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Bernie Sanders supporter clashes with Ted Cruz rally
CNN Politics ^ | February 22, 2016 | Thomas Lake

Posted on 02/22/2016 6:02:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Pahrump, Nevada (CNN)--A Bernie Sanders supporter was escorted out of a Ted Cruz rally Sunday, after a scuffle that included the man interrupting the Texas senator and another attendee grabbing his throat.

In a dusty town halfway between Las Vegas and Death Valley, a municipality where prostitution is legal and citizens recently voted to remove most of the Town Board's power, it's a part of the Old West where Cruz hopes to consolidate his party's libertarian wing.

The heckling started in full when Cruz delivered a standard line in his stump speech about repealing Obamacare. Craig Bohannon, a 50-year-old Sanders supporter, took exception to that terminology.

"It was rewritten by Congress," Bohannon shouted. "Not by the President! By Congress!"

Cruz continued with his speech periodically interrupted by Bohannon.

The incident boiled over, when Cruz pivoted back to Obamacare and Bohannon grew louder. This angered one Cruz supporter in particular, and the two men stood face-to-face.

"I need a cop here," yelled Bohannon, who wore white hoops in his earlobes as large as silver dollars and his finger nails painted black. "I need a cop. I want to file charges!"(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Nevada; Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: cruz; democrats; nevada; obamacare; sanders; tedcruz
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1 posted on 02/22/2016 6:02:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So tolerant leftist likes to disrupt an opponents rally.

A protester turn out the arena lights at a Trump rally in Georgia

Excuse my French

You have been warned

What a bunch of pussy’s


2 posted on 02/22/2016 6:06:10 PM PST by Fai Mao (Just a tropical gardiner chatting with friends)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think the Trump rallies are running a minimum of one communist beating per event and then the victors are brought up on stage for a round of applause.


3 posted on 02/22/2016 6:06:34 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The Breitbart article I read about this incident, earlier today - stated this protester had a domestic partner of long standing,( not sure why that was really relative, but they pointed it out) And they said this guy stated he wasn't exactly a Bernie Sanders supporter, but was trying to decide between Sanders or Trump. That he definitely supported them, and was trying to choose between the two.
4 posted on 02/22/2016 6:08:56 PM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: 20yearsofinternet

“I need a cop. I want to file charges!”

Be sure and give him something really worthy of filing a charge over....


5 posted on 02/22/2016 6:10:21 PM PST by JBW1949
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To: builder

You’re about to be flamed! Bernie Sanders and Don Trump are NOTHING ALIKE! PERIOD! LOL


6 posted on 02/22/2016 6:11:01 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
.. Craig Bohannon, a 50-year-old Sanders supporter ..


7 posted on 02/22/2016 6:11:11 PM PST by Byron_the_Aussie (Michelle Obama, The Early Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBYGxBlFOSU)
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To: builder

“...but was trying to decide between Sanders or Trump...”

Yeah...RIIIIGHT.....


8 posted on 02/22/2016 6:11:45 PM PST by JBW1949
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

Is this guy still out on the streets??????


9 posted on 02/22/2016 6:12:56 PM PST by JBW1949
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"I need a cop. I want to file charges!"


10 posted on 02/22/2016 6:15:17 PM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“I need a cop here,” yelled Bohannon,


Oh NOW the Commie wants a cop to show up, these are the same people who spit at cops, now they want cops to come and save them


11 posted on 02/22/2016 6:19:11 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: JBW1949
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/22/nevada-ted-cruz-heckled-democrat-pahrump/

Here is the link to the Brietbart article. From this morning. Of course it is not still on the main page, but read it for yourself. The guy is some kinda crazy character bordering on nut-job. Especially if you read the CNN article. Some of these supporters for Sanders and Trump are basically just anti-establishment supporters. And trump and Sanders are both basically appealing to this crowd. It makes sense that many supporters would be cross candidate supporters.

12 posted on 02/22/2016 6:19:58 PM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: 20yearsofinternet
I think the Trump rallies are running a minimum of one communist beating per event

That's a good start, and I hope to see more.

13 posted on 02/22/2016 6:20:45 PM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
You’re about to be flamed! Bernie Sanders and Don Trump are NOTHING ALIKE! PERIOD! LOL

I posted a link to the Breitbart article just above this comment. This guy is definitely "out there" but he says he wants either Trump or Sanders to win. He just wants to shake it up. Apparently long standing issues, or beliefs don't matter. He just wants change . I gotta think there are many more like him out there, that have the ability to support either Sanders or trump. It doesn't seem to really matter what they each profess to believe in.

14 posted on 02/22/2016 6:24:40 PM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: builder

It’s obvious that the guy is a nutcase or a total liar....

The differences between Trump and Sanders are immense....

That comment is really equal to somebody saying, “During WWII, I was for either Germany or the USA...”


15 posted on 02/22/2016 6:27:56 PM PST by JBW1949
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To: builder
"The guy is some kinda crazy character bordering on nut-job."

I had occasion to visit Nevada some years ago and was told that people who were too crazy for California ended up in Pahrump.

16 posted on 02/22/2016 6:33:23 PM PST by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: SnuffaBolshevik
I had occasion to visit Nevada some years ago and was told that people who were too crazy for California ended up in Pahrump.

Hahahaha. That may be true, but I live in California and no one is too crazy for California. And there are plenty of anti establishment people in California that don't really believe in a candidate's positions, and only hate the existing government, and will support anyone who says they will shake it up and are outside the box candidates. They simply don't care which direction the country goes in, they just want to go somewhere different. I think there are LOTS of people here in California like that. I mean come on - Arnold got elected Governor here.

They are suckers for charismatic "change" candidates. And that is a fair amount of Sanders' and Trump's appeal to a certain segment of their supporters

17 posted on 02/22/2016 6:42:15 PM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: SnuffaBolshevik

Gentle reminder Nevada got nuked so it wouldn’t happen to the rest of the country. :)


18 posted on 02/22/2016 6:50:00 PM PST by Read Write Repeat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Bernie Sanders and Don Trump are NOTHING ALIKE! PERIOD!

I wouldn't be to sure about that. Listen to this video.

WHEN ASKED WHO THE LIST REFERED TO TRUMP SAID DONALD TRUMP

19 posted on 02/22/2016 6:51:16 PM PST by Spunky (Trump said "If Ivanka wasn't my daughter I would probably be dating her")
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

Thank you. I ran across that photo a couple of days ago while looking for something else, and I’ve been wondering when it would finally make an encore appearance.


20 posted on 02/22/2016 7:01:59 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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