Posted on 02/29/2016 1:09:37 PM PST by Trumpinator
Trump to protesters: ‘Are you from Mexico?’ and ‘All lives matter’
By Fenit Nirappil February 29 at 3:14 PM
RADFORD, VA. — A Donald Trump rally in southwest Virginia on the eve of Super Tuesday turned nasty, with repeated disruptions by protesters, and a scuffle between a Secret Service agent and a photographer.
Trump addressed a crowd of thousands in a Radford University gymnasium, as many more waited outside. The Republican front-runner started his remarks by citing a new CNN poll showing him with a huge national lead. The New York billionaire is poised to win many of the states voting on Tuesday and has led the polls in Virginia. He said he's positioned to win states that historically back Democrats, including New York and Michigan.
As Trump spoke, he lamented interruptions to his message about how he'd keep jobs in the United States.
Trump was describing how he would react to companies like Carrier moving air conditioner production to Mexico when he was interrupted by commotion in nearby bleachers. The crowd was jeering at an apparent protester.
“Are you from Mexico?” he repeatedly shouted at the woman as she stepped down from the bleachers.
On the other side of the room, three rows of young people, mostly African Americans, stood up, holding hands and shouting, "No more hate." It took nearly 10 minutes to escort them out of the room as supporters jeered, and Trump shouted to get the protesters out.
"All lives matter," Trump shouted as they left to loud cheers, mirroring similar comments made Sunday in Alabama.
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They misspelled “yuuuuge.”
Never miss a chance to look racist and insufferable. thats the ticket !
(he is to me insufferable the racist is a matter of optics)
Thanks for clearing that up. You had me worried. All lives do indeed matter.
What is that supposed to mean???
They will learn to spell Yuuuuge correctly soon.
What part of my statement is confusing ?
All lives matter, deal with it.
(he is to me insufferable the racist is a matter of optics)
The part where you mess up the English language.
Did you shine your good shoes and put on a collared shirt and petite bow tie before you posted that?
I’ll bite. What part of Trumps rally was racist besides the few racists in the crowd?
They appear to be organized along racial lines: there are the BLM (Black Lives Matter) groups, and there are La Raza types. The goals of these protests are to sow discord in the Trump camp, paint Trump as racist (because PoC's are protesting him), and paint his followers as "brownshirts". The media are, as always willing to lap up this narrative, and no doubt the hidden hands behind the messaging are various Far Left think tanks like Tides Foundation, Soros front groups and the OfA.
What are the best ways to respond? Both on the Trump campaign level, and on the larger Right vs. Left level?
Should the right start using similar tactics against Hillary? (Interesting the BLM movement *is* also targeting her). What proximate cause would be the most effective? Gun rights? (My sense is there are many gun owners who still vote Dem.)
Should Freeper Activists begin disrupting Hillary events on a regular basis? Can one even get into a Hillary event without being chipped and tatooed?
Just curious what other Freepers think.
It's gibberish, but it makes sense if you add a period or a semicolon after the word "insufferable". Glad to help.
(he is to me insufferable the racist is a matter of optics)
Huh?
Meaning, the racist protesters
Were you that metrosexual “reporter” that got his azz handed to him by the Secret Service?
Ah I see the issue.
I did not say it was or that he was.
Asking the question with no foundation “are you a mexican?” can easily bee seen as having racial implications. Even if it is not ask George Allen.
I did say I find him insufferable which I do but as far as I know he is not racist. His horrible apparent backtrack and contradiction his own statements (which had been very well said to start) on the david duke/white supremacist issue is not helping either.
Living in the real world of politics means that just shooting from the hip all the time eventually means you shoot your own foot or worse you thigh.
Ah, so you think Mexican is a race....jut like the libs do.
Got it.
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