obama, in his infinite wisdom, just released five more very dangerous terrorists following in the wake of the terrorist attack in Paris. But if you were watching any one of the Alphabet News networks, you sure wouldn’t know about the release of these five Yemenis. Oh, wait – that isn’t quite fair – ABC gave all of 35 SECONDS to the release (h/t Fox and Friends), though the Media Research Group says it is more like 16 seconds. That is just STUNNING. STUNNING that regular citizens are being kept in the dark about what Obama is doing. I know – what else is new? Just more of their twisting themselves through all kinds of hoops to protect The One.

And speaking of rhetorical twisting, Jonah Goldberg had a very good piece in Townhall about that very thing, “Ducking Reality: Administration Goes to Rhetorical Extremes on Terror Attacks“:

[…] The problem is that the White House’s position is categorical denial. It is not that the role of Islam in such attacks is exaggerated. Nor is it that these attacks should not be used to disparage more than a billion peaceful Muslims around the world. These are mainstream and defensible positions.

But, again, that’s not what the White House is saying. It is saying that one should not associate these attacks with the word “Islamic,” no matter what adjective you hang on it — radical, extreme, perverted, etc. — even when the murderers release videos attesting to their faith and their association with Islamist terror groups.

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The Obama administration seems to believe that the wonder-working power of their words can get everyone to stop believing their lying eyes and ears. It’s tempting to ask, “How stupid do they think we are?” But the more relevant question is, “How stupid do they think the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims are?” Whatever appeal the Islamic State may or may not have in the larger Muslim world, Barack Obama insisting “it is not Islamic” surely makes no difference whatsoever. And as for the jihadists, it’s not like his words speak louder than his drone strikes.

It’s true that the Obama administration has had remarkable success playing word games. They “created or saved” millions of jobs — as if that was a real economic metric. (For what it’s worth, I do or save 500 pushups every morning). They decimated “core al-Qaida,” with the tautological definition of “core al-Qaida” being “the parts of al-Qaida that we have decimated.”

But this is different. Those distortions were political buzzphrases intended for domestic consumption and a re-election campaign. This is a much bigger deal. The threat of Islamic extremism transcends Obama’s theological hubris and lexicological shenanigans. All Obama’s insipid rhetorical gamesmanship does is send the signal to friend and foe alike that he can’t or won’t see the problem for what it is. (Click here to read the rest of this good piece.)

There seems to be a lot of that going around in DC. But those of us who have eyes to see, see. And we know that what the White House is spinning is nothing but a yarn. It makes them look, well, stupid, to put it bluntly. And desperate. Foolish. Ignorant. Crazy. I could go on, as I am sure you could. Bottom line is, we cannot deal with this very real danger if we cannot, no, WILL not, name it. Enough with the rhetorical twists. Just try speaking the truth for a change. Just a thought!

And those are mine for today. What are yours? This is an Open Thread.