Posted on 01/07/2016 9:35:03 AM PST by nikos1121
Are Y'all fixin? As in "fixin" to get excited for Donald Trump tonight?
Tonight will be @ the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, VT.
I will post other live threads if they superior to this one. For example, we've noticed that Fox News of Phoenix sometimes stream the Trump Rallys at:
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news-now
Here's a little background of this historic place.
HISTORY OF THE FLYNN
The Flynn has been at the center of Vermont's cultural landscape for almost 80 years—from its earliest days as a vaudeville house through five decades as a premier movie theater to its present incarnation as the region's leading performance center and arts education organization. Today, the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts is recognized internationally for its significant artistic, educational, and community outreach activities; superb technical capacity; beautiful ambiance; historic setting; and world-class presentations.
As we approach the Flynn's 30th anniversary as a performing arts center and 80th anniversary as an historic theater, we celebrate a rich legacy of connecting our community with the arts.
THE BIRTH OF AN ENTERTAINMENT
It was the time of the Great Depression and the country was trying to rebound from the stock market crash of 1929. The presence of the University of Vermont and active textile and lumber industries buffered Burlington somewhat from the ravages of precipitous economic decline. "Bootleggers" scoffed at Prohibition. The face of George Washington was unveiled on Mount Rushmore. The Graf Zeppelin took to the air. Hamburger was 35 cents a pound, an entire steak dinner cost just $1.25, and Ford's new Deluxe Coupe could be driven out of the showroom for $545.
More on the Flynn Center can be found here:
http://www.flynncenter.org/about-us/history.html
One last comment.
This is Bernie Sanders country. Why the Trump Team picked this place is beyond me. It's been reported, in some publications, that the organizers were worried his crowd would scoop up all the tickets. Whether this is true or not, I personally wouldn't know, but fact is the Trump Team has offered up to 20,000 tickets on line to an event that will hold approximately 1400 people. This seems a bit absurd, and may cause a problem for the neighborhood.
It's already posing a problem for the local police force who are committed to having an orderly and safe show.
I've noticed also in the local news that some of the artists who have performed at the Flynn have asked that theater cancel the event, because they consider Donald Trump's Rally has a forum for "hate speech," but the Directors of theater refused.
Let's pray that there are no serious injuries tonight.
Here are some excerpts from the Burlington Free Press:
Vermonters who plan to see Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak on Thursday should prepare for "airport-like" security and sizable crowds after the campaign issued tickets for more than 10 times the number of available seats, the Flynn Center's executive director says.
“We’ve been working with the Secret Service very carefully along with the Burlington Police Department,†said John Killacky, whose 1,400-seat theater is playing host to Trump's evening speech.
Outside the venue, city officials are concerned after learning the Trump campaign issued far more free tickets than there are available seats. As of midday Wednesday, police said the campaign had distributed about 20,000.
“I wonder if the Trump campaign took into account the safety of the police officers who have to contend with large, dissatisfied crowds,†Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo said. “This situation would place police officers in needless confrontations with citizenry.â€
LOL...yes, otherwise their ratting are lower than low.
(((Beautiful you)))
I love DT’s suit! He looks GOOD in gray.
Red power tie tonight, too.
I liked his blue tie, too.
And the majority of Trump supporters are NOT wishy washy...they'll stick with him through thick and thin.
:) Vermont is to NH on the left. They are similar in geography but VT has a beautiful lake between it and NY and New Hampshire has Mount Washington.
Right, sorry. 20k tickets given out for venue that holds 1,400.
I liked the blue striped tie, but I like his outfit tonight a lot.
DRUDGE has link for rally on main heading/page
That’s the truth!
Trump’s supporters are loyal.
live feed froze up man!!! Back-up thankfully MSNBC is carry it live.
Good for DRUDGE ! :-)
Very cool. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a rally linked, as the main Drudge headline before.
LOL!
Too funny!
Yes, we are and NOBODY else’s supporters are as staunch.
The only problem I have with Trump saying the democrat agenda is stupid is that it really doesn’t teach the sheople exactly what social psych the administration is using to cover their motives. They are not incompetent either or our nation wouldn’t be so immoral and broken.
1988? When Reagan ran for his third term ?
I vote for Mount Washington as the most beautiful! The best President too, so far!!
Makes sense to have a rally in VT. When was the last time a top Presidential candidate bothered? And VT has a primary on March 1.
Oh and it’s right in the heart of his likely opponent’s home state.
I’ve seem him do live feed on main headline, can’t remember for what but would be cool if he did for this!
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