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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:57 AM Feb 2017

Trump Florida Rally - possible Reichstag fire?

Since the Berkeley Yiannopoulos incident with the odd, uncharacteristic violence, I've been wondering where Bannon might set up another opportunity to crack down.

I think that the "rally" cancellation at University of Illinois at Chicago was absolutely planned to make protestors of Agent Orange and his supporters go up against each other.


This quickly pulled together "rally" has the hallmarks of that. My spidey senses are tingling, and I'm predicting some sort of "event" that will give him not only a distraction, but some sort of justification for the Muslim ban or further crackdowns on protestors.

Hoping I'm wrong.

Does anyone have any intel on this?

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Trump Florida Rally - possible Reichstag fire? (Original Post) ehrnst Feb 2017 OP
Just a slight correction SoCalNative Feb 2017 #1
thx. Corrected ehrnst Feb 2017 #4
Follow By Any Means Necessary aka BAMN HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #2
No Intel tparrett62 Feb 2017 #3
His simple mind titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #5
I agree. salin Feb 2017 #14
Will the only attendees be pre-screened Trump supporters? CottonBear Feb 2017 #6
He's making "tickets" available to people on his campaign website. ehrnst Feb 2017 #9
He still has an active campaign website? CottonBear Feb 2017 #18
nope - I was able to get two tickets DrDan Feb 2017 #13
Are you going to go & protest? CottonBear Feb 2017 #17
not sure - been discussing it with my wife - she wants to protest from DrDan Feb 2017 #19
Be careful. It could get unsafe for protestors inside. CottonBear Feb 2017 #24
Maybe getting and not using the tickets Ilsa Feb 2017 #23
First rule of political campaigns: give out more tickets than you have space for. brooklynite Feb 2017 #29
Then others need to grab as many tickets as they can. Ilsa Feb 2017 #31
Agreed. I strongly urge all Democrats/Lefties to stay far away and protest somewhere else. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #7
I don't have intel, but i really hope logosoco Feb 2017 #8
I bet you're right. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #10
That's certainly what I expect. Twitter feeds are really humming with it. nt GliderGuider Feb 2017 #11
The venue is so confusing no on will know where to show up. Atman Feb 2017 #12
it is at the Melbourne ap - I was able to get a couple of tickets DrDan Feb 2017 #15
Good for you. I'm from Cocoa Beach. Atman Feb 2017 #16
Universities should be smart enough not to let this shit go down in the first place. Initech Feb 2017 #20
Brevard county is deep red country GusBob Feb 2017 #21
I don't understand threads like these nt. jeanmarc Feb 2017 #22
An attempt to discourage protest, perhaps? nt marybourg Feb 2017 #26
No - not the object at all. I am voicing a possible scenario that we should be watching for. ehrnst Feb 2017 #30
Don't they're helpful, imho. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #27
I wonder if a cool event could be hastily drafted Ilsa Feb 2017 #25
I don't subscribe to conspiracy theories brooklynite Feb 2017 #28
Why - are Black Bloc going? They have plenty of time to prep. jmg257 Feb 2017 #32

tparrett62

(268 posts)
3. No Intel
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:10 AM
Feb 2017

But I agree. I don't like the timing of this at all. He needs a distraction, and a reason to crack down.

salin

(48,955 posts)
14. I agree.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 01:14 PM
Feb 2017

He doesn't like being president. He love's milking a fawning crowd.

But, after the inauguration spectacle, I think that each of these events will have less of a calming effect on his ego - the drug will wear off, the coverage will report shrinking crowds and he will be up at 4am rattling off another twitter tantrum.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
6. Will the only attendees be pre-screened Trump supporters?
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:16 AM
Feb 2017

45 hasn't ventured beyond the tarmac or his private club for public appearances.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
18. He still has an active campaign website?
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:04 PM
Feb 2017

I suppose since he already filed to run for reelection in 2020, there's no reason to deactivate it.

Arghhh! Never ending campaigning! ☹️

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
17. Are you going to go & protest?
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:02 PM
Feb 2017

Or did you just get tickets to deny crazy Florida Man Trump supporters a chance to attend?

DrDan

(20,411 posts)
19. not sure - been discussing it with my wife - she wants to protest from
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:09 PM
Feb 2017

outside - I want to go inside

but that said - I did want to grab a couple in hopes of denying a supporter entry.

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
23. Maybe getting and not using the tickets
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:18 PM
Feb 2017

will be effective in disappointing him, making him lie again about crowd size.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
8. I don't have intel, but i really hope
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:19 AM
Feb 2017

that those who are going to protest it are keeping cameras on and uploading everything to a cloud right away.

Atman

(31,464 posts)
12. The venue is so confusing no on will know where to show up.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 01:10 PM
Feb 2017

The "Orlando Melbourne International Airport" is nowhere close to Orlando. 90 minutes away, in southern Brevard County. But there is also and "Orlando International Airport" (which is huge, and everyone uses to fly into Disney and the beaches). News today has been saying that Trumpsky will speak at "the Orlando airport." So, given the intelligence level of Trumpsky supporters, I imagine a LOT of them will pay $20 for parking to stand outside the concourse at Orlando International waiting for The Orange One to show up.

Atman

(31,464 posts)
16. Good for you. I'm from Cocoa Beach.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 01:41 PM
Feb 2017

Melbourne Airport was a small regional last time I lived there. But my point is, because the name says "Orlando Melbourne International," most every news service I've listened to says he is giving a rally at "the Orlando airport." I think the name change was pretty stupid.

Initech

(100,105 posts)
20. Universities should be smart enough not to let this shit go down in the first place.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:11 PM
Feb 2017

I can only hope after what went down at UC Berkeley that universities are going to start cracking down on this kind of bullshit. All they're doing is an elaborate form of trolling. The only way to stop trolling is to catch them in the act, and you know Bannon, Milo, and his goons are looking to setup the next UC Berkeley incident. The only thing we can do to prevent this from happening again is to be there waiting for them.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
21. Brevard county is deep red country
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:15 PM
Feb 2017

As posted above there is some confusion as to the location....

In Orlando, I would reckon there would be enough protesters to draw a crowd big enough for some sort of conflict. Parking would be an issue

I have only driven past the Melbourne Airport so I dunno, but it seems to me it would be harder to get a large group of protesters on a week day. But the thing is, the area is so red necky that it would not be hard to get some hot heads out looking to crack some skulls. It seems to me that protesters who travel there could be isolated and attacked.

I think you are on to something there may be violence

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
30. No - not the object at all. I am voicing a possible scenario that we should be watching for.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:36 PM
Feb 2017

That is all.

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
25. I wonder if a cool event could be hastily drafted
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:21 PM
Feb 2017

Near the site to draw his protestors over? Is a rally really that fun?

Or, nearby, call your event the trump rally, hang up some banners and bunting, so they'll be confused about where they are supposed to be.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
32. Why - are Black Bloc going? They have plenty of time to prep.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:46 PM
Feb 2017

What are you expecting to happen if there was violence?
(Likely if the anarchists show up)

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