Whites Targeted in Violent Race Attacks at Iowa State Fairgrounds

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And of course the local Democrat pols claim that by stating the facts cops are doing something wrong, but in many of the incidents the police are being targeted as well.

From the Des Moines Register:

Des Moines police are trying to determine what led to a series of attacks outside the Iowa State Fairgrounds over the weekend that included the assault of two police officers.

At least three people were arrested Friday through early Monday morning. Other arrests may occur as officers investigate the incidents, officials said.

“We don’t know if this was juveniles fighting or a group of kids singling out white citizens leaving the fairgrounds,” Sgt. Lori Lavorato said. “It’s all under investigation, but it’s very possible it has racial overtones.”

Officials announced last week that they were stepping up security outside the fairgrounds after a series of attacks Aug. 14 that included a pair of stabbings. Investigators are still investigating those assaults and victims intend to pursue charges.

Sgt. David Murillo stated in a report on Friday night, “On-duty officers at the fairgrounds advise there was a group of 30 to 40 individuals roaming the fairgrounds openly calling it ‘beat whitey night.’ “

Sounds pretty clear that there were racial overtones to the violence. But not according to State Representative Ak0 Abdul-Samad, who is actively minimizing the criminality of the assailants:

Jammie Carroll, 36, of Polk City, was seriously injured in the 3000 block of East Grand Avenue Friday night after a group of people beat him up, causing severe injuries to his eyes, cheekbones and nose, Murillo wrote. Carroll is white, and many of the suspects are black, police said.

State Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines, who has worked to fight gang-related violence, said he doesn’t have enough information to decide if the fights were racially motivated. He said police comments that race was involved could miss other factors, such as nonracial taunting.

“Unfortunately, like any other city, you have certain parts of town that individuals congregate in,” Abdul-Samad said. “You have those that go into that area with no problem, and those who cannot.”

Samad here seems to be saying that Whites can’t go into “Black” areas of the city they live in expecting to not be attacked … but that isn’t racially motivated violence?

Meanwhile the violence was severe enough to scare residents not involved, and it should. Welcome to post-racial America where the class and race warfare rhetoric popular with the left and disseminated in schools has created a generation of people who think beating up White folk is acceptable:

About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, two police officers were attacked as they waded into a combative crowd outside the fairgrounds’ main gates at East 30th Street and Grand Avenue.

Sgt. Richard Schuett and reserve Officer Lynn Hubbs both complained of head, neck and back pain after being punched from behind while trying to make arrests.

“There were pockets of people fighting,” Schuett said. “People were leaving the fair and they were walking into the middle of them. We were trying to move people along but some of them wouldn’t move.”

A police report says Schuett “was on the ground fighting with his suspect, and several other females began to attack him.” Another officer grabbed one of the attackers and tried to make an arrest, but she spun away.

Officers sprayed chemical deterrent and deployed a stun gun while trying to gain control. Two teenage girls were taken into custody for questioning following that incident.

Also Sunday night and early Monday:

– Beth Longen, 25, of Des Moines was at the gas pumps at the QuikTrip store, East 30th Street and University Avenue, taking video of the crowd when she was assaulted about 11:20 p.m., police said. A 17-year-old girl allegedly slapped Longen and threatened her in front of police officers. The teen was one of several taken to police headquarters and later released to parents.

– Earl Tice, 17, of Des Moines was attacked near East 30th Street and Grand Avenue about 9:45 p.m. Sunday. He told officers he was jumped while leaving the fair. Tice was having X-rays taken at a hospital when police took a report from his mother. Officials said he had been kicked and punched.

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Laurie Christensen, a resident of Walker Street near the fairgrounds, said she’s never seen such hostility around the fairgrounds.

Groups “have been openly taunting the police – in the street right to their faces,” she said. “We found some of them that ran from the police hiding in our backyard.”

Thanks Democrats! A few decades of telling Black kids all Whites are “oppressors” has nothing to do with this, I’m sure.

Update: The Smoking Gun has scans of the police reports.

Dow 5000 in Next Two Years

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Those 401ks aren’t going to be worth the paper they’re printed on.

From CNBC:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average  will lose about half of its value over the next couple of years as it follows a Nikkei-like pattern of several sharp rallies in an overall decline, according to Charles Nenner, founder and president of Charles Nenner research.

Stocks are currently in a bear-market rally, and looking at charts and past trends, unemployment and leading indicators suggest the Dow will drop to 5,000 in the next two to two-and-a-half years, Nenner told CNBC in an e-mail.

Deflation will arrive, along with a sharp double-dip recession, pushing the Dow lower, although, like the Japanese market, stocks will see several jumps of 30 percent to 40 percent, he said.

He goes on t say investors should look into “soft commodities” which are things like Wheat and soybeans. Unless they come in long lasting food grade buckets you can store in your fortress I’d think hard about that advice.

U.S. Citizen Gunned Down by Mexican Army

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And the way the Mexican government is playing coy with this story indicates that this shooting was not up to snuff. From CNN:

Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) — A U.S. citizen was shot to death Sunday in a confrontation with the Mexican military at a checkpoint in Guerrero state, U.S. and Mexican officials said Monday.

U.S. officials said they have received conflicting reports as to whether Joseph Steven Proctor, 32, fired at the Mexican military first.

Proctor died, the U.S. State Department said, when he either tried to drive through the roadblock and the military shot at him or he opened fire as he drove through the checkpoint and soldiers shot back.

Here’s where the story starts to fall apart. He either shot at them or tried to run a roadblock? How about he didn’t bother paying a bribe and got shot. I’m no Sherlock Holmes but when people are telling two different versions of events that lead up to someone getting shot to death, I get suspicious. But there’s more:

A spokeswoman at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said local officials were investigating the circumstances of Proctor’s death, “which are still unclear.”

Rodolfo Gomez Fernandez, an official with the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office, said “it appeared to be true” that Proctor had been shot by the Mexican military.

This is the real tell. Mexican officials are non-committal about what happened and U.S. Embassy officials are still not sure what happened, but if the military was acting appropriately and professionally they would have detailed reports of the incident. Obviously since there’s still a question of whether this guy even shot at them they do not. That, my dear CNN “reporters” means there’s more to this story.

Proctor’s body was found around 2 a.m. Sunday inside a red pickup truck on the federal Acapulco-Zihuatanejo highway near the town of Cerrito de Oro, the government-run Notimex news agency reported.

The state of Guerrero, on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, is home to Acapulco, a popular tourist destination.

Proctor’s body should have been right where the military left it when they ventilated him. But this could be bad writing. The fact that this is near Acapulco makes me think Procter was partying, maybe drunk, ran into some bad seeds who wanted something from him and when he got belligerent with them he got killed.

When will Americans learn to stay out of Mexico? People are willing to break the law to get out of there, which should tell you something.

h/t N.T.A.

Environmentalists Destroy Next Year’s Sugar Crop

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Worried about genetically modified foods contaminating their precious organic beet supply several green groups filed a lawsuit aimed at ending the use of modified crops by sugar beat farmers. Now a judge has sided with the groups and halted the planting of genetically modified crops. The consequences? Since sugar beets are the main source of U.S. made sugar not only will there be sugar shortages, but all foods that use sugar will inflate in price:

Genetically modified seeds make up 95 percent of the seeds used in growing sugar beets, because they’re resistant to roundup and are cheaper to grow. But the judge found that windblown pollen from the genetically altered beets could contaminate crops in adjoining fields, like organic crops. People in the industry say, while the decision doesn’t affect this year’s beets, it creates a problem for 2011.

“We are in a little bit of a conundrum. We don’t have enough seed to plant a full crop, with conventional seeds next year,” said Duane Grant, Chairman of Snake River Sugar Company.

APHIS, or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, must complete an environmental impact study before any more genetically engineered seeds can be planted. Grant says he would like that study completed soon because his farmers are working with a deadline.

“Our growers are making planting decisions for next year this fall.  We typically order our sugar beet seed in December, and so we’re under a pretty tight timeline,” said Grant.

Putnam says growers in the Gem State can just plant other crops, but sugar beets are the most lucrative. He also said Idaho sugar processors could be in the most trouble, without anything to process until a decision comes down.

“What will they do? Can they sit idle for a year? We don’t know,” said Putnam.

And the biggest impact could be on consumers, considering 50 percent of the nation’s sugar supply comes from beets.

“That is a huge hunk of sugar.  When you take beets out of the equation, then we start running into shortages. We’ll start running into problems. And I think we’ll start to see food prices increase,” said Putnam.

APHIS may adopt interim measures that allow planting of genetically modified sugar beets in 2011. But that would need to happen in a matter of months to give farmers time to plan for next year.

And the chances of the government moving quickly to help these farmers and the sugar industry are slim to none. It’s time to start stockpiling sugar. Right now you can even buy a six pack of 64-ounce canisters for less than $30 online. In a few years, you’ll be lucky to pay $30 for a bag of sugar in your local grocery.