Mike Lindell, pro-Trump conspiracy theorists fail to draw crowd at Kentucky rally

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Salon

By BOB BRIGHAM

Some of the biggest names pushing pro-Trump conspiracy theories were unable to draw much of a crowd at a "We the People Reunion" rally in Kentucky.

"The event is hosting speakers such as the CEO of MyPillow, Mike Lindell, former national security advisor Michael Flynn and Pastor Greg Locke, who has in the past admitted to being at the Capitol during the January 6 Capitol riot," WFIE 14 News reported.

The station reported on attendance at the event.

"Promoters said they expected crowds of around 10,000 people. Fewer than 300 were at the event when 14 News arrived," the network reported.

Link to tweet

Michael Lindell known also as "Pillow Guy" (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)


Read more: https://www.salon.com/2021/09/12/mike-lindell-pro-trump-conspiracy-theorists-fail-to-draw-crowd-at-kentucky-rally_partner/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. The scam is not so much being exposed as just going stale

How many times can you believe the unbelievable? It's not a religion, it's a cult. Or maybe they just all stayed home to juice up on Ivermectin martinis and chat with Mr. Ed.

[PatSeg]

14. Yes, "going stale"

People could just stay home and watch much more interesting stuff on television. Why would anyone go out of their way to see this clown. Americans have very short attention spans and there is always something more appealing "over there". Mikey doesn't realize that he was just a temporary diversion, an oddity. His routine got old a long time ago. People don't go to freak shows every week.

[Grokenstein]

29. Probably had other concerns as well...

...like, say, finding themselves bused out to a remote location and then abandoned to fend for themselves after the rally.

[PatSeg]

32. Oh yeah, that sort of thing tends to irritate people!

[randr]

2. Losers at a losers rally

[Botany]

3. OMG 8 seconds into the video, "Bidan is a cheater."

[PatSeg]

9. I often wonder what ever happened to "Moran" guy

What must it be like to be an infamous meme for almost 20 years? Somehow, that picture never gets old.

[IrishEyes]

10. I looked him up. His name is Josh "Randy" Sullivan

Here is an interview with hm from 2011. It is basically just about baseball and the Cardinals though.

https://www.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans

[PatSeg]

16. Wow, you got farther than I did

So back in 2011, Randy was trying to sue the photographer, as well as a "bunch of Internet people"? I wonder on what grounds. He said he was in the process of suing, but then implied he didn't even have a lawyer. I take it he never successfully sued anyone.

Thanks!

Edit to add: I guess he wasn't so offended by the photo, as it is still his profile pic on his Twitter account, BFIB@BirdsOnBats06.

[AllaN01Bear]

27. i remember that too

/revision/latest?cb=20090729102006

[PatSeg]

28. Meanwhile, he obviously was posing for the photographer

The photographer didn't misspell "moron" and didn't give him that haircut, so what was Randy suing him for?

[Grokenstein]

30. The sign is "funny" (in a sad, sad way) but really,

it's hardly the most embarrassing thing about his image.

[PatSeg]

33. Yes, that is true

[Jimbo S]

47. I'm friends with two brothers

named Moran. One has that pic as his avatar.

[PatSeg]

48. Seriously? That is so funny!

What a great sense of humor.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. Pastor Greg Locke?

The same one who left his wife and 4 children for the church secretary (who was also his wife's best friend)? Yeah, definitely someone I'd listen to

[empedocles]

6. Ah. The Information Age.

[Richard58]

22. Wow!

I knew Greg Locke had gotten divorced but I had no idea he was sleeping with his wife's best friend! I think that's low even by televangelist standards. I had heard that he had gotten divorced because she claimed he was abusive. Which, given his persona on stage, would not come as a shock to me. He comes across as an angry jackass.
Anyway he is not exactly a paragon of Christian virtue, is he? Funny how that doesn't seem to matter to his flock. All that matters is that he hates the same people they do.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. At this point

I would think, to paraphrase the words of jackass Ted Nugent, they are "dead (of covid) or in jail (after getting caught at 1/6)".

From the local TV station article linked in the OP article -

Hundreds gather for ‘We The People’ rally in Muhlenberg Co.

By Brady Williams
Published: Sep. 11, 2021 at 12:36 AM UTC

(snip)

14 News was allowed in the parking lot to shoot some video, but was later asked to leave the fairgrounds. Any attempts made to speak with local leaders and event organizers have been denied.

14 News did speak with a group of women who fear that such a large event is dangerous during a pandemic.

“People are getting sick and they’re dying,” Powderly resident Rhonda Wood said. “Friends of ours, people we know, and we haven’t been able to stop it. We’ve tried, we’ve pleaded, we’ve sent requests - done whatever we could.”

The event is continuing through the weekend.

https://www.14news.com/2021/09/11/hundreds-gather-we-people-reunion-muhlenberg-co/

[Hortensis]

7. And how many of the @300 attending rushed home so they wouldn't miss

live-streaming their wannabe dictator's appearance at a pathetic wannabe boxing event? $49.50, but maybe more than one'd think -- from this crowd?

Apparently Mr. Holyfield was stopped in the first round of a "callous, opportunistic spectacle." Some among the crowd burst into chants when their deposed dictator spoke, though, presumably including when he explained that boxing matches can be stolen just like elections.

[PSPS]

24. That Holyfield/Belfort fight was a disgrace.

The fact that they had to shop it around to a state with a "pretend boxing commission" says a lot. They called off the fight 1:49 into the first round!

[Hortensis]

26. Pathetic. Apparently the whole operation's heavy with

tRump supporters, which would be a complete explanation in itself.

[Permanut]

39. We'll find out after the audit that Holyfield won.

[littlemissmartypants]

41. ICWYDT. Clever.

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. Lindell's entertainment value is dropping off a cliff because...

football season has arrived. Lindell can't compete with football. Nor can Flynn or any other Trumper.

Trump has always tried to use his brand to transcend entertainment and politics, and, indeed to dissolve the perceptual boundaries between the two. Lindell and Flynn don't have the gravitas to replicate Trump's bombastic con jobs.

[Deminpenn]

11. Bottom line: Trump is popular as an entertaining showman

for his followers, but Trumpism laid bare by the sidekicks isn't

[KS Toronado]

12. No firearms or ammo?

Someone needs to expose reQublicOns as being anti 2nd amendment, and infringing on patriot's rights.

[Traildogbob]

13. I had to quit watching news

Aside from the anger, it gave me a feeling of hopelessness of ever having intelligent people in control again. So I took that time to watch some True TV videos of “Worlds Dumbest Hillbillies“ and binged some of MTV’’s Rob Dyrdek and his “Ridiculousness” videos of stupid people.
We are so fucked. Every single one in those videos vote, without a single law restricting them from doing so. The stupid is much more contagious than Covid, and has evoked to thousand of Variants. The stupid pandemic has infected Congress and Senate. Cawthorn, Marginal Trailer Queen and Bang Bang Barbie can supply these two shows with limitless videos of stupid.
Still beats news though, I have to laugh at the coming end. On a positive note, some of Dyrdek’s videos include stupid from other countries. It’s a world wide pandemic. Not just made in AmurKKKa.

[SKKY]

15. Folks in that part of the Commonwealth don't care much about "The Pillow Fellow"...

...Trump would still turn out there though. I grew up in that part of Kentucky, and let me say, I might not be white enough for some of those people. And I'm white as hell.

[paleotn]

20. Mulenberg county. Reminds me of an old John Prine song. Paradise.

I've got extended family in Murray, Paducah and "Hop town".

[True Blue American]

42. Not sure about that either.

Kentucky has a Democratic Governor, son of the Governor who created the best Medical care program in the Country. Then they elected a Republican who tried to destroy it. Then voted the Son in. Bashear is working hard to get people vaccinated. The Hospitals are inundated.

[SKKY]

44. Oh, no doubt. And Kentucky has a very long history of Democratic Governors...

....but when was the last time a Democrat carried the state? Or better yet, when was the last time a Democrat came close? The only reason Bevin lost was due to his "aggressive indifference" to teachers.

[True Blue American]

45. Voters were also upset about the health care.

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Every one wonders how Mitch was re-elected. He had a 36% approval rating.

Even Rand Paul’s neighbor does not like him.

I hate spell check! They keep changing my words.

[SKKY]

46. Not liking him, sure, not they don't hate him enough to not vote for him...

...is a different story. I know of literally no one who likes Mitch, but many, many who vote for him. Over and over and over again.

[paleotn]

17. And the 300 who showed up need to be investigated

for ties to domestic terror groups.

Thanks, Mike, for getting all the extremist garbage in one place. Makes identification so much easier.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Need larger discount coupons for the pillows to attract the Qs.

Need larger discount coupons for the pillows to attract the Qs.

[True Blue American]

43. His 2 for 1

Was shut down as fraudulent!

[Cryptoad]

19. you lie to people long enough,,,,

they finally figure out u think they are idiots,,,,,O!

[Blue Owl]

21. The drool-stained pillow ain't cool no more

no matter how many times you turn it over...

[Initech]

23. Where's Nelson when you need him?

[brush]

25. People are getting tired of their crap. There are other things to do.

It's the same old "the election was stolen" agenda. Why risk getting covid for that? trumpism is fading.

Bet the same low attendance happens in DC on Sept. 18. Nobody wants to risk covid or going to jail.

[Grokenstein]

31. Maybe they were all at home watching dim donny kiss Moonie ass.

With lots of tongue.
...Still in love with him, trump trash?
Oh, who am I kidding? Of course you are.

[Evolve Dammit]

34. Not even enough to be a "super spreader" event. How disappointed they must be. n/t

[East-A-Squared]

35. They forgot to fan out to inflate their numbers.

[ashredux]

36. One Trick Pony.....aint gonna last much longer

[BlueIdaho]

37. These fucking idiots are just looking for a payday...

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Too bad this hustle has lost its steam. What’s next? Selling Mary Kay?

[sakabatou]

38. I have the perfect sound for this!

[marble falls]

40. Uh-oh! They've run out of mouth breathers.