Posted on 08/17/2024 7:03:18 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
A New York Republican and Trump diehard claims she was barred from entering Citi Field until she took off her “Make America Great Again” hat, a decision the organization claimed was a mistake.
Aura Moody and her friend Taisha were both wearing MAGA hats when they arrived at the venue for the Mets game Wednesday night, along with other members of the Queens Village Republican Club.
They had just made it past security when a Citi Field staffer told them they were not allowed inside with their Trump gear on, she said.
“The United States of America is no longer the vehicle of freedom and tolerance. I am living under a communist regime where our freedoms are trampled upon…that was the first thought that came to my mind,” Moody, 64, told The Post of her shock at being asked to remove her hat.
Moody said she tried to invoke her First Amendment rights multiple times but was told by the staffer that the MAGA cap was “too political” and she needed to take it off.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Political affiliation of MLB fans in the United States as of March 2020, by team: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174866/political-affiliation-mlb-fans/
Not surprisingly, the Mets top the list of Dem-affiliated fans.
These mistakes always go one way.
How long will it be until you’re arrested for showing your political affiliation?? Tomorrow?
Some uppity minumum wage general thinking and acting like they were told at the polling stations.
Surprised they staffer didn’t try to have the MAGA hat ladies arrested.
Exactly. Did you ever notice how people wearing pro demonrat attire are never punished?!
Conservative camo. I want the trade mark.
Wasn’t Citi field publicly subsidized?
The fans may be more liberal, which I question, but the players appear to lean right, only by my observation.
Just wear a red hat.
You’ll be sending two messages...
I don’t wear logos... nor slogans, nor bumperstickers etc... I am very plain, and I wish to remain that way. But I do have my opinions and beliefs. The philistines will have difficulty figuring it out.
“...desire not to offend yet understand that weapons should be felt and not seen” - Shaolin proverb
Get a good lawyer and have him send two words to Citi Field: “Pride Night”.
Follow with a letter mentioning discrimination and the 1st Amendment.
They allow Malcom X hats, BLM hats and ANIFA hats.
When they say “too political”, they really mean “too Republican”. They would never stop someone from wearing a Hillary Clinton “equal sign” hat, or Bareback Obama “big O” hat. /spit
Maybe the “Queens Village Republican Club” is not as Republican as it purports to be?
The United States of America is no longer the vehicle of freedom and tolerance. I am living under a communist regime where our freedoms are trampled upon.
She’s right many are of the mind to ignore it and hope it goes away believe it doesn’t do it on it’s own.
The club members were the ones wearing the hats. The Mets were the ones banning them.
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