Posted on 09/12/2015 5:41:04 PM PDT by 11th_VA
At the tailgate outside Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday afternoon, hundreds of football fans gathered around a tent hosted by the Republican party of Iowa, hoping to see Donald Trump. They shouted for hours, tussled with protesters and then cried Trump, Trump, Trump when they saw a helicopter they thought he might be on.
The mostly male crowd gripped beers, constantly asking when the real estate mogul and Republican frontrunner would appear. But they didnt seem bothered by the fact he was running late. One college-aged girl said: Donald Trump is just like Hilary Duff [actor and singer from the last decade], a diva. She showed up an hour and a half late to a concert of hers I went to.
About a dozen protesters arrived bearing a banner in Iowa state colors saying Students Against Bigotry. Others held handmade signs with slogans like A Vote For Trump is a Vote For White Supremacy. Things got tense as some of the Trump supporters went back and forth with protesters, shouting at them and even tearing a sign. One of the Trump supporters observed of the protesters disapprovingly: Only one of them is white.
A protester, Julian Castilla of Winterset, Iowa, seemed to patiently accept the reception that he and his fellow activists received. Its further proving our point that they are just bigots, he said.
Most of those waiting for Trump didnt get involved. Tyler Steiner, a freshman at Iowa State from St Paul, Minnesota, showed up in a bootleg Trump T-shirt he had paid $30 for online. It was his favorite shirt to wear. It causes a lot of attention.
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Lindsey was there?
ROFLMAO !!! I agree !!!
I think it best to “drop it”.
It’s been a while since I saw that much excitement around a Republican candidate for president.
The Guardian's knickers must be right mucky after discovering fewer Iowans are concerned about Trump's "divisive comments" (BTW, nice dig... you wanker) than the writer expected. Welcome to Iowa, pal.
Mr. Hilbert is most likely from Corwith, not "Corwirth." That part of the state is not exactly idyllic these days unless you are an agribusinessman who owns plenty of land in which case you can import all the illegals you need. The Cheap Labor Express has certainly transformed the state, and I, for one, welcome any "badass" who has the "badassness" to kick the GOP-e square in the nads.
Mr. niteowl77
Barney Franks says,”Cornhole.Really?”
It used to mean something entirely different.
I'll say one thing, his security team better be the best in the biz. They're earning every dime he pays them. He's not afraid to get right in there amongst the sweaty crowds.
You're in Georgia and you haven't heard it called corn hole?
I'd never heard the term until I moved to NE Florida from Colorado. Seems everyone has a corn hole board down here. It's not a BBQ or outdoor party without one.
Thanks for posting.
That’s what I was thinking.
I love the camo version!
Right. People really were screaming for him!
Indeed, a long while.
It still repels me..
My husband just said the exact same thing about his security and their pay.
My pleasure! You are welcome!
I do too and my family will get a kick out of that! My parents are hunters, Wow I want two for them!!
And it had nothing to do with a game...
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