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Huuuge Crowds in Minneapolis (Original Post) Generic Other Oct 2019 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #1
... sprinkleeninow Oct 2019 #33
That was a thing of beauty. Hotler Oct 2019 #2
Beautiful! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2019 #3
Yep, this is what the Speaker wrought with her excellent instinct... brush Oct 2019 #61
i am sure kwolf68 Oct 2019 #4
And order his dunderhead Ahpook Oct 2019 #6
A real statesman wouldn't hold Nazi rallies. cos dem Oct 2019 #27
This right here. n/t Beartracks Oct 2019 #63
LOL! Lots of people were blowing whistles. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #5
Not taking credit at all...... SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #40
Brilliant idea! insert applause here OMGWTF Oct 2019 #53
GOOD! Indivisible Rocks! calimary Oct 2019 #64
Woo hoo - Good Job! jmbar2 Oct 2019 #72
That needs to be the standard for ALL protests against Twitler and his gang Fritz Walter Oct 2019 #65
Hillary Peace06 Oct 2019 #7
What t-rump has done . . . Iliyah Oct 2019 #8
The only ones still on his side Generic Other Oct 2019 #9
More than a few deplorables..... SergeStorms Oct 2019 #56
K&R. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2019 #10
Love y'all Minnesotans. Nt raccoon Oct 2019 #11
Love the "I am not a crook" sign at the end. BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #12
Yes... Deuce Oct 2019 #14
He'll show the crowd and say they were his people that couldn't fit into his rally. AJT Oct 2019 #13
I hope they swarm his limo Generic Other Oct 2019 #15
That's what I'm talking about! shanti Oct 2019 #16
Trump probably thinks they're supporters Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #17
The Whistles! Do you hear them? mysteryowl Oct 2019 #18
It will become a new tactic at protests Generic Other Oct 2019 #19
We need to bring ear protection to protests. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #21
sounds good, ramen Oct 2019 #44
Yes I heard them and saw the baby blimp Cha Oct 2019 #46
The Whistles represent the Whistleblowers that kicked off the impeachment! mysteryowl Oct 2019 #50
They had whistles in The Villages, FL radical noodle Oct 2019 #52
thanks for posting Takket Oct 2019 #20
That's why we need to become the media Generic Other Oct 2019 #58
trump needs to be met with this sort of protest, constantly. Paladin Oct 2019 #22
Excellent. The whistles are genius. yellowcanine Oct 2019 #23
K & R thanks for sharing this! FakeNoose Oct 2019 #24
Biggest crowds ever! scrabblequeen40 Oct 2019 #25
My 82 year old mom is there Olafjoy Oct 2019 #26
Thank her for me proud patriot Oct 2019 #29
Hugs to her for giving us all hope Generic Other Oct 2019 #59
That is so awesome! flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #60
Let's break the Bank.... Stopping the syndicate Tortue Oct 2019 #28
The costs Timewas Oct 2019 #30
WOW, seems likea lot of people !!! pangaia Oct 2019 #31
Grab 'em by the scrotum Niagara Oct 2019 #38
THIS is how you resist! llmart Oct 2019 #32
I too sprinkleeninow Oct 2019 #34
THANK YOU. Minneapolis! mountain grammy Oct 2019 #35
Heh, I wonder if his "handlers" are telling him those Amimnoch Oct 2019 #36
That was very nice. warmfeet Oct 2019 #37
This is encouraging Niagara Oct 2019 #39
It absolutely sickens me that this MF'er SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #41
Did those silly Oath Crappers strut their stuff? C_U_L8R Oct 2019 #42
I can truly say that is one of the best videos I have ever seen! Dem2theMax Oct 2019 #43
Another video feed ffr Oct 2019 #45
Fox is showing this rally Catherine Vincent Oct 2019 #47
Thank you!!! jrthin Oct 2019 #48
KICK orangecrush Oct 2019 #49
I love you, Minneapolis! Politicub Oct 2019 #51
And these are the Republicans waiting to go in! CCExile Oct 2019 #54
It's a beautiful thing! StarryNite Oct 2019 #55
Ok that is a great scene INdemo Oct 2019 #57
K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! diva77 Oct 2019 #62
I saw Obama at the Target Center during the 2008 campaign IronLionZion Oct 2019 #66
It was great to be there!!! LNM Oct 2019 #67
Well done Minneapolis saidsimplesimon Oct 2019 #68
I wish they would chant Lock 'Trump' Up instead... Native Oct 2019 #69
some whistles are really, really, loud... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #70
Hurray, Minneapolis! cp Oct 2019 #71

brush

(53,815 posts)
61. Yep, this is what the Speaker wrought with her excellent instinct...
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:10 PM
Oct 2019

of when to call for the impeachment inquiry. Impeachment fever is spreading like crazy.

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)
4. i am sure
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:07 PM
Oct 2019

Dump will speak to these people and probably bash them inside his Nazi rally. A real statesman would either not bring them up or bring them up respectfully.

calimary

(81,421 posts)
64. GOOD! Indivisible Rocks!
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 01:26 AM
Oct 2019

But then again, knowing how it is to be an active part of our Indivisible group here, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d already planned to be out there. You just helped spread the word, and add interest!
This Indivisible member certainly thanks you!!!

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
65. That needs to be the standard for ALL protests against Twitler and his gang
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 08:34 AM
Oct 2019

Bring whistles to every RepubliCON event, from ribbon-cutting to MAGAt rallies.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
8. What t-rump has done . . .
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:10 PM
Oct 2019

to women, POC, immigrants, civil rights, voting rights, laws and rules, democracy, Kurds.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
9. The only ones still on his side
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:12 PM
Oct 2019

include the GOP, the Russians and Guiliani (with friends like him though)...and a few deplorables who lack basic reading and thinking skills.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
56. More than a few deplorables.....
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 10:42 PM
Oct 2019

I turned on Hannity (I know, I know) and the Target Center was packed. How many of those were paid/bused-in is unknown. My viewing lasted about 45 seconds, I have no patience for bullshit, but Trump was really high as a kite tonight. No pauses between sentences, nothing. Zooming, if you catch my drift. I imagine they have to keep him pretty doped up these days. Of course everything, and I mean everything, was a lie pouring out of his big ugly mouth.

I was curious as to what propaganda Hannity was regurgitating tonight and forgot about Trump's big rally. It's quite obvious the GOP us hoping to turn Minnesota red, because they spent a lot of money tonight. They still don't realize how futile their efforts will be.

mysteryowl

(7,395 posts)
18. The Whistles! Do you hear them?
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:36 PM
Oct 2019

The whistles were organized by a Minnesota rep. I am not sure the name though, and it might be a state rep.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
19. It will become a new tactic at protests
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:38 PM
Oct 2019

so loud and piercing. A Cop blinds me with pepper spray, I'll deafen him with whistle.

Takket

(21,608 posts)
20. thanks for posting
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:42 PM
Oct 2019

because goodness knows the media won't show this side for more than a few seconds if at all, before they let him ramble on for hours in front of a national audience.

Paladin

(28,269 posts)
22. trump needs to be met with this sort of protest, constantly.
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:45 PM
Oct 2019

Everywhere he goes, every day. Way to go, Minnesota.

FakeNoose

(32,706 posts)
24. K & R thanks for sharing this!
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:51 PM
Oct 2019

I wonder if this will be shown on the nightly news? Maybe on tomorrow's AM news shows.

Thank you Minnesotans!

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
26. My 82 year old mom is there
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:54 PM
Oct 2019

Along with her 82 year old best friend. Great protest!!! So awesome to see. Bravo Minnesota.

Tortue

(32 posts)
28. Let's break the Bank.... Stopping the syndicate
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:00 PM
Oct 2019

Just a thought...

So if the red state cities wanna spend their moola on promoting this asshat, fine. Let's make 'em eat the local MAGA tax base.

It costs big bucks to provide security for a visit from the Orange Kremlin mouthpiece.

From the airport/flight control employees, the incoming/outgoing route logistic employees, the local infrastructure ie; porta potty rentals, yellow shirts ("security&quot , city funded traffic control/enforcement $$$, but more importantly the local law enforcement personnel, who, by the the way love the overtime pay, these events run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Don't gather in large groups! Spread your attendance!

Imagine the cost of sending 50 to 75 cops to protect each of 20 or 30 locations of protesters!

Spread the love throughout the route!!!

Delish...




llmart

(15,548 posts)
32. THIS is how you resist!
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:11 PM
Oct 2019

Way to go, Minnesota! Now get out there every single day and register more people to vote.

 

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
36. Heh, I wonder if his "handlers" are telling him those
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:23 PM
Oct 2019

Are his supporters, and they’re chanting that for Biden.

Grasp of reality is most definitely neither his nor his supporters strong suit.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
37. That was very nice.
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:26 PM
Oct 2019

Now, let's actually lock him the fuck up! Break the lock and the key. Weld the fucking door shut so it can't ever be opened.

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
41. It absolutely sickens me that this MF'er
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:34 PM
Oct 2019

It absolutely sickens me that this motherfucker is inside one of our taxpayer buildings. He can't leave soon enough so that the stench of him and his followers start to dissipate.

Catherine Vincent

(34,491 posts)
47. Fox is showing this rally
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:58 PM
Oct 2019

Fox is showing this rally in it's entirety. Kept switching to hear what Hannity is talking about.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
57. Ok that is a great scene
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 10:54 PM
Oct 2019

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Now this is what I believe will happen when the House of Representatives sends the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.

IronLionZion

(45,494 posts)
66. I saw Obama at the Target Center during the 2008 campaign
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 10:07 AM
Oct 2019

and of course he had a much warmer reception there with the place overflowing with supporters.

It was cool that I was the 200th recommender on this post.

LNM

(1,080 posts)
67. It was great to be there!!!
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:13 AM
Oct 2019

The crowd was very peaceful. No pushing. On the FB page that organized the protest someone posted that they heard the police estimate at 30,000 protesters. The Target Center only holds 19,000 and the videos I saw from indoors looked like they had the Magats sitting with empty seats between them.

The only problems I saw were when a few Magats confronted the protesters with shouts and taunts. They must have been in the protest area to cause problems because from what I saw, the people going to the rally entered the arena from a different area from the protestors.

Tons of great signs! The crowd (including us) was really stoked!!

Native

(5,943 posts)
69. I wish they would chant Lock 'Trump' Up instead...
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:35 AM
Oct 2019

Unless you are there, you'd have to look closely to see if there are any MAGA hats & misspelled signs in order to tell the difference between our crowds and his now that his rally attendees are chanting Lock Him Up re Biden.

These protests warm my heart!

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