{"id":123174,"date":"2018-08-12T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T21:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=123174"},"modified":"2023-06-26T05:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:44:01","slug":"my-live-coverage-commentary-on-unite-the-right-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=123174","title":{"rendered":"Coverage &#038; Commentary On Unite The Right 2 (8-12-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/uajap1\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"rumble_v2moiva\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v2moiva\",\"div\":\"rumble_v2moiva\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/uajap1\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"rumble_v2tuj94\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v2tuj94\",\"div\":\"rumble_v2tuj94\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/luke-ford-666431593\/live-coverage-of-unite-the-right-2\">MP3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Dale comments: &#8220;None of this is going to mean anything by this time next week, but it&#8217;s a win for Kessler. His critics were right&#8211;turnout was awful, but that didn&#8217;t turn out to be the disaster imagined, because the counter-protesters were so many and so manic. The story is a bunch of antifa starting fights with cops, harassing reporters and making general spectacles of themselves.<br \/>\nThe low turnout and tepid speeches of Kessler et al only serve to make the lefty reaction look more paranoid.\ufeff&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* <A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-tweets-lisa-page-nellie-ohr.html\">NYTIMES: \u2018Beautiful\u2019 and \u2018Lovely\u2019: Trump Tweets Reflect Fixation on Women\u2019s Appearances<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2018\/08\/stephen-miller-refugees-state-department\">VANITY FAIR: HAS STEPHEN MILLER BECOME A SHADOW MASTER AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <A HREF=\"https:\/\/vdare.com\/posts\/stephen-miller-s-uncle-raises-question-should-jews-have-been-allowed-to-immigrate\">VDARE: Stephen Miller&#8217;s Uncle Raises Question: Should Jews Have Been Allowed To Immigrate?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_ca\/article\/vbjqym\/of-course-mad-max-bernier-thinks-more-diversity-is-bad\">VICE: Of Course, \u2018Mad Max\u2019 Bernier Thinks More Diversity Is Bad<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No small group of losers has received this much media attention since the Fyre Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5AJ416tQsx\">https:\/\/t.co\/5AJ416tQsx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1028740037901348864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whoa. This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCPoliceDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DCPoliceDept<\/a> officer was nearly mobbed by a group of counterprotesters at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UniteTheRight2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UniteTheRight2<\/a>. People were throwing things at him, shoving him and kicking his motorcycle. Looks like another cop was also in the mix, too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHoc5dvebW\">pic.twitter.com\/IHoc5dvebW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christal Hayes (@Journo_Christal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Journo_Christal\/status\/1028753625483538433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In this thread: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UniteTheRight2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UniteTheRight2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First thing I found was some picture of protesters gathering at Freedom Plaza. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JVYpvwD29I\">pic.twitter.com\/JVYpvwD29I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Monroe (@nickmon1112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickmon1112\/status\/1028704952082939904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MP3. Dennis Dale comments: &#8220;None of this is going to mean anything by this time next week, but it&#8217;s a win for Kessler. 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