Posted on 08/22/2017 1:25:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tim, Cindy and Jillian Henry drove four and a half hours from Ontario, California to Phoenix to see President Donald Trump.
Frado Smith is from Miami and Ralph Medina is from Texas.
They are vendors selling Trump T-shirts and hats to fans of the U.S. president outside the Phoenix Convention.
Trump is holding a campaign rally there — his first since the violence at an alt-right protest Charlottesville, Virginia.
Trump isn’t slated to speak until 7 p.m. and the doors to the convention center won’t open until 4 p.m.. Anti-Trump protests are expected to get going later this afternoon.
Opponents — many of whom worry Trump will pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — are hoping for thousands of protesters to show up later today.
But there were plenty of Trump backers already lined up at the convention center early this morning.
Tim Henry said he’s here “to see Donald Trump” and supports his stances on border security, taxes, health care and “Islamic extremism.” The Henry family said they don’t get a chance to attend Trump rallies in blue-state California so they drove to Arizona.
Medina and Smith are in town to sell merchandise. They both sell hats, shirts and other gear at political and other events. Smith said he was recently in Tennessee and is now in Arizona selling Trump merchandise.
There were also plenty of Phoenix Police and other security personnel preparing Tuesday morning for the rally and anti-Trump protests.
Smith is hopeful the day and evening will be peaceful....
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Somebody said earlier that the should put out the word that a hundred ICE agents will be there. <^..^>
Gotta wake up. Little hair of the dog. Scrape together some quarters outta the couch and the side panels of the car, then head down to the MJ dispensary.
Okay, NOW I'm ready to protest.
I am on my way to the Convention Center now. We shall see if I can make it inside.
Stay outside with a camera and search for charter buses carrying protesters. Get it all documented.
maybe get an ATM card from Mom in case there’s no food being served.
Do not expect "law enforcement" to lift a finger against the Antifa terrorists. Nor will the fifth-column leftist media report Antifa terrorists threatening the lives of conservatives. But the traitorous media will focus on any conservative who does legitimately use force for protection against an imminent and violent threat to life. Strength is in numbers. Law enforcement and the media have demonstrated time and time again in the past that they will be as friendly to conservatives as the Antifa terrorists will be.
Will you be posting to FR ?
vendors ?
“Get your rocks,bottles,urine here...”
Pack extra batteries at least.
PLEASE EVERYONE HOPING TO ATTEND: BRING ICE WATER, SHADE, AND KEEP COOL! THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE AT LEAST 106F, WITH A HOT WIND BLOWING.
The local hospitals are set up to handle many cases of heat exhaustion. Please do not be among them.
If you are feeling overheated, get inside with air conditioning ASAP. If you see someone in distress, help get them inside as well. Be very careful about drinking any kind of liquor.
This heat can, and does, kill.
Hey, thanks for the warnings. I never would have figured out all this complicated stuff by myself.
I am taking pictures as I stand in line. I Don't have a way to post them until I get home.
Of course!
save
A man just came by giving away free Kelli Ward stickers. I just applied it to my shirt!
I understand the sarcasm, but often times, by the time you realize you have heat exhaustion, you feel like you are seasick, and walking a hundred feet is a lot harder.
There will be casualties today.
My sister is there. Wearing a Deplorable Tee-shirt and RWB Cowboy hat. Have fun!
I was planning on going there to sell Bottles of Urine to the Antifa / Democrat / Batshit Crazy Protestors, but I don’t have a Haz Mat Transportation License.
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