Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Insurrection Hoax?

Recently, House Speaker McCarthy provided access to the thousands of hours of video recording on January 6, 2021.  For the past couple of nights, Tucker Carlson has aired snippets.  Though he started out with the riotous stuff that we have already seen ad nauseam, he then transitioned to some videos that had not been shown.  For example, the Q-Anon Shaman, the fellow who became the face of January 6th, was escorted through the Capitol by the police.  No, not in handcuffs so he could go directly to jail.  The police appear to be giving him a tour of the building and even open a door for him.  Huh.  That's peculiar.  When the shaman finally got to the chamber where plenty of video has been shown, he thanked the police for their participation.  That seems weird.  Of course, it fits with story of Matthew Martin.  Martin was acquitted of all charges for his participation on J6, which included entering the Capitol, because two officers flanking the door made no effort to stop him.  Didn't anyone tell these two officers to close the doors or at least attempt to turn away protesters?  Then there was Ray Epps.  In testimony, he claimed to have left the Capitol but the timestamped video shows him still onsite.  Of note, Epps was on the FBI most wanted list for 1 day.  He still hasn't been arrested or charged.  For a guy that is on tape insisting that protesters must 'go into the Capitol,' it seems odd that he hasn't been charged.  Then we have the man who actively dragged protesters into the Capitol building.  Officer Sitnick, who was beaten to death by protesters, is shown walking about in the Capitol a half hour after his supposed beating.  Huh.  How come none of this was addressed by the J6 Select Committee?    It's almost as if that was a show trial that only wanted to paint a particular narrative, not find the truth of what happened.

Much of this footage was kept hidden for the last 26 months because it contradicts the established narrative.  None of this excuses those who clearly rioted that day.  However, the idea that a bunch of unarmed protesters came close to overthrowing the government is ludicrous.  CNN reported the far deadlier and more destructive events in Minneapolis as a 'mostly peaceful protest.'

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