Posted on 07/30/2015 4:52:46 PM PDT by GoneSalt
Donald Trump will not be giving young children helicopter rides at the Iowa State Fair.
The Daily Mail reported Thursday that Donald Trump had asked the Iowa State Fair for permission to bring his helicopter to the fairgrounds to give children rides in it. The publication reported that he would set up the thrill ride at his own risk and expense.
“We’re going to fly it out to Iowa and I’m going to have it there,” Trump reportedly told the publication. “I’m going to try giving kids lifts in the helicopter.”
However, state fair spokeswoman Mindy Williamson told the Des Moines Register that Trump did not ask for permission to do so, nor would he be granted permission if he does indeed seek it.
“He is welcome to land his helicopter anywhere outside the grounds and take people on rides or whatever he would like to do,” Williamson told the Register. “But that will not be happening on Iowa State Fairgrounds.”
Party Pooper.....
some farmer will be happy to sell him a cornfield across the street...
Now if a dim wanted to, no problem. Of course the helicopter will be someone else’s or a gov-co bird with voluntary donation (huge and expected).
Bad idea anyway.
If you build it, he will come... This is Iowa, after all
That would be funny. Imagine the state fair fascists seeing and not being able to do much about it.
I agree, someone could sabotage that Helicopter with Trump and Kiddies in it- you know to take out a competitor.
I don’t know the land situation there. It would seem that there would be enough room for him to do this off away from the main attractions. They may deem it to be unfair. I think that’s nonsense.
One more petty bureaucrat who can’t unwind her tangled cobweb of a mind to see a way clear to allow this.
I hope he finds a willing land owner who has property five feet from the fair grounds so he can rub this in their noses.
Is Terry Branstad a Walkerite or a Boooshie?
Heck a Democrat candidate could shut down the airspace over the entire state of Iowa and the MSM would murmur to each other about how cool it is to have that kind of power.
heh heh
State Fairgrounds wouldn’t have a suitable place, especially at this late date. The space around, which has a lot of room for parking, is still at a premium and is surrounded by housing in the city. Exactly as the story says, there would be room for a helicopter not far outside the Fairgrounds proper.
Iowans,wouldn’t care as long as engine killer ethanol subsidies flowed.
Meanies....
Mindy Williamson is a fine example of the government mentality that I hope Trump hates and crushes.
Meh, doesn’t look like there is anything close by.
http://www.iowastatefair.org/for-visitors/fairgrounds-map/
Yeah? Personally, I think it looks like Dems, as usual, are the politically-correct meanies in this story. It was nice of Trump to try to do something fun for kids.
State fairgrounds is in the city, and it’s number one problem is parking. Parking space would be the only areas where this could take place. Very unlikely to happen with only a few days lead time. Cool idea though.
The whole point of Trump is that he doesn’t give a damn about a suitable place, a place for parking or anything else. He wants to return America to a place where anything can be done as long as it can be done. It’s the America of the early 20th century.
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