Huge crowd turns up to Minnesota State Capital

[brettdale]

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Allen, you didn't need that gun to look silly.

You did it all on your own just by showing up. Idiot.

[intheflow]

2. .

Had me going for a second!

[MagickMuffin]

3. Reminds me of all those freeper rallies

more portopotties than protesters or whatever they were rallying about.

[Dave in VA]

4. When the game is over

and you sit alone in the stands in disbelief that he dropped that sure last second touchdown. Everyone else has headed for the exits, but you still live in a fantasy of a victory coming from somewhere.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. Recount! Review!

Your sig reminds me I've got to hook up my Atari 2600 and see the reaction of the grandkids.

[DemInBuckhead]

16. That one just hit me right underneath the rib cage.

People with 2600s now have grandkids. Holy mother of God.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. And the grandkids have smartphones.

[rurallib]

5. When Allen's boss finds out Allen likes to parade around with a loaded AR-15

Allen's boss may decide Allen is not the type of employee he wants.

[NBachers]

6. In support, they should be sent a pizza with triple anchovies and double red peppers.

[yankeepants]

22. and prune paste, ex-lax, and Dulcalax. Uh Oh! Time to go home!

BuBye. Don't let the toilet paper hit you in the ass on the way out!

[Initech]

7. There are dozens of us! DOZENS!!!!

[BlueWavePsych]

9. Smile Allen Mannix ...

you've been added to THE database

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. Behold our mighty power and tremble.

"Okay, which one of you guys brought the bullet?"

Actually, I think tomorrow (Sunday) is supposed to be The Big Day.

[gulliver]

11. These guys are poster kids for assault weapons laws.

They're also an argument for ubiquitous face recognition and license plate tracking.

[DENVERPOPS]

21. Or even better

an argument for birth control.............2=4=16=64=etc etc etc. Now you know where the 70 million came from......

[roamer65]

12. Congrats to all of them on making it to the FBI terrorist watchlist.

[RockRaven]

13. I saw that there was another planned for tomorrow, hopefully those considering going will see

how small the turnout today was and stay home to avoid feeling silly like Allen.

[Kaleva]

26. There's a protest planned tomorrow in Lansing, MI.

[greenjar_01]

14. ROFL

[ProfessorGAC]

15. He Brought A Gun To Talk To The Governor?

Wonder what kind of job this genius had? I hope nothing important, because he is D.U.M.B!

[Tommymac]

18. Huge numbers. Like you have never seen before. Huge.

[NoMoreRepugs]

19. Tea Party rally type numbers - remember, they got 24/7 news coverage.

[Dukkha]

20. what if we staged a coup and nobody came?

[irisblue]

23. That's not much snow for Minnesota. Even adding in the few human snowflakes

[dflprincess]

24. Article from the Star Tribune on this

https://www.startribune.com/pro-trump-capitol-rally-in-st-paul-yields-low-turnout-amid-heavy-security/600011500/

About 20 supporters of President Donald Trump who ventured out in icy conditions for "Freedom Fest" at the Minnesota State Capitol on Saturday were met by a massive security presence that mobilized in response to the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C., earlier in January.

The event lasted about two hours and drew far fewer than the 150 participants allowed under the state permit. Organizer Becky Strohmeier of Bloomington got the permit on behalf of Hold the Line MN, a group that describes its role as "rallying behind our president."

Some carried U.S. flags and strapped on firearms. One held a "Stop the Steal" sign. The group spent much of their time on folding chairs chatting among themselves. Strohmeier said fears of a counterprotest by "antifa," a loose-knit group of far-left demonstrators, kept turnout low. On Sunday at 11 a.m., she planned to return to the Capitol to lead a four-hour, invite-only prayer service for 20 people.

Despite what the article says, the conditions were not that bad especially for January (never a Polar Vortex when you need one.)

I enjoyed the this line from the article "Strohmeier said fears of a counterprotest by "antifa," a loose-knit group of far-left demonstrators, kept turnout low."

So the tough guy Trumper "patriots" are afraid of an imaginary group. I'm more inclined to believe that the amount of law enforcement and National Guard around the capitol is what scared them off.

[NBachers]

28. That antifa card is getting kind of faded and worn out by now, isn't it?

[orleans]

25. funny replies on twitter thread nt

[2naSalit]

29. A menacing crowd...