Actually Obama, Holder and Sharpton do have much to do with it. I watched the events of Ferguson from the beginning and have relatives in St. Louis. The three of them helped spread misinformation and made pre-emptive judgments on the police in Ferguson in general and Officer Darren Wilson in particular. They helped create the particular mindset that exists in Ferguson today. The article that I cited from the Daily Beast (a liberal/left publication) explains why: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...on-tragedy.html
I respect your take on issues more than the author of article you cited. I recognized the name of the author and I didn't think that he'd write an impartial piece. here is a brief bio
Ronald I. "Ron" Christie is an American government relations expert and Republican political strategist, who has also worked as a member of former Vice President Dick Cheney's staff. also for an article where he is a stickler for FACTS...he gets FACTS about the Gates incident wrong...most notably that Gates didn't have house keys.... police report for gates arrest http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/henry-louis-gates-jr-police-report
note that the officer carefully details exactly when he realized that Gates "appeared to be a resident" of the house that was being "broken into"....how early into the incident he knew that there was in fact NO BURGLARY taking place. I'll re examine Obama and Holder's comments during the case, but stuff quoted in the article is flimsy.
I think politicans and personalities making comments might have had an impact on people following the the story at home, but that the emotion of the protestors was a direct result of the the inconsistencies in protocol....like police report for the incident not being filed/ or released in timely manner....and conflicting eyewitness reports
Initially I rejected the anarchist angle, because I felt that mentioning (implied) white outsiders protesting downplayed that there were Ferguson residents of all colors out there protesting.The Black community especially but people from all backgrounds.Also,I've seen the exact pattern of property damage in footage from riots from the past 4 decades based around similar issues...so I didn't think the thug element needed to be further coerced into doing what they do. I will read more about the outsiders who were protesting.I knew the NBP were out there.I'm certain that undercover agents are mixed in with the protesters too.
The shooting at cops at the point in the story that it happened does seem to point to outsiders. every area felon or criminal instantly becomes a suspect or person of interest and all types of law enforcement flood the area.