General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOof. Trump's not going to love how many empty seats there are for his speech at VFW convention
Christina Wilkie @christinawilkie 40m40 minutes agoOof. Yesterday VFW announced last-minute that Trump's speech was being moved out of the convention center and into the auditorium. Appears they couldn't fill the auditorium, either.
twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/1021806590561792005
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker
Trump is not going to love how many empty seats there are for his speech at the VFW convention. Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City is about half full.
twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1021793959440535554
twitter.com/sophia_tulp/status/1021785457787588613
FarPoint
(12,209 posts)Then brag about how he is their hero.
2naSalit
(86,076 posts)no doubt.
FarPoint
(12,209 posts)Grifter-in- Chief that one...
bigtree
(85,920 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)underpants
(182,285 posts)Actual line from this speech apparently
exboyfil
(17,857 posts)Ted Lieu would be a good spokesman. How about the Dem Senatorial candidate?
Glorfindel
(9,706 posts)If I remember correctly, he said his failure to contract venereal diseases was exactly equivalent to fighting in Vietnam.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Glorfindel
(9,706 posts)I have never even considered joining.
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)And I know of NOT one member who supports this draft dodger..
DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)demmiblue
(36,751 posts)Link to tweet
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Trump is the biggest traitor in American history!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,281 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,856 posts)It was the biggest crowd ever anywhere in the world.
You're the puppet.......................
Grammy23
(5,808 posts)what a traitor he is, they will fill that convention center. But it wont be to cheer for the bastard. Many will just want to be there to help boo his sorry ass off the stage.
Okay. Maybe they wont. But a girl can dream, cant she? And hopefully, these guys will see through his crap and propaganda. Someone needs to remind them about propaganda. Many old timers fought during a time when leaflets were dropped from the sky and Tokyo Rose was in her hay day. So it wont be big of a leap of logic to see how tRump uses that technique to his advantage.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)jaxind
(1,074 posts)He'll just say to anyone who will listen to him that "this is the biggest crowd he's ever seen!" Either he actually believes that in his false sense of reality, or he's lying...one and the same!
CanonRay
(14,038 posts)Twitter tomorrow...
bucolic_frolic
(42,681 posts)Hekate
(90,202 posts)...and making sure the cameras don't pan around the empty spaces.
cstanleytech
(26,087 posts)someone switched out the anthem they play at the last second before he comes out to Barbra Streisand singing her version of "Send In the Clowns".
heaven05
(18,124 posts)Puzzler
(2,505 posts)-Puzzler
keithbvadu2
(36,371 posts)Bullshit protector worn at a VFW speech by Dubya
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ear-flap/
?resize=400,333
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)They do it all the time. Over the last 6 months or so the drapes are getting closer and closer to the stage, however. I've also heard that many people there are spending time on their cell phones instead of listening to the same old lines, Hillary's emails, witch hunt, etc. They're getting bored. I wonder if his openly treasonous behaviour has played any part?
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)It would be funny if it weren't so scary. This moron is our President.
peggysue2
(10,811 posts)Looks like that Y-u-u-uge Inauguration that wasn't. So, all the misfit veterans attended. The rest stayed home.
LOL.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,048 posts)My guess is that these ARE the paid supporters.
John Fante
(3,479 posts)Just thought I'd throw that out there.