#3
I associate Waco with Baylor University and the television show Fixer Uppers. Although most Americans vowed to never forget 9-11, the majority think about it once a year. Fewer think about the Branch Dravidian’s being massacred by the Feds, but maybe more should. Thanks Daily Mail for bringing it up. I doubt that the huuuggee crowd was all cult people bussed from one of the many MAGA compounds.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
03/26/2023 6:17 Comments ||
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#4
The siege was a result of the government accusing Koresh of stockpiling illegal weapons and endangering children inside the compound.
Upon reflection, it appears only the government is allowed to "stockpile" weapons or "endanger" children.
#8
I refer anyone interested to Jeff Guinn's book Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage. It's an even-handed account, which is to say, it paints the ATF leadership both in Washington and on the ground in Waco as gung-ho and inept and the assault personnel as ill-prepared and in some cases at odds with their superiors about the wisdom of the rushed operation. It also points out from live interviews and local law enforcement records that some of the Davidians were (and among those still alive are) batshit crazy.
While batshit crazy is not against the law, they did themselves few favors along the way.
I know some people don't want to hear that, so flame away.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
03/26/2023 10:36 Comments ||
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David Koresh went to Walmart weekly without security. Could have swept the leader up with little risk of fire and Brimstone. Feds could have picked up Trump docs at Mar-a-largo without tv crews and 25 fbi agents….. I see some similarities of the federal need for theatrics
#12
The local sheriff had in fact previously arrested Koresh (for murder, no less, long story).
The sheriff called him on the phone and said, David, the grand jury indicted you, I'm going to need to arrest you, and Koresh said, I'll meet you in front of the courthouse in an hour.
When Sheriff got to the courthouse, Koresh was sitting on a park bench waiting, alone. He had somebody drop him off, so nobody else would be involved.
Posted by: ed in texas ||
03/26/2023 12:05 Comments ||
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#13
^ That's all covered in Guinn's book.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
03/26/2023 12:09 Comments ||
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#14
All this gov't enforcement without Ray Epps...or so I assume.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
03/26/2023 6:07 Comments ||
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#2
What, are they running out of airheads?
Posted by: ed in texas ||
03/26/2023 13:39 Comments ||
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#3
AOC just joined Tik Tok and is singing it's praises. Turns out Fox News Digital previously reported that disclosures show ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, funneled six-figure contributions to nonprofits aligned with the congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses. ByteDance donated $150,000 to both the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Foundation in December, its lobbying contribution report shows.
Jake Denton, who handles tech policy for the Heritage Foundation, noted on Twitter Sunday that AOC is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) advisory council.
"What a coincidence!" Denton wrote, responding to Ocasio-Cortez's video defense of TikTok initially shared Saturday.
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
03/26/2023 19:50 Comments ||
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#4
^ Spoiler: It's grifters and whores all the way down.
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