Missouri State Senator: This Is Governor Nixon’s Katrina
Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal, who Tweeted expletives at Governor Jay Nixon, appeared on radio with me Friday night to discuss the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO.
COLMES: Tell us you’re thinking when you tweeted at the Governor, “FU, I’m calling you on your BS?” Clearly that’s gotten a lot of attention, give me the context of that?
CHAPPELLE-NADAL: Well, I have now been gassed twice this week. Along with my residents in my district, and the Governor has been absent. The Governor in the Ferguson situation is like President Bush in Katrina… He’s never on Ground Zero. The victims in this case are not only Michael Brown but young people who in general have been harassed, who have been threatened and intimidated by authority and police officers. The reason I have all these frustration is because my community is frustrated because he hasn’t even come to Ground Zero. And that is exactly why I say that Gov. Nixon is no different than President Bush in Katrina, and this is Gov. Nixon’s Katrina. He didn’t show up or say anything until the 6th day. Three days of tear gassing. Can you believe a Governor would allow his own Democratic Senator to be teargassed?…
COLMES: Could there have been a more eloquent way expressing it rather than using expletives?
CHAPPELLE-NADAL: Have you ever been teargassed before?
COLMES: I have not
CHAPPELLE-NADAL: OK, well I want you to get teargassed and if an expletive does not come out of your mouth I’ll be shocked
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Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 22:55
I have been surrounded my whole life by politicians who swore like sailors and so when I read her original tweet I thought nothing of the vulgar language. I was just impressed that a State Senator was standing up for the people in her district instead of playing CYA like the rest of the state government seems to be doing.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 22:55
I have been surrounded my whole life by politicians who swore like sailors and so when I read her original tweet I thought nothing of the vulgar language. I was just impressed that a State Senator was standing up for the people in her district instead of playing CYA like the rest of the state government seems to be doing.
Guy Lauten August 15th, 2014 at 23:22
I like this woman. We need more like her. I HAVE been teargassed, and she is absafu#@inlutely right. There is catharsis in expletives.
Guy Lauten August 15th, 2014 at 23:22
I like this woman. We need more like her. I HAVE been teargassed, and she is absafu#@inlutely right. There is catharsis in expletives.
Anomaly 100 August 16th, 2014 at 00:10
” Could there have been a more eloquent way expressing it rather than using expletives?”
There’s a better way?
greenfloyd August 16th, 2014 at 00:40
Yes, just as she did without the foul language on Alan’s show. I have been gassed and yes it will make you curse, it’s that painful. However, a state senator putting it out to the public, served no constructive purpose whatsoever. I think that is what Alan was getting at in his question.
Anomaly 100 August 16th, 2014 at 01:03
Yes, that was Alan’s point. And my comment was teeming with sarcasm. Sorry you missed it.
Tommy6860 August 16th, 2014 at 01:32
Even with the sarcasm, I totally understand the expletives. It just wasn’t the teargas that caused it, she just didn’t have enough airtime to give the litany of valid reasons for them.
greenfloyd August 16th, 2014 at 01:44
OK. I didn’t think you opposed foul language in a public forum. So, it appears we agree, no apology necessary.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 17:43
Italics I keep telling you. It’s the only way to make sarcasm understandable on the internet.
Rusty Shackleford August 16th, 2014 at 03:00
I don’t understand how LIMITING your vocabulary by not using certain words is more “eloquent.”
greenfloyd August 16th, 2014 at 04:23
Those were Alan’s words, not mine. Limiting your vocabulary (and the use of capital letters) can also be a saving grace… But seriously, sen.Chappelle-Nadal was plenty eloquent after catching her breath and taking some time to put her experience into complete thoughts. Her Tweets would not matter except she is an elected official so her words and how she delivers them carry greater significance than yours or mine.
I don’t suggest her anger at Gov. Nixon isn’t genuine or unjustified, it’s clear Ferguson didn’t just happen, for decades, from what I’ve read there’s no love-lost between Nixon and many minority communities of Missouri who live with both internal crime and external heavy-handed enforcement activity everyday. The bottom-line here is Ferguson is not unique, but someday, sooner the better, it may come to represent the day the American Police State died, and Michael Brown was Redeemed!
Rusty Shackleford August 16th, 2014 at 04:29
I was just making a bit of snarky fun at the idea that the use of profanity diminishes an argument. We’re in complete agreement that there is such a thing as righteous anger, and I’m glad to see a politician unashamedly expressing it.
greenfloyd August 16th, 2014 at 05:14
There’s a lot of anger, that’s for sure. Hopefully the good senator and her community can turn that energy into something constructive and Michael Brown’s death will not be in vain.
Anomaly 100 August 16th, 2014 at 09:43
This ^
Anomaly 100 August 16th, 2014 at 00:10
” Could there have been a more eloquent way expressing it rather than using expletives?”
There’s a better way?
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org August 16th, 2014 at 00:40
Yes, just as she did without the foul language on Alan’s show. I have been gassed and yes it will make you curse, it’s that painful. However, a state senator putting it out to the public, served no constructive purpose whatsoever. I think that is what Alan was getting at in his question.
Anomaly 100 August 16th, 2014 at 01:03
Yes, that was Alan’s point. And my comment was teeming with sarcasm. Sorry you missed it.
Tommy6860 August 16th, 2014 at 01:32
Even with the sarcasm, I totally understand the expletives. It just wasn’t the teargas that caused it, she just didn’t have enough airtime to give the litany of valid reasons for them.
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org August 16th, 2014 at 01:44
OK. I didn’t think you opposed foul language in a public forum. So, it appears we agree, no apology necessary.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 17:43
Italics I keep telling you. It’s the only way to make sarcasm understandable on the internet.
Rusty Shackleford August 16th, 2014 at 03:00
I don’t understand how LIMITING your vocabulary by not using certain words is more “eloquent.”
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org August 16th, 2014 at 04:23
Those were Alan’s words, not mine. Limiting your vocabulary (and the use of capital letters) can also be a saving grace… But seriously, sen.Chappelle-Nadal was plenty eloquent after catching her breath and taking some time to put her experience into complete thoughts. Her Tweets would not matter except she is an elected official so her words and how she delivers them carry greater significance than yours or mine.
I don’t suggest her anger at Gov. Nixon isn’t genuine or unjustified, it’s clear Ferguson didn’t just happen. For decades, from what I’ve read there’s no love-lost between Nixon and many minority communities of Missouri who live with both internal crime and external heavy-handed enforcement activity everyday. The bottom-line here is Ferguson is not unique, but someday, sooner the better, it may come to represent the day the American Police State died, and Michael Brown was Redeemed!
Rusty Shackleford August 16th, 2014 at 04:29
I was just making a bit of snarky fun at the idea that the use of profanity diminishes an argument. We’re in complete agreement that there is such a thing as righteous anger, and I’m glad to see a politician unashamedly expressing it.
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org August 16th, 2014 at 05:14
There’s a lot of anger, that’s for sure. Hopefully the good senator and her community can turn that energy into something constructive and Michael Brown’s death will not be in vain.
Anomaly 100 August 16th, 2014 at 09:43
This ^
Carla Akins August 16th, 2014 at 06:47
The outrage, the righteous anger is understandable and effective in its initial use. It got the attention she was striving for. But in order to be taken seriously at this stage she needs to move forward using her fully grown up words as a proper voice for her constituents, otherwise she’ll lose this opportunity to be heard.
Carla Akins August 16th, 2014 at 06:47
The outrage, the righteous anger is understandable and effective in its initial use. It got the attention she was striving for. But in order to be taken seriously at this stage she needs to move forward using her fully grown up words as a proper voice for her constituents, otherwise she’ll lose this opportunity to be heard.
NW10 August 16th, 2014 at 08:34
Sorry. I want adults in my government and while the Senator’s anger was understandable, she’s a professional and should handle herself as such.
(((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) August 16th, 2014 at 08:34
Sorry. I want adults in my government and while the Senator’s anger was understandable, she’s a professional and should handle herself as such.
mea_mark August 16th, 2014 at 08:40
The Governor is being so negligent in this whole crises, it’s almost like he has motivation to be negligent. That doesn’t make sense unless he is somehow involved in something going on in Ferguson that he doesn’t want the public to know about.
Suzanne McFly August 16th, 2014 at 08:54
On MSNBC, they just showed the primary election map during the Obama/Clinton race and Obama got around 5 districts where as Hillary got over a hundred districts and lost. There are a lot of white rural districts and I think this Governor is trying to appease the masses.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 09:14
He’s term limited out and I doubt he thinks he has a chance at a Senate seat.
Suzanne McFly August 16th, 2014 at 09:27
They said he was even considering a run for President.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 09:32
He has already endorsed Hillary Clinton though. http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article587204.html
mea_mark August 16th, 2014 at 09:18
That is motivation to be negligent. He may also be responsible for encouraging past bad behavior by Ferguson PD. If he can say he is tough on minorities and his law enforcement is keeping them contained with tough measures, that may appeal to the rural whites that don’t care about other people because of their skin color. What has Nixon’s involvement with these PDs in minority communities really been like. Is there a can of worms there that he is afraid might get opened?
Suzanne McFly August 16th, 2014 at 09:30
This entire story is a can of worms. The people in Ferguson have been treated like they were nothing but thugs and therefore deserve no respect, and this has occurred for generations from what I understand through interviews. When the lid is off the garbage can all that fermented goop emits a stench and this is what the local authorities are having to deal with. If they simply treated their constituents with respect, then this would of never been a story.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 09:14
Plenty of blame to go around but I don’t think there is room for idle speculation. I’m not a huge fan of Nixon (his ending of desegregation busing for instance) and he has been less effective here than he should have been. He is also a Democrat who is done a lot to move liberal ideas forward. Those of us who consider getting money of politics consider him a huge ally in the fight because of his work on the SCOTUS case against Shrink Missouri Government PAC. Although it was days late, he was also the one who brought the Missouri Highway Patrol in to end the police riots and tear gassing in Ferguson.
I was happy to see Chappelle-Nadal stand up to the Governor and call him because he has been ineffective. Before I sell someone down conspiracy road though I want more facts.
mea_mark August 16th, 2014 at 09:45
I am just saying we shouldn’t look the other way. If it looks like something may have been going on we should look into it. I don’t care what party you belong to.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 10:37
Maybe I worded what I said poorly.
The political reality of such an investigation of a loyal member of the Democratic party in such a deep red state would be to drag his name through the mud and empower conservatives. Before handing such power over to my opponents I think we should ask a few questions first.
It is understandable to be frustrated with his actions after the Micheal Brown tragedy, but turning every tragedy into a scandal is a poor way of governing, No one says turn a blind eye to anything but to suggest his ineptness somehow means he is in cahoots over a larger cover up is too far a leap for me based on anything Gov, Nixon has done either throughout his career or in this current crisis. I may be proved wrong and will admit it if I am.
mea_mark August 16th, 2014 at 08:40
The Governor is being so negligent in this whole crises, it’s almost like he has motivation to be negligent. That doesn’t make sense unless he is somehow involved in something going on in Ferguson that he doesn’t want the public to know about.
Suzanne McFly August 16th, 2014 at 08:54
On MSNBC, they just showed the primary election map during the Obama/Clinton race and Obama got around 5 districts where as Hillary got over a hundred districts and lost. There are a lot of white rural districts and I think this Governor is trying to appease the masses.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 09:14
He’s term limited out and I doubt he thinks he has a chance at a Senate seat.
Suzanne McFly August 16th, 2014 at 09:27
They said he was even considering a run for President.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 09:32
He has already endorsed Hillary Clinton though. http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article587204.html
mea_mark August 16th, 2014 at 09:18
That is motivation to be negligent. He may also be responsible for encouraging past bad behavior by Ferguson PD. If he can say he is tough on minorities and his law enforcement is keeping them contained with tough measures, that may appeal to the rural whites that don’t care about other people because of their skin color. What has Nixon’s involvement with these PDs in minority communities really been like. Is there a can of worms there that he is afraid might get opened?
Suzanne McFly August 16th, 2014 at 09:30
This entire story is a can of worms. The people in Ferguson have been treated like they were nothing but thugs and therefore deserve no respect, and this has occurred for generations from what I understand through interviews. When the lid is off the garbage can all that fermented goop emits a stench and this is what the local authorities are having to deal with. If they simply treated their constituents with respect, then this would of never been a story.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 09:14
Plenty of blame to go around but I don’t think there is room for idle speculation. I’m not a huge fan of Nixon (his ending of desegregation busing for instance) and he has been less effective here than he should have been. He is also a Democrat who is done a lot to move liberal ideas forward. Those of us who consider getting money of politics our biggest issue consider him a huge ally in the fight because of his work on the SCOTUS case against Shrink Missouri Government PAC. Although it was days late, he was also the one who brought the Missouri Highway Patrol in to end the police riots and tear gassing in Ferguson.
I was happy to see Chappelle-Nadal stand up to the Governor and call him out because he has been ineffective. Before I sell someone down conspiracy road though I want more facts.
mea_mark August 16th, 2014 at 09:45
I am just saying we shouldn’t look the other way. If it looks like something may have been going on we should look into it. I don’t care what party you belong to.
Eric Trommater August 16th, 2014 at 10:37
Maybe I worded what I said poorly.
The political reality of such an investigation of a loyal member of the Democratic party in such a deep red state would be to drag his name through the mud and empower conservatives. Before handing such power over to my opponents I think we should ask a few questions first.
It is understandable to be frustrated with his actions after the Micheal Brown tragedy, but turning every tragedy into a scandal is a poor way of governing, No one says turn a blind eye to anything but to suggest his ineptness somehow means he is in cahoots over a larger cover up is too far a leap for me based on anything Gov, Nixon has done either throughout his career or in this current crisis. I may be proven wrong and will admit it if I am.