Obama’s Rejection of Reality

President Obama offered glowing praise for a weekend filled with “almost uniformly peaceful” protests during a speech Saturday in Warsaw — even as copy cats opened fire on police in at least four U.S. states, and less than 48 hours before protesters hurled Molotov cocktails, bottles, rocks, and bricks at police in Minnesota.

In St. Paul, at least 21 officers were injured trying to clear I-94 of violent Black Lives Matter protesters who had shut down the major highway, leading to 102 arrests.

“You’ve seen almost uniformly peaceful protests and you’ve seen, uniformly, police handling those protests with professionalism.”

“You’re not seeing riots, and you’re not seeing police going after people who are protesting peacefully,” Obama said Saturday, downplaying the escalating crisis gripping the nation. “You’ve seen almost uniformly peaceful protests.”

In the context of the growing wave of violence and animosity directed at police, the president’s remarks appear downright disconnected from reality.

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More than 100 protesters were arrested in St. Paul alone after attacking police, and at least 100 others were arrested at a demonstration in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after becoming violent. Some cities did see largely peaceful protests over the weekend including San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia, but those were obscured by the increased attacks on cops.

In Valdosta, Georgia, one police officer was ambushed Friday by a Dallas copy cat who called 911 to draw in his target. The officer was shot more than once, but survived and according to reports is already back on his feet.

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Another cop targeted by Black Lives Matter-inspired anti-police rhetoric on Friday was not as fortunate.

Officer Michael Flamion was ambushed in Ballwin, Missouri, just outside of Ferguson, during a routine traffic stop and shot in the neck — his condition was reportedly critical.

Another attack saw Lakeem Keon Scott, reportedly also motivated by a desire to kill police, open fire on cop cars from the side of a highway in Tennessee.

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The governors of the two states most severely affected by the violent riots over the weekend urged protesters to carefully consider the best methods with which they should express their anger and frustration, even as the White House downplayed the crisis.

“The occupation and shutting down of Interstate 94 last night were unlawful and extremely dangerous,” Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said in a Sunday statement. “I urge everyone exercising their First Amendment rights to do so lawfully and without endangering themselves or others.”

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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards echoed Dayton’s sentiments.

“The best way to honor the memory of Alton Sterling, the Dallas law enforcement officers, and Philando Castile is for peaceful demonstrations here in Louisiana,” Edwards said during a Sunday press conference.

The president has yet to make any statement on the escalating violence directed at police, preferring to rest on his contention that there’s no real problem with the protesters — preferring to keep up the implication that the real problem is inherent injustice in the criminal justice system — even as Dallas copy cats target cops for assassination, protesters shut down major highways, then lob Molotov cocktails at the police sent to clear the roads.