Comments on: January 6th Select Committee's First Hearing Was A Necessary Reminder http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 30 May 2026 23:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Biden Closes In On A Big Bipartisan Win http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179367 ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Biden Closes In On A Big Bipartisan Win Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:49:32 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179367 [...] January 6th Select Committee’s First Hearing Was A Necessary Reminder [...] [...] January 6th Select Committee’s First Hearing Was A Necessary Reminder [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179335 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:22:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179335 Shame on the FOP. Shame on the FOP.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179334 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:21:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179334 Just heard the president of the national Fraternal Order of Police in an interview on CNN. I learned that the majority of the members of the FOP are Trump supporters. Which goes a long way toward explaining why the FOP are not taking a public stand against the terrorists who invaded and attacted the Capitol and Capitol police and MPD who were protecting the Capitol and Democracy on Jan 6. Just heard the president of the national Fraternal Order of Police in an interview on CNN.

I learned that the majority of the members of the FOP are Trump supporters.

Which goes a long way toward explaining why the FOP are not taking a public stand against the terrorists who invaded and attacted the Capitol and Capitol police and MPD who were protecting the Capitol and Democracy on Jan 6.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179333 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:02:52 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179333 Federal should be Fraternal ... sorry for that repeated mistake on my part. Federal should be Fraternal ... sorry for that repeated mistake on my part.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179332 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:01:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179332 Joshua, Here is the pertinent clip from the Don Lemon Tonight show with Officer Fanone. He talks about the lack of support from the Federal Order of Police starting at about the 5:30 mark of the video ... https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1420218439143247874 Joshua,

Here is the pertinent clip from the Don Lemon Tonight show with Officer Fanone.

He talks about the lack of support from the Federal Order of Police starting at about the 5:30 mark of the video ...

https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1420218439143247874

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179331 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:56:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179331 ... doing better without. ... doing better without.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179330 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:56:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179330 And, they are! And, they are!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179329 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:55:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179329 By the way, the kind of support the FOP is giving to law enforcement who were defending the Capitol on Jan 6 is the kind of support those officers could do better without. By the way, the kind of support the FOP is giving to law enforcement who were defending the Capitol on Jan 6 is the kind of support those officers could do better without.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179328 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:54:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179328 In future, I'll try to improve my ability to make a point. In future, I'll try to improve my ability to make a point.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179327 nypoet22 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:41:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179327 @liz, The fraternal order of police is one of multiple organizations dedicated to supporting law enforcement. It's not the sole voice of the country's police. As an educator I'd hate to be held accountable for every time Randi Weingarten put a foot in her mouth on my behalf. JL @liz,
The fraternal order of police is one of multiple organizations dedicated to supporting law enforcement. It's not the sole voice of the country's police. As an educator I'd hate to be held accountable for every time Randi Weingarten put a foot in her mouth on my behalf.
JL

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179326 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:10:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179326 Joshua, What I meant was that if the president of the FOP can't bring himself to publically call out Trump's Big Lie and denounce what the former president has done and is doing with regard to Jan 6, then it's hard for me to understand what good can come out of these hearings. ( But, they seem to be off to a good start so I have hope. :) ) And, THAT'S not a <i>bad rap</i> against police - it's actually what the FOP has done, or hasn't done as the case may be. Joshua,

What I meant was that if the president of the FOP can't bring himself to publically call out Trump's Big Lie and denounce what the former president has done and is doing with regard to Jan 6, then it's hard for me to understand what good can come out of these hearings. ( But, they seem to be off to a good start so I have hope. :) )

And, THAT'S not a bad rap against police - it's actually what the FOP has done, or hasn't done as the case may be.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179324 nypoet22 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:48:23 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179324 you weren't unclear, it's just that there are so many reasons why law enforcement in the US tends to get a bad rap. what i think you meant is that the entire profession spent a century as enforcers of jim crow and white supremacy, and it has taken some time to steer police culture in a different direction. old habits die harder in some places than others. you weren't unclear, it's just that there are so many reasons why law enforcement in the US tends to get a bad rap. what i think you meant is that the entire profession spent a century as enforcers of jim crow and white supremacy, and it has taken some time to steer police culture in a different direction. old habits die harder in some places than others.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179323 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:59:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179323 Did I not make myself clear, again? Did I not make myself clear, again?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179322 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:59:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179322 It's one of the reasons why. It's one of the reasons why.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179321 nypoet22 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:13:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179321 that's why? that's why?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179320 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:02:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179320 I have learned tonight that the Federal Order of Police (FOP) has so far refused to denounce the 21 House Republicans who voted against the Gold medal bill, to denounce any lawmakers who lie about the events of Jan 6 and refused to denounce the vile comments that have been made against the officer who shot Ashley Babbit, and denounce any active duty or retired law enforcement officers who participated in the insurrection. The FOP, instead, offered the services of the FOP's wellness program to the officers who held the line at the Capitol on Jan 6, six months after the incident. This is why the police are often viewed in a very bad light ... I have learned tonight that the Federal Order of Police (FOP) has so far refused to denounce the 21 House Republicans who voted against the Gold medal bill, to denounce any lawmakers who lie about the events of Jan 6 and refused to denounce the vile comments that have been made against the officer who shot Ashley Babbit, and denounce any active duty or retired law enforcement officers who participated in the insurrection.

The FOP, instead, offered the services of the FOP's wellness program to the officers who held the line at the Capitol on Jan 6, six months after the incident.

This is why the police are often viewed in a very bad light ...

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179319 nypoet22 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 02:40:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179319 my wife wandered in from a meeting and couldn't pull herself away. she made essentially the same point as JMCt, that the officers took some politically pat questions and gave incredibly nuanced answers. the one that stood out for both of us was officer dunn, responding to the "is this america" question. representative [i think it was schiff] teed him up for a very pat answer, and instead dunn was extremely reflective, something to the effect of "yes, this is america. it shouldn't be, but this is the way things are." my wife wandered in from a meeting and couldn't pull herself away. she made essentially the same point as JMCt, that the officers took some politically pat questions and gave incredibly nuanced answers. the one that stood out for both of us was officer dunn, responding to the "is this america" question. representative [i think it was schiff] teed him up for a very pat answer, and instead dunn was extremely reflective, something to the effect of "yes, this is america. it shouldn't be, but this is the way things are."

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179318 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 02:04:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179318 andygaus, I've never heard of her or him but, I sure do hope that the former president is called to testify. Because, he is the one most responsible for the attack on the Capitol, after all ... andygaus,

I've never heard of her or him but, I sure do hope that the former president is called to testify.

Because, he is the one most responsible for the attack on the Capitol, after all ...

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179317 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 28 Jul 2021 02:02:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179317 Well said, John! Well said, John!

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179315 John M from Ct. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:11:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179315 Excellent commentary, thanks. I heard about twenty minutes of testimony on public radio driving home this afternoon. The Representatives came off as simple-minded politicians out to make talking points, but the cops transcended politics. They were genuine and affecting. Because they work at the U.S. Capitol, they are exceptionally aware of the nature of their work as on-the-floor guardians of democracy. Their jobs are utterly above party - they protect Representatives without asking first who's a Democrat and who's a Republican, as one of them put it. And they can tell a terrorist from a tourist because, as another one said, because he had been giving Capitol tours to civic-minded Americans for several decades and never had he been cursed, grabbed, and beaten up by them. I hope this commission can continue at this level of seriousness and informativeness. Excellent commentary, thanks.

I heard about twenty minutes of testimony on public radio driving home this afternoon. The Representatives came off as simple-minded politicians out to make talking points, but the cops transcended politics. They were genuine and affecting. Because they work at the U.S. Capitol, they are exceptionally aware of the nature of their work as on-the-floor guardians of democracy. Their jobs are utterly above party - they protect Representatives without asking first who's a Democrat and who's a Republican, as one of them put it. And they can tell a terrorist from a tourist because, as another one said, because he had been giving Capitol tours to civic-minded Americans for several decades and never had he been cursed, grabbed, and beaten up by them.

I hope this commission can continue at this level of seriousness and informativeness.

]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179314 andygaus Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:11:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179314 What I'm waiting to hear is Lauren Boebert being called to explain about the tours of the Capitol she was giving on January 5th. What I'm waiting to hear is Lauren Boebert being called to explain about the tours of the Capitol she was giving on January 5th.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/07/27/january-6th-select-committees-first-hearing-was-a-necessary-reminder/#comment-179313 Elizabeth Miller Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:46:40 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20781#comment-179313 <i>But by doing so, he pretty much guaranteed that a serious and sober (and clown-free) investigation will be exactly what happens -- without all the usual nonsense and fantastical gaslighting from the likes of Jim Jordan.</i> Well, this is very good news! But by doing so, he pretty much guaranteed that a serious and sober (and clown-free) investigation will be exactly what happens -- without all the usual nonsense and fantastical gaslighting from the likes of Jim Jordan.

Well, this is very good news!

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