ACLU, Jezebel sickened over 'actual Nazi' Jeff Sessions and his idea of 'Anglo-American' heritage

Brett T. | 8:36 PM on February 12, 2018

This will be a short post, but we just can’t let this one go. We’ve already told you how Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off a social media firestorm by telling the National Sheriffs Association that the office of sheriff is “a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement.”

Which it is. Lawyers and historians both know this; Barack Obama knows this; but Ellie Shechet over at Jezebel apparently doesn’t, filing her piece in Jezebel’s “Barf Bag” roundup with the tag, “HEY LOOK OVER HERE I’M AN ACTUAL NAZI.”

Jeff Sessions, not trying to hide it, praises "Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement" https://t.co/TEDRZdxFgd pic.twitter.com/NVGF2Fqf4O

— Jezebel (@Jezebel) February 13, 2018

Shechet writes:

Today, Jeff Sessions reminded us — as he has done many, many times before — that he is a proud white supremacist. This doesn’t do a lot to blunt the lunacy of the following quote: “The office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement,” the Attorney General of the United States told the National Sheriffs’ Association. It sure is! And what a stunning heritage.

Hey Jeff,??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

— Savage Liddle Mushroom…. (@MarkCom1313) February 13, 2018

Racist twit

— Harry Shannon (@HarryShannon) February 13, 2018

In case you missed the horrific video, here it is courtesy of Vice News’s Tess Owen:

https://twitter.com/misstessowen/status/963083927152971776

The ACLU was among those triggered by the idea that the job of sheriff, or “shire reeve,” came to America from England.

Yes, our Attorney General just said this. Out loud. https://t.co/ldXCgCYarx

— ACLU (@ACLU) February 12, 2018

I can only hope that this remark will provoke others to research that heritage of law enforcement, examine the history of policing in these United States, and consider that what Jeff Sessions labels “erosion” is may actually be progress. Nothing to add. https://t.co/xpoDWJQq2s

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 12, 2018

Nothing to add — that’s his narrative and he’s sticking to it.

PROBLEMATIC! Charles C.W. Cooke recalls someone ELSE who ‘constantly’ used ‘Anglo-American’