You even had a Chicago Congressman Guitierrez openly calling for it ahead of time. And the local and national media gave him all the air time he needed.
In short, it was the latest attempt to bring the Trump campaign to screeching halt. Last night it failed.
But we must learn from this.
I am thankful that Trump was convinced to cancel the rally. I am quite sure that he was reluctant to do so.
I am sure there would have been hundreds and hundreds of people laying wounded and maybe killed. In short martyred by the media for some silly cause.
Chicago is not the kind of town you do this. The police there will beat you and arrest you, if your intent is to start a riot and hurt them or others. And they should do that.
I am sure Trump wishes to engage them, and talk to them.
Fact is, these people don't know what they're protesting about, and it would be impossible to talk to them.
I LOOKED OUT AT THE CROWD ENGAGING THE COPS. I SAW JERRY SPRINGER!!!!!! and a lot of college kids, who in two or three more hours will be congregating down at Kingston Mines, listening to Blues, and high fiving themselves, about what they did earlier.
What is really surreal, you could just have easily had Glenn Beck out there. He would have fit right in.
I think the lesson last night is this.
Our country allows peaceful protest.
Our country also allows free speech.
You can protest all you want, but to prevent me or anyone from speaking is illegal, and as citizen we should not allow this.
This is what separates our country from others. We respect each other's right to speak. The people who disrupt Trump, are your typical left wing liberal who wishes to prevent people from speaking.
WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THAT. NO MATTER HOW AUDACIOUS AND TERRIBLE SOMEONE'S MESSAGE IS, HE OR SHE SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING.
From here on out an area "outside" for peaceful protest can be organized and set aside., but NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED INTO ANY RALLY TO INCITE VIOLENCE. PEACEFUL MEANINGFUL PROTEST IS NOT JUMPING UP, YELLING OBCENITIES AND GIVING EVEYONE THE FINGER.
WHERE I COME FROM THAT'S CALLED, "I DARE YOU TO HIT ME."
The media and the other candidates will seize on this, and declare it a reaction to the symptom of Trump's message of anger. You watch, that's exactly what will happen.
WHAT SHOULD TRUMP AND HIS PEOPLE DO?
1. First off, stop calling them protestors. They are not. Call them intruders, thugs, left wing anarchists etc. Right now you laugh about it, and think their cute. The ones to follow have a true mission, and that is to harm you. So take these early ones seriously.
2. If these true protesters ARE organized in an area outside of the rally, pick two or three to come in after the rally, to speak with Trump. SOMEONE SOBER, NOT ON DRUGS, BUT A RATIONAL PERSON. EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE QUITE IMMATURE. I think we'll find that these people share the same concerns about our country as we do.
We'll also discover, a good number of them, are immature and stupid and have no clue about knowing anything remotely related to what Trump stands for.
3. Make it clear from the start of each rally, before Trump comes out, that the rally will not tolerate demonstrations to incite violence. NOR WILL WE TOLERATE ANYONE HITTING ANYONE. MAKE THAT CLEAR.
4. The next time one of these people jumps up, says F you and everything else about you mother etc. holds up the middle finger, they should be arrested. MAKE THAT CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING.
5. Lastly, realize that the people who wish to harm you will look like your friends.
I don't trust the local cops doing security, or the media covering these events. A person like Glenn Beck, who is clearly unstable, should not be allowed 50 feet from Trump unless he is completely frisked.
The crowds AS HE WALKS OUT are allowed to get too close to him.
Okay, I've said my piece. NOw for a cup of coffee.
Here is the LIVE LINK RIGHT now. Trump is speaking. 2,481 people are watching live right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7D0fMBsNUI
Good rant, nikos. Things have to change, become more secure. The experts have to figure this out.