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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:04 AM Jun 2018

Eight things we learned from Minnesota speech

Kate Lyons and Sam Levin
Thu 21 Jun 2018 01.08 EDT

... Trump argued the controversy over family separations was meant to distract from Hillary Clinton. Trump tied the issue to the inspector general’s report about the FBI’s handling of its investigation of Clinton during the 2016 elections. “Crooked Hillary – have you been watching what’s been going on? ... How guilty is she?” Trump said, prompting “Lock her up!” chants ...

The practice of insulting the media at rallies continues. During his speech, Trump called the media at the rally “very dishonest people”, sparking loud chants of “CNN sucks! CNN sucks!” ...

Trump has reiterated his plans for a “space force”, to patrol the heavens. “We’re reopening Nasa,” he told supporters, prompting chants of “space force” ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/21/eight-things-we-learned-from-trumps-minnesota-speech

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Eight things we learned from Minnesota speech (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2018 OP
It was a real learning experience. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #1
Thanks, struggle.. LIE LIE LIE.. here's a short concise tweet on the subject.. Cha Jun 2018 #2
I felt my state was tainted yesterday. mindem Jun 2018 #3
try living in west palm beach. it is a miasma bedazzled Jun 2018 #9
I was sick to my stomach all day yesterday. pazzyanne Jun 2018 #16
KGOP Kult Kommissar Dirty Donny* is still hounding Hillary Achilleaze Jun 2018 #4
"...prompting chants of "space force". underpants Jun 2018 #5
A "space force" using Russian rockets, I guess . . . hatrack Jun 2018 #14
They later defined exactly what they mean ... OnDoutside Jun 2018 #15
Worse, prompting chants of "Lock her up". pazzyanne Jun 2018 #17
And CNN Sucks. Video of the Space Force chant here underpants Jun 2018 #21
Remember the grand entrance Scarsdale Jun 2018 #6
The MSM Needs To Investigate This.... global1 Jun 2018 #13
Is taxpayer Scarsdale Jun 2018 #18
In the clips I saw the applause was very half hearted True Blue American Jun 2018 #7
Daniel Dale did a play-by-play on Twitter RockaFowler Jun 2018 #8
No one but fox MFM008 Jun 2018 #10
WOW. He topped himself with that horseshit. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2018 #11
Hillary Clinton has been cleared several times malaise Jun 2018 #12
Yes. Tell him Scarsdale Jun 2018 #19
Hey Hill, there's this guy you should meet Danascot Jun 2018 #22
LOL n/t malaise Jun 2018 #23
That Trump can basically murder people and they wouldn't believe it. sunonmars Jun 2018 #20

Cha

(298,128 posts)
2. Thanks, struggle.. LIE LIE LIE.. here's a short concise tweet on the subject..
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:23 AM
Jun 2018


2020 rally.. a lot of Presidents are too busy actually doing their high demanding job to have time to punch up their egos with adoring brainwashed fans two years before the election.

mindem

(1,580 posts)
3. I felt my state was tainted yesterday.
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:15 AM
Jun 2018

I was actually feeling uncomfortable knowing that son of a bitch was only 150 miles away. Shame on Duluth for accommodating president flimflam.

bedazzled

(1,771 posts)
9. try living in west palm beach. it is a miasma
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 07:15 AM
Jun 2018

when he is here. you can feel the poison for miles...

pazzyanne

(6,560 posts)
16. I was sick to my stomach all day yesterday.
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 08:09 AM
Jun 2018

Duluth has always had a special place in my life. When we were kids we went there every year for our vacation. It is was tarnished yesterday by the present of that monster. I am heart sick to hear there were 9000 people that attended. My only hope is that there were people from Wisconsin and North Dakota there that diluted the Minnesotan attendance. I know my evangelical nutjob sister was there from North Dakota. It is a sad morning for me.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
4. KGOP Kult Kommissar Dirty Donny* is still hounding Hillary
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:18 AM
Jun 2018

What a sad case he is. What a sad, corrupt party the republicans have become. Sad.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

underpants

(183,057 posts)
5. "...prompting chants of "space force".
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:24 AM
Jun 2018


What's really ironic about this is that this crowd, just yesterday, got a crystal clear example of how they are lied to and are willing to accept pretty much anything their media tells them. Trump and his minions had all their talking points going - only Congress can fix it, it's a LAW, I cant do anything about it - and then WHIFF it all went away. Yes the EO was again hastily and horribly written but Trump went from a signing ceremony (that was a capitulation on historic terms) directly to this rally and none of these people seemed to realize that they are clearly being lied to and played as fools.

hatrack

(59,607 posts)
14. A "space force" using Russian rockets, I guess . . .
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 07:53 AM
Jun 2018

Considering that NASA won't even stage a test of an American rocket capable of launching manned missions until next year at the very earliest.

Of course, that would mean more money for Russia, which makes sense in this shitshow.

pazzyanne

(6,560 posts)
17. Worse, prompting chants of "Lock her up".
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 08:12 AM
Jun 2018

They are living in the past unable to move on. I don't know if I should feel pity for these fearful being or repulsion at who they are.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
6. Remember the grand entrance
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:30 AM
Jun 2018

he made down the escalator with Maleria? Remember that crowd, then discovering they had been paid to be there? Is he STILL doing this, paying people to applaud him? It is really difficult to imagine that there are THIS many deluded tRump worshipers still at large. We know the gop in DC is fully supportive of him, but surely regular people, normal people have seen enough by now.

global1

(25,298 posts)
13. The MSM Needs To Investigate This....
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 07:44 AM
Jun 2018

it would really be telling if Trump is stacking the deck here by hiring supporters that cheer his every word at his rallies.

True Blue American

(17,998 posts)
7. In the clips I saw the applause was very half hearted
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:45 AM
Jun 2018

There was not a cheering crowd behind him. Most just wanted to be on the TV! One sign.

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
8. Daniel Dale did a play-by-play on Twitter
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:47 AM
Jun 2018



If you have Twitter, it's a really good read. Also, Daniel Dale is a great follow on Twitter.
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