Jonah Goldberg: GOP: ‘Mostly peaceful’ for me, not for thee
by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
May 26, 2021
3 minutes
Last summer, after months of protests and riots in response to the murder of George Floyd, the phrase “mostly peaceful,” often used by the media and Democrats to describe the protests, achieved parody status thanks to a CNN clip.
It showed a reporter in Kenosha, Wis., standing in front of a burning building and cars ablaze. CNN’s chyron read, “FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING.”
Conservatives loved it — me included. It summed up a long, hot,
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