Posted on 04/29/2016 7:25:45 AM PDT by Pelham
Donald Trump, the orange spray-tanned Republican presidential candidate, kicked off his California primary campaign yesterday at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Costa Mesa's Pacific Amphitheater seemed like the perfect venue in a county that's right-wing as hell, no? The city, no stranger to anti-immigrant policy at the local level, had to be a good fit for Trump's "build that wall," Mexi-hating mantra, right?
Wrong! Waves of protests rolled out the unwelcome mat for the Donald blocking freeway entrances, taking over an intersection, vandalizing property all while bumping YG and Nipsey Hussle's "FDT (F### Donald Trump)" throughout the day.
At the onset, it seemed like Trump made the right call. As early as 4 p.m., the line of hopefuls trying to get seats for his stump speech stretched far back. Only a handful of protesters gathered at the park across the street from the fairgrounds entrance. "#### you!" Trump supporters yelled at the group when they drove past complete with one-finger salutes from rolled down windows, following with an oh-so-original "Make America great again!"
"Trump's rhetoric is powerful and it's often rooted in hate, xenophobia and misogyny," Dr. Nina Reich told the Weekly from the protest line. The Loyola Marymount University professor of communication studies is also a Costa Mesa resident "It's no accident that he chose Costa Mesa, and his rhetoric of hate resonates with many groups here."
(Excerpt) Read more at ocweekly.com ...
Only in the fevered brains of rabid “progressives” does patriotism equate to hate.
Yep, little Gabriel is a real-assimilated American.
Projection much, Nina?
Article seems to assume they are locals. More like a rent-a-mob.
I guess the left doesn’t realize that they are protesting ND trying to hamper free speech?
What’s that? The left doesn’t really care about free speech! I’m shocked I tell you!
Gabriel sounds like one stoned-out leftie.
I kinda took it from the name it was a he. He writes like a ‘she’ though.
“with” is superfluous in the headline. ;-P
Someone give me a column space and let me write about 20+ years of direct experience with the Mexican culture. I dare you.
That joke will go right over people's head.
Protesters are too stupid to stop and understand how many votes they are getting for Trump. Keep it up.
But I dangled it right in front of them!!! LOL
Maybe if they hang around long enough they will figure it out.
You’re just trying to rope me into being tied up all day!
what did people expect protestors to do? Knit sarapes?
Because everyone knows that CRIMINAL INVADERS are still CRIMINALS, and well that’s just what CRIMINALS do COMMIT CRIMES!!
I agree. Time to pull the lever and drop this conversation.
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