If Cali's Future is Brown and Asian...

 how many more years will B/black and W/white octogenarians like Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters hold power? 

(Say? Is this like the West Coast version of those "Pick a Date" winter contests on northern lakes where they used to park an old wreck out on the ice and place bets on the spring thaw = which day the old jalopy fell through the ice?)

Shortly after her comments to the crowd (in Brooklyn Center this weekend), Waters addressed a gaggle of mostly reporters for about 6 minutes and 15 seconds, including fielding questions.

She emphasized that “We’re looking for a guilty verdict … for murder,” referring to the trial of Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in May. The trial was in full swing when Wright was shot. The case went to the jury Monday.

At one point, she was asked what she thought protesters should do if the jury did not find Chauvin guilty of the murder charge. It’s unclear if she heard the entire context of the question, so part of it was repeated: “What should protesters do?”

This is the controversial part.

Here’s how she responded: “Well, we’ve got to stay on the street. And we’ve got to get more active. We’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business.”

Then she was asked: “What do you think about this curfew tonight?” referring to an 11 p.m. curfew the city of Brooklyn Center had administered for Saturday night in an attempt to prevent violence, arson and looting.

Here’s how Waters responded: “I don’t think anything about curfew. I don’t think anything about curfew. I don’t know what curfew means. Curfew means that ‘I want you all to stop talking. I want you to stop leading. I want you to stop gathering.’ I don’t agree with that.”

This was a little over 20 minutes before curfew. Then she was asked, “Are you gonna stay out here?”

Waters responded: “I’m not gonna stay out here. I came here from Washington just to be here to make sure that I let my voice be heard among all of those who have been putting so much time on the street. And so, I’m hopeful that the protests will continue. Thank you.”

Those women should stay home in Cali where their attitudes are more accepted. We're wiser here, more elders and all.  Not so fixed up physically... more genuine about what matters in life. Not afraid to age, naturally, and show it. We counsel our young in the ways of the world, the white one too, to keep them safe, not encourage them to be out defying curfew and courting confrontations on the streets...

You know what they say about old men sending young people to fight society's wars?  Turns out old lady politicians do that too.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson had urged Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill to declare a mistrial, arguing that “an elected official, US Congressperson” made statements that “I think are reasonably interpreted to be threats against the sanctity of the jury process” and had the effect of “threatening and intimidating the jury.”

Cahill denied the motion but told Nelson, “I’ll give you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result in this whole trial being overturned.”

“This goes back to what I’ve been saying from the beginning,” the judge fumed. “I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch and our function.”

“I think if they want to give their opinion they should do so in a respectful and in a manner that is consistent with their oath to the Constitution to respect a co-equal branch of government,” he said. “Their failure to do so, I think, is abhorrent.”

Cahill added: “a Congresswoman’s opinion really doesn’t matter a whole lot.”

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Speaking of, here's a peek at Minnesota's oldest resident, Erna Zahn, who celebrated her 113th birthday with guests in recent days.  LOVE the photo of her as a young woman in July 1934 with a friend visiting Mt. Rushmore.  She was wealthy -- see the family's horse at the link, and the quality photos -- and appeared always healthy.  Shopkeeper's daughter; music professor's wife; mother of six and grandmother ...