In a recently unearthed video, Antioch, CA, Mayor Lamar Thorpe threatened one of his constituents and challenged him to a fight. The confrontation was sparked when he was pilloried by a conservative who produced a list of Thorpe’s scandals in office, prompting the Democrat mayor to label him a racist.
This clip is still relevant today because it shows the discontent with Democratic leadership in even the bluest city. Across the nation, many normal Americans are fed up with Democrats who are more worried about so-called racism than solving real issues.
In any case, the November 17, 2023, interaction began with the unnamed man listing his grievances. He said, “I have several bulleted items. Measure C passed with 68.9% of the vote. That was in 2013, when Measure W passed with 66% of the favorable vote. Both these measures were sold to the public as an effort to increase safety and security in the city of Antioch by increasing the police force.”
Moving on, the man slammed the Democrat for his past transgressions. He stated, “There was the mandate. Lamar claims he has a mandate from the public with a 44% popular vote, Tamisha with a 33% popular vote, and Monica with the 35% popular vote based on Facebook postings by Ellie householder and Lacey Ferguson, plus his previous issue while working in the county, I believe Lamar should be investigated by the city attorney to determine if he has created a hostile work environment,” adding, “You should be doing that. I would like an audit of text messages between Lamar and Shamusha during the period of time Shamusha was charged.”
Interjecting with a heated argument, the woke California mayor went after his constituent. He interrupted, “You want audits? Let’s get an audit of your text messages. Get it. Let’s get it. I would like to see. Yeah, I would get it.”
After order was restored, the man continued taking Thorpe to task. He added, “I’d like to see the police cam video when officers went to council member Tamisha’s home. I’d like to see that. I would like to know the agreement between Johnson and the city as to how he’s going to be paid when he’s released from his job, because you guys know you’re going to be paying him a lot of money. I’d like to know the selection criteria used to select Johnson as a city manager, and who else was evaluated for the position.”
Before he could finish his thought, the Democrat interrupted with another disrespectful comment. He shouted, “Management and leadership consultants all agree that it takes seven to eight years to effect culture change, not one, not two. I personally believe that we’re in the midst of a positive, positive culture change with our previous two police chiefs, and that our present police chief, Doctor Ford, is another positive addition to making this happen.”
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Resuming his attack on the embarrassed mayor, the unnamed man said, “If you keep changing people, keep making excuses for a poor job. Your city council is doing…” At this point, the chamber erupted into chaos, and another official was forced to intervene.
Ending the disorderly meeting, Thorpe lunged at the man and ranted incoherently. He raved, “That is a dog whistle. Dog Whistle racism, an apologist for what’s absolutely wrong in this city. That is, you want to go outside. I am sick and tired of being attacked by these people in this community, apologizing for the racism that is going on in this community, you’re the problem.”
Featured image from embedded video