2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumRomney Staffers Tried to Forcibly Prevent People Leaving Morrisville, PA rally
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Sarah Boxer ?@Sarah_Boxer (CBS News) https://twitter.com/Sarah_Boxer
As @MittRomney speaks, many people- cold, old, w/children... All rushing out of barricades, right by press riser
Jackie Kucinich @JFKucinich (USA Today) https://twitter.com/JFKucinich
People are literally sneaking out gates now bring told they can't leave way pic.twitter.com/uvlPBys5
There are several people here at Pa. rally who want to leave and aren't being let out.
Man just pulled me aside and said "My son is on the verge of hypothermia" just as staffer starts letting people out a few at a time.
Michael Barbaro @mikiebarb (NY Times) https://twitter.com/mikiebarb
"We've got to get out! My daughter is frostbitten," begs mom, asking to leave Romney rally. Staffer replies: "It's not cold enuf for that."
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,707 posts)And don't let them stop you.....just go.
trueblue2007
(17,239 posts)a picture is worth a thousand words.
someone would get in my way.... they would be pulling back a bloody stump. they don't have the right to keep you there against your will
MountainMazza
(312 posts)"Its not cold enough for that" If you're voting for that there is no help for you!
niyad
(113,573 posts)Jennicut
(25,415 posts)Staffers just like the man they serve. If my child was cold, someone better damn get out of my way.
powergirl
(2,393 posts)and False Imprisonment is a Tort. I hope those folks don't vote Romney. What a nightmare.
Faith9326
(304 posts)sheshe2
(83,912 posts)From an even colder party!
michello
(132 posts)Alleycat
(1,117 posts)appleannie1
(5,069 posts)jalAbi
(36 posts)I hope this backfires on Romney and these people decide not to waste their vote on him.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)the campaign trying to keep them in. Sounds suspiciously Republican to me.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)It was a beautiful afternoon outside today. They probably didn't expect to be trapped there many hours later!
no_hypocrisy
(46,191 posts)reflection
(6,286 posts)"This thing is going to come down to which candidate people vote for."
https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/265246604368429056
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)but how is that a concern if people want to leave because their kids are cold or they have to pee?
ejbr
(5,856 posts)SDjack
(1,448 posts)Then, they would have been escorted out.
reflection
(6,286 posts)Reminds me when I used AOL on dial-up in the early 90s. Kept trying to cancel and I could never get through on the line to cancel. So I went into one of the chat rooms and started spamming with the most vile language ever conceived by man. I was bounced faster than a check from MC Hammer. I hated to do it but desperate times call for desperate measures.
for consumer jujitsu!
"I was bounced faster than a check from MC Hammer."
Hahahaha! Hilarious!
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)I still remember sending my first emails.
reflection
(6,286 posts)Every now and then that iconic voice will yell "YOU'VE GOT MAIL" and I have an almost insatiable urge to fire up Wayne's World and then listen to some Color Me Badd.
SDjack
(1,448 posts)reflection
(6,286 posts)SDjack
(1,448 posts)by agreeing to a free extended 3 months of free service. I marked my calendar, and on the day that ended, I called again to terminate, but agreed to another 3 months of free service. When that ended, I called again, and that time my cancellation was rapidly processed with no consideration of my request for 3 months of free service to think it over. I like to think that I lowered their revenue-to-service ratio.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)....followed very quickly by, "I'm calling the police now".
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)Makes me laugh.
courseofhistory
(801 posts)MichDem10
(713 posts)Someone that doen't give a crap about them or their families.
DHelix
(89 posts)It's like pro wrestling. Romney has finally realized he's the bad guy and is fully embracing it!
"You people can freeze! No, make them stay! I PAID you guards so make them stay! Somebody bring out some Dyson heaters for me! That's right idiots... Just me 'cause I'm rich! Bwahahahaha!"
The worst part is that the idiot Republican crowd would still eat it up.
"We love you 'cause you're rich, Mitt!"
Can't wait till this is all over in a couple days.
craigmatic
(4,510 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)craigmatic
(4,510 posts)dchill
(38,538 posts)A thing is either abusive or it isn't. And this IS.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)if they have any sense, it will mean more votes for Obama. I would be pissed if they tried to stop me if I was cold and needed to get warm.
mecherosegarden
(745 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)sucks. Big time.
TPaine7
(4,286 posts)Record these felonies, press charges and post the video online!
crunch60
(1,412 posts)K-Matt
(83 posts)Response to K-Matt (Reply #36)
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lexw
(804 posts)Has anyone heard why this happened?
I hope it is because Romney's staff was upset that people were leaving the previous event while he spoke, so they tried to stop it at this event!!!
Paranoia, perhaps?
The man is a complete sociopath!
Sorry to be all over the place here.
smorkingapple
(827 posts)Saw it on twitter from same woman who reported it. Cool out on the accusations folks it hurts credibility. This should not have passed your sniff tests.
aletier_v
(1,773 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)So sad - it's gotta be cold out there!
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)of people leaving in droves, I'll bet. Yeah, right, SECURITY. LOL. I've never been prevented from leaving any public or private event, anywhere, at any time--only exception was when I lived on a military base and they would lock the gates when there was trouble.