Morning Jolt: The Broward County Sheriff Is Fumbling His Public Statements

Making the click-through worthwhile: There's a clear theme this Monday — why you shouldn't trust Broward County sheriff Scott Israel, why you shouldn't trust big corporations, why you shouldn't trust Elizabeth Warren, and why you shouldn't trust Richard Wolff.

You can trust me, though.

'If Ifs and Buts Were Candy and Nuts,' the Sheriff of Broward County Would Be Coherent

The moment on CNN's State of the Union when all of America realized that the Sheriff's Department of Broward County, Florida, had been run by a lunatic since 2012:

TAPPER:  The last question, sir.  Do you think that if the Broward Sheriff’s Office had done things differently, this shooting might not have happened?

ISRAEL:  Listen, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, O.J. Simpson would still be in the record books.

TAPPER:  I don’t know what that means. There’s 17 dead people, and there’s a whole long list of things your department could have been done differently.

ISRAEL:  How could — listen, that’s what after-action reports are. That’s for — ...

February 26 2018

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The Broward County Sheriff Is Fumbling His Public Statements Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: There's a clear theme this Monday — why you shouldn't trust Broward County sheriff Scott Israel, why you shouldn't trust big corporations, why you shouldn't trust Elizabeth Warren, and why you shouldn't trust Richard Wolff. You can trust me, though. 'If Ifs and Buts Were Candy and Nuts,' the Sheriff of Broward County Would Be Coherent The moment on CNN's State of the Union when all of America realized that the Sheriff's Department of Broward County, Florida, had been run by a lunatic since 2012: TAPPER:  The last question, sir.  Do you think that if the Broward Sheriff’s Office had done things differently, this shooting might not have happened? ISRAEL:  Listen, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, O.J. Simpson would still be in the record books. TAPPER:  I don’t know what that means. There’s 17 dead people, and there’s a whole long list of things your department could have been done differently. ISRAEL:  How could — listen, that’s what after-action reports are. That’s for — ... Read More Top Stories Happy Birthday Bach William F. Buckley Jr. remembers the 300th Anniversary of Bach's... Reporting under the Gun Reporting under the Gun ADVERTISEMENT Liberal Democracy vs. Illiberalism, in Orbán's Hungary and Elsewhere Conservatives have enemies to their... The Schiff Memo Harms Democrats More Than It Helps Them It confirms that the FBI and the DOJ relied heavily on uncorroborated, third-hand, anonymous sources in their FISA... Billy Graham: Embracing Christianity His story could be more of ours, if we... The NRA Is Not Your Typical Interest Group Its members are easily mobilized at the ballot box, especially come primary... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: February 23rd, 2018 "> Baseball Spring Training ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.