Michigan legislative action thread
Posted on 07/31/2015 5:36:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
BIRCH RUN, MI — The Michigan Democratic Party is organizing a protest outside the Saginaw County venue where GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump will speak on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The Facebook page for the protest, "Rally Against Donald Trump," was created on July 30 by the Michigan Democratic Party.
"We cannot let Trump's anti-immigrant, anti-veteran beliefs be welcome anywhere in our state," the event page states.
A poster for the protest references the current GOP frontrunner's "anti-immigrant, anti-veteran statements."
Trump will be the keynote speaker at a Lincoln Day event, a fundraiser for the Republican Party in Saginaw and Genesee counties, at the Birch Run Expo Center on Aug. 11.
Protesters plan to meet at 3 p.m. Aug. 11 in the parking lot of Big Boy, 8645 Main in Birch Run. The group, which is encouraging participants to bring homemade protest signs, will travel to the entrance to the Birch Run Expo Center, 11600 N. Beyer in Birch Run.
The choice to invite Trump to the area has garnered criticism from both within and outside the Republican Party.
Saginaw County Commissioner Cheryl Hadsall, a Democrat and Birch Run resident, said she is thrilled about the economic benefit and raised profile for the village that she anticipates with Trump's visit. At the same time, Hadsall said she will not attend because she takes issue with policies Trump promotes and some of the recent comments he has made.
The owner and operator of a Saginaw Township hair salon, the county commissioner said she would be happy to fit Trump in for a haircut during his visit.
Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon has called on state Republicans to rescind the invitation altogether.
Trump has come under fire, in particular, for recent comments made about Mexican-American immigrants and veterans, including statements that becoming a prisoner of war and being held for years in North Vietnam do not make U.S. Sen. John McCain a war hero.
At the same time, there are others who say area residents should have the opportunity to hear what the candidate has to say.
Genesee County Republican Party Chairman Michael Moon said the groups organizing the event will not cancel the Trump appearance.
"We can't silent others' opinions and shut them down because we don't agree with them," Moon said.
The Michigan Democratic Party is not the only group organizing a protest to Trump's first appearance in the state.
Two Flint residents helped organize the "Mexican-American Rally Against Donald Trump." That group will meet at Fiesta Charra Restaurant, 9143 Birch Run Road, at 3 p.m. before moving to the entrance to the Birch Run Expo Center at 4 p.m.
Holy cows, I was just there a few times stopping for gas enroute to Detroit and back.
...yeah, this is really gonna hurt Donald......./s
(was the /s even necessary? I hope not...)
The commie ‘RAT kiddies are scared. Really scared. And that’s a good thing. Their dream of a communist U.S. is starting to collapse. If Trump gets elected, they might not get to be government slaves in chains.
When the veterans show up to counter protest...
‘vets?’ I could put under my fingernail the concern that Democrats have shown for vets.
An infestation of RATS. I’m sure the Donald is “a’ shakin’ in his boots”
No, they’re afraid the rest of us won’t be government slaves in chains.
I hope thousands of Trump supporters show up and stomp all over the astroturfers.
To find out who the democrats fear losing to in the general election, see who they fear the most in the primaries!
And how many Democrats, along with Hispanics, are defecting to Trump’s message? How are you going to keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?
“Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
says this is temporary insanity on the part of whatever it is, 20-something percent of the Republican base.”
That is so LAST WEEK. Sorry Rand, it is now 30-something. Next week (or the one after, at latest), 40-something.
Nice try, though.
Just goes to show you how brain dead and ignorant these people are. He isn’t anti-immigration, nor anti-veterans. They need to turn off CN and N.
Oooooh Daddy, dat bad man is scawing me, make him stop!
Bingo.
You’re right.
I despise those STUPID Obama/Hillary/demonic-rat voters.
Gee, I didn’t know jebito was going to Michigan.
It would sure be easier to tell if they weren’t going bat guano 24/ 7 about White Privilege, burnin & lootin, hating on cops, Stalinesque purges of all things Confederate, rape hysteria that turns out to be lies, etc etc etc. They’re driving their own people away in droves.
Of course it could be that they love a good chimpout & Trump is just the raison du jour. (I’m gettin a bellyful of these terrorist tactics.)
when you start adding it up, democrats really are the party of hate.
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