Big babies screaming at little children complain about being misunderstood
by digby
Apparently, showing footage of people spitting in others' faces and screaming in rage at mothers with little children makes those people look bad. Who would have thought?
The mayor of Murrieta California:
On Thursday, Long told Fox News video the protests that he had inspired did not show the true “compassion” of his town.
“I took the opportunity last night to remind everyone that, you know, showing clips of angry people really isn’t a true reflection of Murrieta,” he insisted. “There is another opposing side to this that is just as angry, and I think if you talk to them, they would agree that they want an efficient process.”
“We’ve heard some of those passionate people seeing the clips on the news and coming to a conclusion that Murrieta’s not compassionate,” Long added. “It’s a shame that two minutes of video time on the news channel really stereotypes our city.”
It's true that some of the "opponents" were red in the face and screaming at the top of their lungs. They were actual infants.
One good way to not be stereotyped as a town full of total assholes is for the mayor not to incite his townspeople to act like total assholes. The funny thing is that the footage he's decrying as being unrepresentative were shown on a loop on Fox News with the anchors cheering on the assholishness.
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