Protesters Force Donald Trump to Abandon Motorcade, Walk to Hotel
Source: Mediaite
After a large group of protesters demonstrated outside of a planned Donald Trump event in Burlingame, California, Trump was forced to abandon his limo and proceed to the back door on foot.
Trumps motorcade was on the highway parallel to the hotel, when it suddenly did a U-turn into a pull-off. Trump and his fleet of Secret Service, private security, and advisors then got out of their cars and starting walking.
The men proceeded to walk alongside the median for half a minute, before cutting across to a different road. Finally, Trump walked past a dumpster to the back of the Hyatt where he was slated to give a lunchtime speech.
Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/protesters-force-donald-trump-to-abandon-motorcade-walk-to-hotel/
Warpy
(110,900 posts)He doesn't walk anywhere unless it's on a gold plated treadmill.
allan01
(1,950 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)Maybe he hopes it evokes Ike's '52 whistle-stop campaign.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)keep this up. Americans don't want to be governed by mob rule. Protesting is fine but disrupting or preventing your political opponents from campaigning is more reminiscent of late 1920s Germany. Using these brownshirt tactics is going to backfire. Americans will not put up with it or a political party that condones it. Especially if violence is used.
We are not 1920s Germany. We are better than that.
WheelWalker
(8,943 posts)WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)Akicita
(1,196 posts)There's no way we can lose unless we convince America that we are nothing but a bunch of jack booted thugs. Not a good start and these tactics need to end.
romanic
(2,841 posts)I think the protestors are mostly from activists groups plus a few Black Bloc peeps mixed in.
EL34x4
(2,003 posts)Meanwhile Ted Cruz has a sad. Where are all his protestors?
Abouttime
(675 posts)These protesters are going to sink Trump. Today they nearly denied him a chance to speak at the CA GOP convention, he was barely able to enter the venue. Hopefully next time, as brave protesters did earlier in Chicago he will be turned away.
The American people will not stand for riots every time Trump shows up to speak. Trump is seen as the one out of control, not the kids protesting. The protesters are merely confirming the general public's perception of Trump as an out of control bully. I hope we see crowds even bigger protesting his next neo-fascist lilly white rally. When I see these protesters I see proud people of all skin tones but more brown than white. These are the New Americans, 21st century citizens who are proud of their heritage, hence the Mexican flags. We need to support these young patriots as they are the future of the Democratic Party. These people are going to beat Trump in the streets months before the first vote is cast. Just wait for Cleveland it's going to be one hell of a show that will most likely eclipse Seattle 1999 and Chicago 1968 and ruin Trumps chance of being elected President. The American people aren't going to vote for 4 years of riots.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)and express support for their candidate. That worked so well for us in the '60s.
My God we are regressing. Bull "Abouttime Conner. Please reconsider your position.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Akicita
(1,196 posts)his events is fascist behavior and we should be above that.
EL34x4
(2,003 posts)I mean, seriously?
Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)Fight them every step of the way. Fuck his followers and enablers!
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)than Hitler, to my eye.
The serious neo-nazis call themselves (Straussian) neocons &/or neolibs these days, and they're not so visible, usually.
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)This is about disrupting the message.
Period.
I commend the individuals who took the time out of their day to refuse to give hate speech a national platform in their community!
Akicita
(1,196 posts)said they were not disrupting an abortion. They were disrupting the message. Makes no sense.
Of course they were disrupting the political process. Protests and counter rallies are fine. But disrupting or preventing your political opponent from campaigning is fascist behavior. It is exactly the tactic used by the brownshirts to bring Hitler to power and unfortunately was also used by us in the '60s to keep blacks from marching for their rights.
I support Trump's right to campaign because that exact same right allowed MLK the right to march.
I support Trump's right to give a speech because that exact same right allowed MLK to give the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Those Democrats of the day who used attack dogs and fire hoses to prevent MLK from marching and speaking were wrong. And those Democrats today who use tactics to prevent even someone as despicable as Trump from campaigning or speaking are just as wrong.
Trump is such a horrible candidate. Why would we want to blow an easy election by acting like a bunch of fascist children?
We cannot regress to the tactics of the '60s or those of the brownshirts of the '20s.
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)Akicita
(1,196 posts)Abouttime
(675 posts)Some are brave, some just go along, it's human history.
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)Are you seriously comparing these *protestors* to brownshirts? I think you have your history all mixed up.
Whether or not one agrees with the tactics of the protestors, comparing *them* with brownshirts in the context of protesting Donald Trump is honestly hilarious. They are the powerless, fighting against a possible 1920s Germany-ish billionaire candidate by organizing which is the only way working class people can possibly fight the ruling class - organize and agitate. Yeah, that's some hyperbole but you took us into the realm of hyperbole so I ran with it....
Akicita
(1,196 posts)opponents political rallies with their brownshirts. It was despicable politics at its worst. And now you're seeing it again and we are the ones doing it.
Democrats have not acted this way to physically block our opposition from their freedoms since the days of Bull Conner. Then we used attack dogs and fire hoses to prevent citizens from exercising their rights. Please don't tell me we are going down that dark road again.
We can easily win this election on the issues without resorting to fascist brownshirt tactics. My God, it's Donald Trump we are facing. Don't blow it by going fascist.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)Isn't he?
Akicita
(1,196 posts)or Hillary from speaking or campaigning. Has he? If so, then he is a brownshirt too.
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)If you have a lot of people who are NOT violent, and you want to pretend they are violent, you send in violent people pretending to represent them, and insist to the public it's the non-violent ones who are actually violent, and there's your proof.
It's been done to death.
DU'ers had a good laugh about it years ago when photographers discovered some Canadian cops, dressed as protesters, only with masks, etc. were found wearing police shoes when they were pretending to be fighting the cops at a union strike, throwing rocks, etc.
They also saw the fake protesters getting into police vehicles some distance from the activity.
It has happened over and over and over and over.
Who hasn't heard of infiltrators hiding among various political groups forever, spying on them, learning their plans, and working against them? Good grief.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)... without tossing something out of it at one of the other candidates.
truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Has had besides lifting a silver spoon.
DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/TrumpJump-Donald-Trump-Forced-to-Jump-Over-Wall-to-Enter-Convention-377616321.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand
GreydeeThos
(958 posts)That would have been news!
kimbutgar
(20,871 posts)I know exactly where that hotel is right off the 191 freeway. It's a good thing he didn't speak Saturday as the protesters would have closed the freeway down and drumpf would have had to cancel.
Abouttime
(675 posts)The only way and the best way to stop trump is to deny him, deny his hate speech and in turn deny him a vote. Americans will not stand for 4 years of protest, let's show them now what will happen if trump runs or godess forbid is elected. Trump needs to be stopped now!
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)They did him a favor.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)malthaussen
(17,065 posts)... faced so many mass protests? My memory isn't what it used to be, but I can't recall anything quite like this. Other protests were at conventions, not simple rallies.
-- Mal