Went 'Black Friday' shopping with Mrs. IHJ, The Tall Girl(oldest daughter), and my one-year old grandson a few hours ago. A Mike Brown protest broke out at the Mogadishu West Walmart(Charlotte Ave.). There were fifteen or twenty young black men and women milling around the store chanting nonsense like "Hey-Ho, These Racist Cops Have Gotta Go!!" "Hands Up, Don't Shoot!!" and other nonsense. While their only goal was to intimidate white people, the only thing they managed to do was piss off everyone in the store, regardless of color. Given the mumbling of the other shoppers, if violence would have broken out, it would have been devastating.......... to the protestors. I noticed quite a few women checking the opening of their purses, as well as several men who appeared to have itchy lower backs.
There were two young black women in line in front of us, and they had a one-year old boy with them, too. Their son and my grandson(who is as blonde and blue-eyed as they come)played and babbled to each other as we made our way through the line. " They need to get over it", "Y'all look stupid", were hissed by them towards the protesters. When their kid and ours grabbed hands they pointed to the little boys and said, "This is what y'all need to be lookin' at!!". I think they understood how foolish the protesters looked, and that it probably reflected on them as a consequence.
We waited for the loud-mouths to circle the cash registers again, and then slipped out the door into the parking lot. The group made their way outside, too, and took up positions in front of the Channel 4 cameras. We boogied when the cops got there, but they appeared to be content with yelling and linking arms in front of the Lawn & Garden section.
Asshats.......