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appalachiablue

(41,201 posts)
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 07:11 PM Jan 2019

Police Called To Shutdown Protest At McConnell Office

Source: Associated Press

1 hr. ago. LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Police in Kentucky were called to a protest by a group of federal government workers at a field office for Sen. Mitch McConnell. The protestors arrived at the Lexington office in hopes of handing off some letters to the senator's staff about the government shutdown, said Chon Jung, an organizer. Jung said it was a "peaceful demonstration" though some protesters banged on windows of the office.

He said protesters agreed to leave the building when police arrived. McConnell was in Washington on Wednesday. Lexington police spokeswoman Brenna Angel said about 50 protesters and media left without incident.

Jung, a retired law enforcement officer, said workers were at the office to "put some pressure on McConnell" to pass legislation to end the shutdown. He said workers are feeling the pain of the shutdown that has dragged on for over a month. "They're hurting," Jung said by phone from outside the field office.

The American Federation of Government Employees organized the protest to "highlight the effect this shutdown is having on our members, their families, and the nation," according to a statement. Workers from the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Interior, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Veterans Affairs took part in Wednesday's protest.

Read more: https://apnews.com/6889af2e65bc45a4a30d0766b7da0af0






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Police Called To Shutdown Protest At McConnell Office (Original Post) appalachiablue Jan 2019 OP
Shut down McConnell's office sounds like a good idea Bayard Jan 2019 #1
Good for those protesters! Squinch Jan 2019 #2
Go after McConnell as much as Trump DENVERPOPS Jan 2019 #3
Here is just one of McConnell and $ from Russia with love DENVERPOPS Jan 2019 #5
Mueller had better be investigating them too! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #12
I've long thought that Mueller would be investigating a bunch of GOP leadership. He would Amaryllis Jan 2019 #14
Exactly... BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #16
What do you get in return for a $3.5 million donation ?? Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2019 #19
Not Funny! HotRod Deluxe Jan 2019 #4
Need more billboards like that! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #6
Police? Roy Rolling Jan 2019 #7
McConnell bdamomma Jan 2019 #8
Thank you to any/all RT Atlanta Jan 2019 #9
Thank You, Protesters!! Cha Jan 2019 #10
Where's McConnell? kimbutgar Jan 2019 #11
And put it on billboards all over the country. 47of74 Jan 2019 #13
There is nothing McConnell won't shut down. nt Gore1FL Jan 2019 #15
+1 appalachiablue Jan 2019 #21
Listen to your constituents McTurdhole Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #17
He is. His only constituent lives in the kremlin and sends him lots of money. PSPS Jan 2019 #18
Great Job Protesters! TomCADem Jan 2019 #20

DENVERPOPS

(8,893 posts)
3. Go after McConnell as much as Trump
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 07:31 PM
Jan 2019

I really hope that everyone starts publicizing all the great number of ties McConnell and Russia have.
The media should be directing as much, if not more, at Mitch. He has received MILLIONs, directly and
indirectly from the Russians. That needs to be exposed over and over again to totally freak out the
rest of the Repubs in the Senate who have also received money from Russian Oligarchs through made
up people in the U.S. and the Amounts the NRA has given to Senate And House Republicans over the
past five years.....

Everyone has been exposed to Trump's corrupt money and favors from the Russians. We need to keep
hammering on Trump, but even more on exposing McConnell. He already appears guilty of something
as he conspires and defends with Trump constantly, give everyone in the U.S. his reasons for doing so.
At this point, McConnell is screwing us every bit as much as Donald, and more so in a lot of ways.

GO AFTER MITCH AND CONFIRM ALL THE WAYS HE HAS COLLECTED MONEY OFF OF THE RUSSIAN CONNECTIONS.

DENVERPOPS

(8,893 posts)
5. Here is just one of McConnell and $ from Russia with love
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 07:38 PM
Jan 2019

Len Blavatnik donated $3.5 million to Mitch McConnell's PAC from 2015 to 2017.

Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, who holds dual U.S.-U.K. citizenship, used to be a fairly run-of-the-mill campaign contributor, donating relatively modest amounts in a bipartisan fashion — and then the 2016 election cycle hit.

Beginning in 2015, Blavatnik lavished contributions on Republicans, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell alone on the receiving end of $3.5 million between 2015 and 2017.


Also on the list of Russian gifts are Rubio and Graham...........The more the Senator gives gloating statements on Trump, and the more they defend him, the more suspect they are to Russian Money for their campaigns....

Amaryllis

(9,527 posts)
14. I've long thought that Mueller would be investigating a bunch of GOP leadership. He would
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:48 PM
Jan 2019

be tripping over them in the course of the other investigation.

BigmanPigman

(51,660 posts)
16. Exactly...
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:03 PM
Jan 2019

the crimes and criminals are all connected to each other. We will need to let the people in jail for a smoking a joint out to make room for all the GOP criminals.

bdamomma

(63,962 posts)
8. McConnell
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 08:53 PM
Jan 2019

is an arrogant ole POS, remember how he said about Kavanot protesters, he was trying to intimidate them and telling those protesters who were sexually assaulted to shut up.

It didn't even to matter to them. More billboards with a more telling question, how much blood money did you get from Mr. Putin.

Something said he can not run away from. Remember he works for us something that those Russian repigs have forgotten.

RT Atlanta

(2,517 posts)
9. Thank you to any/all
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:03 PM
Jan 2019

that protest this guy in person. Hopefully, they'll soon be following him everywhere in public and with loud bullhorns, banging pots, etc.

kimbutgar

(21,278 posts)
11. Where's McConnell?
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:24 PM
Jan 2019

I'd love to see a politicial cartoon similar to where's Waldo, with Russians, Klansman, Qnon and old white fox viewers etc and McConnell as a turtle hidden. Because the new repuke party are racists, ignorant and Russian operatives.

Politicial cartoonists please use my idea!

Use these images from Jeff Tiedrichs tweet!

Jeff Tiedrich
@itsJeffTiedrich
no one could have predicted that the party of Nazis, child molesters, wife beaters, income tax cheaters, pedophile wrestling coaches, compromised Russian assets, blackout-drunk rapist judges and bonesaw murder apologists would also be the party of smug white supremacist teenagers

Include that smirking asshole repuke kid from Kentucky in the picture.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
20. Great Job Protesters!
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:19 AM
Jan 2019

Mitch is enabling Trump. This is as much his shutdown as Trump's even though Mitch has been hiding.

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