Two Guys on Politics: Was Jan 6 an Insurrection or a Protest gone wrong?
01-06-22, S2E1
Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist Ray Hanania closely examine the controversy of the Jan. 6, 2021 violent protests at the Congress. Was it an "insurrection" as President Biden and his party insist or was it a Constitutionally protected act of Free Speech that went wrong?
Lipinski and Hanania discuss Trump's role in failing to provide strong leadership and Biden's efforts to weaponize the Jan. 6 protest for political benefit. Were there 20,000, 30,000 or 120,000 protestors at the Congress. So far, 800 have been arrested and charge and police officials say they expect 400 more will be arrested and charged with violent acts. But do those 1,200 violent protestors represent the 20,000 to 120,000 protestors who had a constitutional right to express their opinions? How much did Trump contribute to the violence that took place.
Also, Lipinski and Hanania discuss Biden and what appears to be his failure to achieve what he said he would do, to bring the country together. Biden's speech only served to incite the divisions and make the polarization of American more rigid.
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Bill Lipinski served as Democratic Committeeman/Alderman of Chicago’s 23rd Ward. Lipinski was elected to Congress in 1983 and served through 2005. He currently writes the “Right from the Center” opinion column at www.SuburbanChicagoland.com.
Ray Hanania covered Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 and writes mainstream opinion columns for The Southwest News Newspaper Group and Middle East column at the Arab News Newspaper www.ArabNews.com
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