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Trump blames 'thugs' for canceled Chicago campaign rally ["have totally energized America!"]
Reuters via Compuserve.com ^ | 03/12/2016 10:24 | Emily Flitter and Fiona Ortiz

Posted on 03/12/2016 7:47:34 AM PST by GonzoII

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday blamed organized "thugs" for protests that shut down his Chicago rally and said the incident had "energized America."

Trump, who will be at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, canceled the Chicago event on Friday after it turned chaotic, with scuffles breaking out between protesters and backers of the real estate magnate.

"The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!" Trump said on Twitter.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech and assembly. The Chicago rally came ahead of five primary elections on Tuesday, including contests in Ohio and Illinois.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; chicago; election2016; illinois; newyork; rally; riots; tedcruz; texas; thugs; trump
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To: savedbygrace

Delusional, he blamed Trump.


41 posted on 03/12/2016 8:07:11 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: MNJohnnie

Just listened to the Megyn Kelly interview of Rubio. While he seemed very balanced and laid the blame on organized protesters, she kept trying to have him lay the blame on Trump. What a bitch she is!


42 posted on 03/12/2016 8:07:19 AM PST by fision
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To: savedbygrace

I was always told anytime you see “but” in a sentence, forget what came before the “but.” Read Cruz’s statement. You tell me.


43 posted on 03/12/2016 8:08:02 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: magua; TornadoAlley3
I can't claim much credit. I started with the great picture posted by TornadoAlley3!

I just added the quote - which is factual.

44 posted on 03/12/2016 8:08:05 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (BREAKING.... Vulgarian Resistance begins attack on the GOPe Death Star.....)
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To: boycott
Trump should start asking these BlackLivesMatter clowns if they believe 58% unemployment is what they want for black youths. He should ask if they like the current system.

You seem to assume that those 58% WANT jobs, and would take them without being forced to do so.

45 posted on 03/12/2016 8:08:16 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Donglalinger

I’m sick of his face.


46 posted on 03/12/2016 8:08:44 AM PST by silent_jonny (True: "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus" ( Eph.2:10))
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To: LS

Cruz has lost 250,000 Twitter followers since last nigh, over 20% of his followers. He had about 1.2M and is down to 923,500 and dropping. That is stunning.


47 posted on 03/12/2016 8:09:08 AM PST by usafa92 (Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

lol


48 posted on 03/12/2016 8:10:14 AM PST by apocalypto
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To: LS

This is what he said:

“I also want to mention something about the events this evening in Chicago. This is a sad day. Political discourse should occur in this country without a threat of violence without anger and rage and hatred directed at each other. We need to learn to have disagreements without being disagreeable, to have disagreements while being respecting human beings on the other side.

“Earlier today over thirty people were arrested at one rally. And then tonight as violence broke out the rally was canceled altogether. Now, the responsibility for that lies with protesters who took violence into their own hands. But in any campaign responsibility starts at the top. Any candidate is responsible for the culture of the campaign. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that’s facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discord.”

You tell me.


49 posted on 03/12/2016 8:11:26 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: A CA Guy

This is what he said:

“I also want to mention something about the events this evening in Chicago. This is a sad day. Political discourse should occur in this country without a threat of violence without anger and rage and hatred directed at each other. We need to learn to have disagreements without being disagreeable, to have disagreements while being respecting human beings on the other side.

“Earlier today over thirty people were arrested at one rally. And then tonight as violence broke out the rally was canceled altogether. Now, the responsibility for that lies with protesters who took violence into their own hands. But in any campaign responsibility starts at the top. Any candidate is responsible for the culture of the campaign. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that’s facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discord.”


50 posted on 03/12/2016 8:11:59 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: SaxxonWoods
If hundreds or thousands of Trump supporters showed up at a Bernie rally, got into a few fistfights and shut it down...

Who gets the blame?

Why don't we try it and find out? When/where is the next one? < /sarc tag needed? >

51 posted on 03/12/2016 8:12:53 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: MNJohnnie

This is what he said:

“I also want to mention something about the events this evening in Chicago. This is a sad day. Political discourse should occur in this country without a threat of violence without anger and rage and hatred directed at each other. We need to learn to have disagreements without being disagreeable, to have disagreements while being respecting human beings on the other side.

“Earlier today over thirty people were arrested at one rally. And then tonight as violence broke out the rally was canceled altogether. Now, the responsibility for that lies with protesters who took violence into their own hands. But in any campaign responsibility starts at the top. Any candidate is responsible for the culture of the campaign. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that’s facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discord.”


52 posted on 03/12/2016 8:12:57 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: House Atreides
It was CLEARLY a planned and organized and coordinated “action” by the Soros-funded anti-American left.

Someone on FOX last night said the protest was being organized on social media a week before the scheduled event.

I believe the comment was made sometime during Greta's live coverage of the mob scene so it might have been John Roberts who said it but I'm not certain.


53 posted on 03/12/2016 8:13:53 AM PST by Iron Munro (Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth -- Mike Tyson)
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To: GonzoII

Trump:
“What is she doing drawing Muhammad? And it looks like she’s actually taunting people – and it’s disgusting that it happened and everything else. But why are they doing drawing Muhammad? Isn’t there something else they can draw.”


54 posted on 03/12/2016 8:14:09 AM PST by llmc1
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To: savedbygrace

BS, anarchists can not be reasoned with. They have been around forever.

Now IMO Cruz will lose even reelection.


55 posted on 03/12/2016 8:14:16 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: savedbygrace

Spin as hard as you want. That is Cruz siding with the rioters. He had a chance to come out and unequivocally condemn the violence and instead he weaseled.


56 posted on 03/12/2016 8:14:24 AM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: GonzoII

57 posted on 03/12/2016 8:16:35 AM PST by COUNTrecount (Race Baiting...... "It's What's For Breakfast")
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To: MNJohnnie

What part of the statement are you interpreting as Cruz siding with the protesters?


58 posted on 03/12/2016 8:16:38 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: CottonBall; hoosiermama; maggief; Whenifhow

Ping!!


59 posted on 03/12/2016 8:16:50 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: JimRed
You seem to assume that those 58% WANT jobs, and would take them without being forced to do so.

THE REAL WORLD:


60 posted on 03/12/2016 8:17:08 AM PST by Iron Munro (Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth -- Mike Tyson)
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