Posted on 07/14/2024 11:20:30 AM PDT by conservative98
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The pictures and film of Trump rallying the crowd will likely be the enduring image of this election and perhaps his entire political career.
Even before President Biden’s catastrophic debate last month, Trump had run on a platform of strength, portraying himself as a politically muscular figure against a weak and aging incumbent president. Next week’s Republican nominating convention will deliver Trump a hero’s welcome and an audience to match, befitting a party leader who had a brush with death.
“The raised fist will become the iconic symbol of the convention,” predicted longtime GOP strategist Mike Murphy.
Convention planners had already successive evening themes dedicated to making America “safe” and “strong” again, sessions that will, along with Trump’s expected cameo with his new running mate the opening night, be vivified with new meaning after the shooting.
The former president is likely to enjoy a rallying effect in immediate polls, with more independents likely shifting his way. “There will be some good, old-fashioned American compassion for Trump,” predicted Murphy, who opposes the former president’s campaign.
What’s less clear is whether the shooting hastens Democratic calls for Biden to withdraw from the race. Most elected Democrats responded to the shooting by denouncing political violence and few wanted to discuss how it may echo in the campaign.
Yet in private, many Democratic political veterans were bracing for Trump to enjoy a convention bounce larger than he could have ever hoped to enjoy in such divided times. And it wasn’t difficult to detect a sense of doom, that an already uphill campaign may have become out of reach.
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But “apparent assassin” makes sense. The obvious assassin feels like a decoy.
No, that isn’t security. I believe Biden tried to use the Secret Service to kill President Trump.
My Harley has been sitting idle for a week because it’s been either too rainy or too HOT to ride.
This morning, I thought “Heat be damned. I need to get in the wind”.
So I rode and rode, and didn’t stop for anything, not even to use the rest room.
Country Roads in SE Massachusetts, flags and TRUMP Signs everywhere.
I took my right hand off the throttle and gave a triple Fistbump to every rider I came across.
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
PS I’m a 71 year old lady, and I have HAD IT!
“...The shots came from Trump’s right
and hit his left ear after traveling behind his head...”
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You must live in a different universe than me.
Then follow it up with, “Living in America”.
That’s why he said “Fight Fight Fight.”
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Considering what they've called for against us, they have no basis for complaint.
What they want, and very sadly are used to getting from the right, is us rolling over and exposing our jugular every time they get aggressive and make demands.
That needs to stop. They are bullies and the only thing that makes a bully back down is someone standing up to them.
We need to stop thinking appeasement will work.
It doesn't.
It won't.
It never has.
And it never will.
You ROCK!!!!!
WOW!!!! He described what happened almost exactly, even pointing to his right ear. That was at the 11 minute mark.
And our weather has been VERY hot so far this summer here in NH.
“The stakes have been raised and there has to be more stringent security than ever before.”
which MUST include the re-introduction of Trump’s own security force monitoring and coordinating with the secret service efforts, whether the SS likes it or not, because the SS has clearly demonstrated that they are either completely incompetent or worse, in collusion ...
The first time I saw the video I thought he said that too. If someone shot me that would probably be the first word out of my mouth. Maybe with mother added in front and an er at the end. But on rewatching it I realized he said Fight. He repeated it. With the fist bumping it’s the only thing that makes sense. He wouldn’t yell the F word 3 times to his fans. He’s a total champion.
I’m looking forward to hearing fight fight fight be the chant at the convention. It has the potential to be a transformative phrase. Despite what some on the left may be saying about the phrase, given everything they’ve thrown at him, all the court cases and fines and civil judgements and impeachments and frame jobs and setups and cockamamie conspiracies paid for by the DNC’s legal team - and now literally shot - he’s still standing tall and showing we all have to fight fight fight for him, with him and like him.
Funny thing is, I had to take my hand off the throttle to do the Triple Fist Bump, and the bike didn’t slow down at all, even though it was being starved of fuel.
Good Ol’ Blue just kept going full speed ahead.
A Metaphor, perhaps?l
I try even though my ancestors came to Massachusetts 20 years later than yours in 1641. Oh, my knuckles hurt from dragging on the ground.
You DO know that I was complimenting you, right?
“Apparent assassination attempt?!?”
Another MSM quote from this morning. “Trump said he was shot in the ear”
Apparently if Trump didn’t state what was obvious to anyone, it was only a Bee sting per the MSM. Vial POS.>>> Very likely and i heard that the PA state police said he was hit with a piece of the teleprompter. Really? I would say physically and mechanically impossible.
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