Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the latest Republican to learn going to a restaurant in this political climate is dicey. McConnell was taunted by protesters Saturday as he left the eatery in Louisville, Kentucky … confronted over…
Showing posts with label Immigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immigration. Show all posts
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Monday, July 2, 2018
Man Arrested After Brandishing Gun, Shouting "Womp Womp" at Immigration Protesters
Saturday saw nationwide protests over Donald Trump"s family separation policies — you know, the ones that Melania doesn"t really care about.
One of these protests was marred by counter-protesters who support the child internment camps.
When a counter-protester who had been shouting "womp womp" brandished a gun, however, things got downright scary.
The Keep Families United protest in Huntsville, Alabama was admittedly not the nation"s largest.
It took place at a gazebo in a park. It comprised of only 100 or so protesters.
Episcopal priest Kerry Holder-Joffrion was a speaker at the protest, where she delivered a prayer.
"Holy and ever-loving God …" she said, only for her words to be punctuated and interrupted by 34-year-old Shane Ryan Sealy.
Sealy, a counter-protester, would answer her words with "womp womp!"
"Womp womp" is, in a vacuum, simply a phrase to say when mocking someone else"s misfortune.
Famously, it was used in recent weeks by Trump surrogate Corey Lewandowski, who used the phrase to mock the story of a 10-year-old girl with Down Syndrome being separated from her family.
It seems clear that, as Sealy chanted that phrase, he was mocking the suffering of thousands of innocent children in Trump"s internment camps.
He was also carrying a sign that read "ICE ICE Baby," the title of a Vanilla Ice song (the one with the conspicuously similar music to "Under Pressure").
The sign was clearly a reference to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the organization founded in 2003 that has recently become so controversial that some of its own members wanted it disbanded.
Seaily"s thoughts on human rights may be horrifying, but they"re not cause for arrest.
Brandishing a gun, however, was another matter.
According to police, Sealy is accused of having picked a fight with one of the Keep Families United protesters and of then pushing the protester.
Police say that, when a protester responded by pushing him back, Sealy produced a pistol from out of his waistband.
"Gun, gun, gun, gun!" someone in the audience cried out in alarm.
Rally organizer Ava Caldwell described her reaction: "I got down on my face on the other side of the gazebo right here and just cried, I was so in shock."
That sounds absolutely terrifying. Any public gathering, but especially a political one that aims to oppose Trump"s policies, could be a potential target for a shooting.
Fortunately, no one was shot, but it"s good to see that the crowd responded by making themselves more difficult to target.
Sealy left, then, pursued by one of the protesters. Sealy did not make it very far.
First one, and then two police cruisers pulled up to prevent his escape.
He was arrested on charges of possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of a protest.
At the time of his booking, he faced misdemeanor charges of menacing and reckless endangerment
His actions prompted some very real fear in a lot of people, with a young girl who had been scheduled to speak too frightened to go on.
As you exercise your First Amendment Rights, don"t forget to stay safe, folks.
Friday, June 29, 2018
Rep. Pramila Jayapal Says GOP Will Break from Trump Over Immigration
President Trump has so badly miscalculated his policy of ripping immigrant children from their parents, some Republicans are now close to a breaking point … according to Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The Washington state Congresswoman told us,…
Rep. Pramila Jayapal Says GOP Will Break from Trump Over Immigration
President Trump has so badly miscalculated his policy of ripping immigrant children from their parents, some Republicans are now close to a breaking point … according to Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The Washington state Congresswoman told us,…
Friday, June 22, 2018
Tekashi69 Claims UK Immigration Lied to Keep Him Out of the Country
Tekashi69 believes UK customs agents refused him entry into the country because of his recent rap beefs … and concocted lies about his criminal past just to keep him out. 6ix9ine was set to play 2 sold-out shows this week — one in…
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Dana White Rips Immigration Policy, "They"d Have to Shoot Me to Take My Kids"
Dana White is pretty pissed off at the immigration policy that allows for officials to separate kids from their parents — saying, “I don’t even think Trump likes it.” Of course, White and Trump are close friends who go back decades — the UFC…
Dana White Rips Immigration Policy, "They"d Have to Shoot Me to Take My Kids"
Dana White is pretty pissed off at the immigration policy that allows for officials to separate kids from their parents — saying, “I don’t even think Trump likes it.” Of course, White and Trump are close friends who go back decades — the UFC…
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Cesar Millan Says Trump Needs a Dog to Soften His Immigration Policy and Image
Cesar Millan’s sad about what’s happening in America — with immigrant families being torn apart — but believes there could be a way to fix it … get President Trump a dog!! We got the famed pup whisperer at LAX Tuesday, and he went to bat for…
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Todd Chrisley Rips Jeff Sessions for "Twisting" Bible to Support Immigration Policy
If there’s one thing Todd Chrisley knows best … it’s that Attorney General Jeff Sessions does NOT know best when it comes to Bible scriptures about separating kids from their parents. The “Chrisley Knows Best” star was at LAX on Saturday, and we…
Todd Chrisley Rips Jeff Sessions for "Twisting" Bible to Support Immigration Policy
If there’s one thing Todd Chrisley knows best … it’s that Attorney General Jeff Sessions does NOT know best when it comes to Bible scriptures about separating kids from their parents. The “Chrisley Knows Best” star was at LAX on Saturday, and we…
Monday, March 6, 2017
Louis Tomlinson -- Immigration Status Protected in Wake of Battery Arrest
Louis Tomlinson has no worries about his immigration status after getting arrested for allegedly roughing up a paparazzo and a woman at LAX … even if he’s convicted. We’ve done some checking and Louis — who has an entertainer visa — will not be…
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Immigration Ban: It Makes Us Look Stupid!
By now, the whole world has heard about Donald Trump’s latest vile act as President of the United States.
It was revealed just a few days ago that Trump was banning people from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the country.
This would even extend to people who hold a visa for the U.S and even if they had family in the United States. The whole thing is pretty ludicrous and celebrities were quick to voice their displeasure at the way Trump was going about things.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the latest celebrity to weigh in on the ban and he seems to think it paints America in a bad way.
“It’s crazy and makes us look stupid when the White House is ill-prepared to put this kind of executive order out there,” Schwarzenegger told ExtraTV during an interview on Monday.
“I think the real problem is that it was vetted badly. If they would run this by the Justice Department and Homeland Security and had the lawyers really study and focus on it and give it some time to do it the right way,” he added.
“I know what he’s trying to accomplish.” He says.
“His fear about people coming in from other places, causing harm to the country, there is another way to going about it to do it the right way and accomplish all of the goals. I think they were hasty with it.”
Before Trump became President, he had a lot of promises, but nobody really expected him to follow through on them… until now.
Schwarzenegger previously sparred with Trump on social media when Trump poked fun at Celebrity Apprentice tanking in the ratings.
However, Arnie wants the show to have his own mark on it.
“I put my own mark on it, and it has been extremely entertaining and a lot of fun doing it.”
“To work with so many celebrities that are really talented, you have all these different people working together, and making them get out of their comfort zone and making them do something they’ve never been done before… and it’s fun to watch that and, of course, I am a fan of a lot of them myself.”
How do you feel about Trump’s ban?
Hit the comments below!
Monday, January 30, 2017
Bella and Gigi Hadid Join Anti-Trump Immigration Rally
Bella and Gigi Hadid joined the chorus of protesters in NYC Sunday, voicing their contempt for President Trump’s anti-Muslim ban. The 2 models were out on the street … Bella holding a sign that read, “We are all humans”, as Gigi chanted, “No hate,…
Monday, November 14, 2016
Donald Trump -- I"m Good with Gay Marriage, Moderates Views on Immigration, Obamacare (VIDEO)
President-elect Donald Trump is breaking from his #2 on gay marriage and also moderating his views on immigration deportation and Obamacare. Trump had a chitchat with Lesley Stahl on “60 Minutes” Sunday and not only vowed not to mount a challenge…
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