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applegrove

(118,816 posts)
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 07:21 PM Jan 2018

Get out of the country!: Navajo lawmaker harassed by Arizona Trump supporters accusing him of bein

BOB BRIGHAM at Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/get-country-navajo-lawmaker-harassed-arizona-trump-supporters-accusing-illegally/

"SNIP.........

Supporters of President Donald Trump used racist language against dark-skinned public servants while rallying against immigration, the Arizona Capitol Times reported Saturday.

“Supporters of President Donald Trump singled out dark-skinned lawmakers, legislative staffers and children at the Capitol on Jan. 25 as they protested congressional efforts to pass immigration reform, according to staffers of the Arizona Legislature and two Democratic legislators, AZ Capitol Times reported. “Waving large flags in support of Trump while standing between the House and Senate buildings, the protesters, who were also armed, asked just about anyone who crossed their path if they ‘support illegal immigration.’”

One dark-skinned Arizonian who was asked if he was in the country “illegally” was Rep. Eric Descheenie (D-Chinle).

Rep. Descheenie is a Navajo lawmaker.

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Get out of the country!: Navajo lawmaker harassed by Arizona Trump supporters accusing him of bein (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2018 OP
If I had been him, I would have replied: Aristus Jan 2018 #1
Yes, yes and yes Perseus Jan 2018 #16
Yes. cwydro Jan 2018 #20
Hear here! I would've replied the same thing. nt TwistOneUp Jan 2018 #24
If ONLY! nt Plucketeer Jan 2018 #35
Fucking trash. JI7 Jan 2018 #2
Exactly JDC Jan 2018 #5
THAT says it all. yardwork Jan 2018 #25
They lose. Most people really don't approve. Hortensis Jan 2018 #3
America is over because people had to hold their noses, in fact they are still Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #4
i hate these dirty SOB'S bluestarone Jan 2018 #6
+100 narnian60 Jan 2018 #8
Have to say this,the Republican Party has now Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #7
I should hope so! the Obama Cha Jan 2018 #12
Four Corners? Blue_playwright Jan 2018 #22
No, not that Four Corners... subterranean Jan 2018 #27
The single point where AZ, UT, CO, NM converge is what's normally called the 4 corners region. brush Jan 2018 #28
Colorado,Utah,Arizona,New Mexico. Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #29
Just a little visual of what's there at the very spot eleny Jan 2018 #36
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/01/26 irisblue Jan 2018 #9
Thanks. applegrove Jan 2018 #10
THIS!!! ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #11
yes and who the hell told them to stand down??? bluestarone Jan 2018 #13
republican senate president? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #17
"..stand down.." chickenshits Cha Jan 2018 #18
Chicken shits or tRump loyalists ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #19
Both Cha Jan 2018 #21
Oh good..In the Capitol Building, armed, and harassing CHILDREN. Volaris Jan 2018 #14
Pathetic. Turbineguy Jan 2018 #15
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2018 #23
Today's bigotry against Muslims and non-whites is not new. Same bigotry - newer target keithbvadu2 Jan 2018 #26
1: none of their businness 2: if u arnt native american( ie what we call AllaN01Bear Jan 2018 #30
Kick dalton99a Jan 2018 #31
Go Rep. Descheenie! burrowowl Jan 2018 #32
What about the United States Constitution.... magicarpet Jan 2018 #33
What a bunch of unpatriotic ignorant assholes! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #34
Quote from the original article: Danascot Jan 2018 #37

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. They lose. Most people really don't approve.
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 07:26 PM
Jan 2018

In addition, a of more people happily pride themselves on having some indigenous ancestor(s), perhaps more than actually do, but the satisfaction is real.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,122 posts)
4. America is over because people had to hold their noses, in fact they are still
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 07:27 PM
Jan 2018

holding their noses.

fuck them

bluestarone

(17,060 posts)
6. i hate these dirty SOB'S
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 07:30 PM
Jan 2018

more than i can express here! Please Mueller end this fucking Nightmare!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. Have to say this,the Republican Party has now
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 07:42 PM
Jan 2018

lost all of the Native Voters. BTW,knowing this particular area of the Four Corners quite well. The Leadership of this Native Community tended to vote conservative in the past. And this out of respect to all Tribal Members who served in the Armed Forces.

There has been a movement to flex their collective political muscle in recent months. Hopefully they move to a more Progressive stance.

Blue_playwright

(1,568 posts)
22. Four Corners?
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 08:50 PM
Jan 2018

Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas?

Doing some research- supposedly have Native American roots - family is from Oklahoma and Joplin! ( waves!)

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
11. THIS!!!
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 08:10 PM
Jan 2018
Senate Minority Leader Katie Hobbs, D-Phoenix, wrote a letter to Senate President Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, and Senate security officials outlining what she called the harassment of staffers who the protesters “perceived not to be white,” and complained about a lack of response from law enforcement at the scene observing the protest.

“I can tell you that the Democratic staff who were yelled at by the protesters and called illegals definitely felt harassed and were not satisfied with the response,” Hobbs wrote. “They did not feel safe.”

Hobbs said she was told by an officer on Thursday that law enforcement was instructed to stand down while the Trump supporters exercised their First Amendment rights.

Their protest went “far beyond” the First Amendment, Hobbs wrote.


We need real law enforcement, not white supremacists and enablers!

bluestarone

(17,060 posts)
13. yes and who the hell told them to stand down???
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 08:15 PM
Jan 2018

law enforcement was told to stand WHO THE FUCK TOLD THEM???

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
19. Chicken shits or tRump loyalists
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 08:30 PM
Jan 2018

Last edited Sat Jan 27, 2018, 09:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Either way, they need to be replaced.

Volaris

(10,274 posts)
14. Oh good..In the Capitol Building, armed, and harassing CHILDREN.
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 08:17 PM
Jan 2018

And this is of their OWN volition. What if their GodEmperor had decided to tell them to start pulling triggers?

Capitol Police justify their existence how exactly, today?

AllaN01Bear

(18,461 posts)
30. 1: none of their businness 2: if u arnt native american( ie what we call
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 09:26 PM
Jan 2018

indian,) then u all are illegeal. also you trump supporters , where did you come from or where did your parents parents come from?

burrowowl

(17,653 posts)
32. Go Rep. Descheenie!
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 09:40 PM
Jan 2018

Get rid of dumpster and their leader, although I don't know what country would have them. Maybe find an island that is almost ready to be submerged by climate change.

magicarpet

(14,178 posts)
33. What about the United States Constitution....
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 09:43 PM
Jan 2018
Freedom and Justice for all....
Civil Rights....
Rights not to be harassed...
Equal Protection of the Law...
Common Sense....



The police were told to....

STAND DOWN !

Someone's head should roll. These trump goons are not the only ones who are entitled to their rights, all Americans are to be protected and included.

Danascot

(4,694 posts)
37. Quote from the original article:
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 03:00 PM
Jan 2018

“Those guys are illegal … They do not have any rights here. It is not their time. This is our time. Our nation. Our laws. Our streets.”

I wonder where they could have gotten that message?

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