24 hours at the Capitol: An Oral History of the January 6th Insurrection, Nora Neus author; Amara Jasper, narrator
I did not believe that any respectable journalist would ever write such a one-sided book with preconceived conclusions and call it history. At the very least, a fair presentation should have been offered. The author announced that the book was going to be one-sided, in the first few pages, but I wanted to hear a complete story, not a biased one. January 6th was a day that turned out to be a disaster for all involved, due to the lack of law enforcement, the incompetence of some of the Capitol officers, the manipulation of the situation in the media, and the Democrat’s Nancy Pelosi who could not disregard her politics and so refused to activate the National Guard to control the unruly mob that was incited by the rhetoric on both sides. Still, President Trump did tell those who came to his rally to march peacefully to the Capitol, although that was never fully explained by the press controlled by the left. They wanted to push a more radical and violent narrative to condemn Trump and his followers for questioning the election results. They immediately labeled the event an insurrection, because it completely aligned with their playbook.
When Al Gore contested his Presidential election, the Democrats were only too happy to postpone the certification until a full investigation was conducted. Had they been willing to do that this time, when so many appeared before Congress to attest to the underhanded election tactics that they had witnessed, the hoaxes they were forced to endure, the lawfare and the false accusations that were thrown at President Trump, the outcome might have been different. That is my opinion, and like the author, I am also entitled to express it. Agreeing to air the complaints in court, instead of denying them on procedural grounds, would have stopped this event from ever occurring. We have learned, unfortunately, that there is Democrat justice and it is not applied equally to Republicans. If J-6 was an insurrection, surely the current and past protests we have witnessed since the “Summer of Love”, coupled with the left’s push to disregard the immigration laws by promoting sanctuary cities, would be far worse. An investigation might have proven the results of the election were actually accurate, but it would have also exposed the shameful behavior of the left that was used to influence it. They actively worked to accuse the other side of their very own heinous behavior. Was it a stolen election? We will never know now. The investigators did not preserve any evidence garnered from their investigation unless it agreed with their purpose, much like the author of this book. One viewpoint was allowed, the version approved by the Democrats. Justice was denied.
Trump’s comments are often silly, even terribly immature and petty sometimes, as he exaggerates for emphasis, but they are never meant to incite violence. He always wants to negotiate. His offensive remarks are often his version of humor, and sometimes we dislike someone’s humor. I dislike the partisan humor of Saturday Night Live, but I don’t march in the street or attack the performers. Today’s violence is caused by the inflamed rhetoric that is coming out of the mouths of the Democrats who call Trump and ICE, Nazis, fascists and other reprehensible labels that have no basis in truth and reduce them to a state of being “less than”. They are not now, nor have they ever been like the Gestapo. Today, the left is cheering on the ICE rioters as they break our laws. The protests are growing more obstructive and violent. Yet, even so, there is the sound of silence from journalists like this one, regarding this left-wing behavior. The legacy media, marches in lockstep with them. They spit out their dishonest messages verbatim, on a repeat pattern. Democrats refuse to perform for Republicans, refuse to feed them or house them. They are even so deranged that they have left the country. How nice that the Democrats who claim to be “representatives of the people”, can afford to do that. However, it is their behavior that is far closer to Hitler’s and his Storm Troopers! Republicans don’t obey only the laws they like. They obey them all.
Some of Trump’s remarks may seem offensive, but they have never been as vile as those spouted today by Mayor Frey and Governor Walz of Minnesota, or by Bill Clinton and the Obamas, who are advising their constituents to resist ICE officers, even though they are legitimately enforcing the laws of our country. That very attitude the left has now, flies in the face of their judgement about January 6th. When it came to the Republicans, they defined the defiance as obedience to their dictator, their chosen G-d, and their white supremacy. They said they staged an insurrection the likes of which they had never witnessed before, but that is not quite true. Remember Rodney King and George Floyd! We witnessed mass destruction and violence on a scale that no one had truly ever seen before. The “Summer of Love” rioters who caused catastrophic business losses and loss of life and property, also caused innocent people to be grief-stricken from the damages and the violence. Because they were the Democrat’s voters, it seems these events didn’t gain the same notoriety. The media did not smear half the population of the United States. The author chose to focus on misleading statements about January 6th and Charlottesville in her books, pretending that she is simply writing exposés, but she has really written hit pieces trashing the Republicans and their representatives.
Suffice it to say, the Capitol police were unprepared on January 6th, but they shouldn’t have been. The National Guard had been requested by President Trump and was refused by Nancy Pelosi. Because they support the Democrats, choosing to disobey the laws they disagree with, groups like BLM, Antifa and other organized left-wing Marxist and Socialist organizations, have been given a pass. The justice system and the IRS were weaponized and used illegally, in many cases, to punish innocent conservatives. January 6th took place over six-hours, Democrat elected officials and democrat lawbreakers have been actively engaged in civil disobedience, conducting marches and protests, obstructing law officers in the performance of the jobs, for months or even years-long. Where are the books about those who took over cities and caused thousands and thousands of dollars of damage and so many injuries/rapes and deaths? Ah, that was not in the interest of Democrat propagandists.
I was so disappointed in this book. I had hoped to learn far more than I did. Some things were new to me, however, like the level of violence perhaps, but the whitewashing of the left’s behavior, passing no judgment on their failure to deal with the information that warned them of an impending major event and their refusal to address it, plus the promotion of unfair labels like racist, Nazi, white supremacist, Gestapo agents, etc., that are promoted by this book and Democrats at large, ignoring the fact that the left falsely painted thousands with that broad brush, made me as nauseated as some of her sources. It could give me PTSD! Shame on the journalists and authors who do this. These are the very same authors and journalists who paint the activists in Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis as heroes.
Today, we are witnessing what the author condemned, civil disobedience and a disregard for laws in many cities. What did the author think happened at our border, I wonder? Are sanctuary cities lawful? She, like those she supports, favor obeying only the laws they like, while disobeying and condemning the others. Democrats control the message, and they do not often tell the whole story! Because they have the microphone, they can accuse everyone else of their crimes, and get away with it. The book is filled with ridiculous dialogue and unproven, outlandish accusations. I cannot offer a summary of this book because I do not wish to repeat or promote many of the ideas that I find reprehensible and shamefully prejudiced. The book was not only disrespectful to President Trump, but while applauding a left-wing party and its opinions, the author also applauded their unlawful. The left’s increased rioting and civil disobedience have been ignored by authors and journalists because of their personal politics, nothing more, and that has blinded half the country. The slightest hint of a controversy provokes and propels these partisans, who can’t think critically, into the street to demonstrate and stir up trouble!
The only two people who actually died on January 6th, as a direct result of the riots, were Boyland and Babbitt, two people who were actually murdered that day by the Capitol police or those working with them. The others died of natural causes, a result of their own health issues. The narrator read the book’s comments with disdain, which tells you all you need to know. Enough said!