The Patriot Post® · Another Day, Another Riot in Ferguson

Ferguson, Missouri, remains roiled in violence more than a week after Michael Brown was shot. Rioters and looters (some imported from as far away as New York and California) have run rampant there, despite the militarized police response. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon even sent in the National Guard, but that didn’t improve things. Police arrested 31 Monday night and two people were shot – not by police, who did not fire any shots. Now, even Attorney General Eric Holder has been dispatched to the scene. No doubt his race-baiting presence will calm things right down. As for Barack Obama, he said while “I have to make sure I don’t look like I’m putting my thumbs on the scales one way or the other … I’ll be watching over the next several days to assess whether [the National Guard] is helping rather than hindering progress in Ferguson.” We suppose they do have televisions in the golf club house at Martha’s Vineyard. More…