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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Sheriff Clarke on Dallas shootings: Champ ‘fuels this sort of anger' towards cops
2016-07-09
[Wash Times] Sheriff Clarke, appearing on "Fox and Friends" to discuss Micah Xavier Johnson, the 25-year-old man accused of ambushing Dallas police officers at a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, said Mr. Obama uses the bully pulpit after tragedies in ways that sow anger and resentment among the population.

"He's usually popping off at the mouth before he's been briefed or before he knows any of the facts like he did yesterday," the sheriff said regarding Mr. Obama's response to the two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota who were fatally shot by police officers.

"Without any foundation, he talked about racism and disparate treatment and people of color -- all this nonsense," the sheriff continued. "Like I said, he's armed with powerful words and he uses those words irresponsibly. It fuels this sort of anger towards the American police officer. I wish he'd knock it off."
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Interesting guy and seems to be a no B.S. straight-shooter.

Clarke has been elected three times to the Sheriff's office as a Democrat, despite not belonging to any party. This has spurred criticism from the local Democratic Party.[5]Clarke explains his choice to run as a Democrat thusly on his website:

"Like me, most people question why the Office of Sheriff is a partisan election. I have never asked a person to vote for me because I run as a Democrat. I ask them to vote for me based on my 35-year commitment to keeping citizens safe. Most voters get it when it comes to public safety. There is no Democrat or Republican way to be a sheriff. The enemy is not the opposing party; the enemy is the criminal." Wiki.

Posted by: JohnQC   2016-07-09 18:50  

#8  Clarke's in Milwaukee.

A reminder I should read the article before commenting. Sorry about that.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-07-09 16:55  

#7  Sheriff David Clarke runs as a 'little d' democrat and is mostly at odds with the super-libel 'new' Dems that run the city and county. The County Supervisor (Chris Abele - a multimillionaire limousine libel of the truest sense) even ran one of his lackeys against the Sheriff, with huge monetary backing, in the last election. Sheriff Clarke didn't raise a fraction of his competitor, yet still won handily.

Lot's of Roosevelt/Truman/ Kennedy dems left in the general Milwaukee population that still want real law and order. Most of the remaining Pubs and Libertarians in the county voted for him too. That's why he keeps getting elected.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-07-09 15:38  

#6  Should be something in a Trump administration for a man like Clarke, something at the executive, decision making level.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-07-09 10:44  

#5  Clarke is Sheriff of Milwaukee County. Milwaukee City Police Chief is Edward Flynn, also seemingly not a Demtard
Posted by: Frank G   2016-07-09 10:38  

#4  Brown is Police Chief in Dallas, and he generally makes sense too, but that's not an elected position (I think.)
Posted by: Glenmore   2016-07-09 10:24  

#3  Clarke's in Milwaukee.
Posted by: Glenmore   2016-07-09 10:23  

#2  Dallas is reportedly fairly conservative, Glenmore.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-07-09 10:09  

#1  Every time this guy (Sheriff Clarke) opens his mouth good sense comes out. How did he ever get elected to political office (Sheriff)?
Posted by: Glenmore   2016-07-09 09:37  

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