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Arkansas Granny

(31,528 posts)
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:02 AM Jul 2019

A reminder from Aunt Crabby about why Trump's words are so dangerous.


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🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻
@DearAuntCrabby
Osama Bin Laden didn't fly planes into the World Trade Center himself. He got his followers worked into a frenzy and they did it for him, @realDonaldTrump.

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A reminder from Aunt Crabby about why Trump's words are so dangerous. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 OP
Please watch the video. True Blue American Jul 2019 #1
I wonder if he has groupies that follow his rallies or if he pays an entourage to attend. Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #2
With Jeffrey's help? True Blue American Jul 2019 #3
I would definitively say the latter. I remember seeing dewsgirl Jul 2019 #6
According to the link below, yes, he pays for a "following" through a rent-a-crowd business Hestia Jul 2019 #12
I've read that they do. I don't know whether they advertise or have loacal Rethug Party ops recruit Texin Jul 2019 #14
They are all paid to attend these rallies FakeNoose Jul 2019 #4
That black guy definitely, I am certain there are others. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #7
What video? Farmer-Rick Jul 2019 #8
The rally last night Rebl2 Jul 2019 #15
So true Timmygoat Jul 2019 #5
As one True Blue American Jul 2019 #9
NC has been listed as no longer a democracy Traildogbob Jul 2019 #10
And what the fuck are we going to DO about it? Paladin Jul 2019 #11
Agreed. DH & I have been discussing this - aren't these denouncements just another form Hestia Jul 2019 #13
Gotta like Aunt Crabby. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #16
yup......same with Manson Skittles Jul 2019 #17

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)
1. Please watch the video.
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:07 AM
Jul 2019

Those girls are the same ones in his last rally. I first noticed the blonde,red cap, long hair.

And, always one black man.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
6. I would definitively say the latter. I remember seeing
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:06 AM
Jul 2019

with my own eyes in our local Craigslist, them offering money for people to attend when he did the rally in Melbourne Fl., the night of the WH Correspondents dinner, in 2017. Since then, I've seen many of these ads on Twitter and here.

 

Hestia

(3,818 posts)
12. According to the link below, yes, he pays for a "following" through a rent-a-crowd business
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 09:09 AM
Jul 2019
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/how-much-does-trump-pay-people-to-cheer-at-his-rallies.html/

There were a lot of stories about his followers - remember the clapping at the CIA on his first day, supposed to have been his entourage supporting him.

What's funny is the campaign didn't pay the rent-a-crowd business until a FEC complaint was filed. Until payment, it was considered a campaign contribution.

As always, YMMV

Texin

(2,597 posts)
14. I've read that they do. I don't know whether they advertise or have loacal Rethug Party ops recruit
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 09:41 AM
Jul 2019

them. I do know that I keep seeing certain people who routinely show up at his Bund rallies, which implies to me that they're either people within the campaign or paid day players. These are the folks that show up behind him while he's onstage all the time.

FakeNoose

(32,748 posts)
4. They are all paid to attend these rallies
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:37 AM
Jul 2019

For all I know, these people are on regular salary with expenses.
What a way to make a living, huh?

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
5. So true
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:37 AM
Jul 2019

I have already sent an email to Mark Walker (NC) telling him that he is empowering hate and one day the haters are likely to kill someone. Walker is my NC representative, the son of a Baptist pastor, they are very self righteous. I remember when they went around saying dems will kill babies (because of birth control and abortion)
What a load of hypocrites.

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)
9. As one
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:35 AM
Jul 2019

Who left a Southern Baptist Church a couple of years ago for blatant telling us who to vote for and an email from the Prayer Chain, of all things comparing Trump to Churchill. That person got a return email from me. She could not look me in the eye the next time she saw me.

They have thrown out the old, corrupt child molesters in their Convention but much too late for me because the same people remain in that Church. Bigoted Trump lovers.

It is clear Trump is hiring people. 3 of the blonde girls in the middle.

Traildogbob

(8,797 posts)
10. NC has been listed as no longer a democracy
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:41 AM
Jul 2019

Vote fraud, suppression, destroying votes, the list goes on and on. Mark Meadows, Tillis, Walker and so many others represent the TRUE, dark underbelly (CONway) of this state, but have all the Koch backing, media, (Fox and Rusty Limpballs 24/7 everywhere) to keep these assholes in power forever. Those scum at the rally, are thick in this state. Even worse, very, very wealthy summer home 💰💰💰💰💩💩 Getaway Florida pukes where here over the 4th week to there mansion play homes with trump flags, MAGA hats, Hillary for prison flags celebrating no taxation. Those wealthy trump benefactors love those illiterate rally KKKlanspeople only for the vote to benefit the rich. They would puke if they ever got close to them. We have a real war to defeat this sickness and destruction of democracy. Seeing kids at the KKKlan rally in MAGA hats and chanting right along is sickening. MOST of them will die from cancer from GOP poisoning without health care. But at least they have white power................

Paladin

(28,272 posts)
11. And what the fuck are we going to DO about it?
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 09:07 AM
Jul 2019

Think how good trump must feel about yesterday:

1.) An adoring, racist crowd screams their agreement over his filthy treatment of The Squad; and


2.) Yet another attempt to implement a well-deserved impeachment action goes down the toilet.


We're handing this country over to him.

 

Hestia

(3,818 posts)
13. Agreed. DH & I have been discussing this - aren't these denouncements just another form
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 09:31 AM
Jul 2019

of gas-lighting us and enabling him and his party? In it's own way, isn't it worse, getting us all worked up for action (not unlike OFA in its day), pounding the podium, while another day is frittered away, allowing him to get away with our treasury and reputation?

All these dems running for president are a large part of the problem too - they look to the future, while he is using a scorched earth policy TODAY. With AGW, there may not be a tomorrow to vote for. TODAY is what we should be planning for. Just further proof it is all bread and circus'.

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