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@AmoneyResists
So about the man in the plaid shirt standing behind Trump at his Montana rally last night who was switched out midway through. It appears the reason is that he was mocking Trump. Here he is mouthing what?!? in response to Trumps ranting commentary:
Link to tweet
spooky3
(34,452 posts)SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)I have not been on DU today but was on Twitter earlier & this guy is ROCK STAR over there!
Yonnie3
(17,441 posts)Hope he got his pay up front!
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)PatSeg
(47,430 posts)Looked like a huge yawn. This was a really unenthusiastic crowd. Looked bored to death.
colorado_ufo
(5,734 posts)Looks like it could have been a young teen. Lordy, the man is boring!
pandr32
(11,583 posts)They don't appear to be enthused at all and are just doing the minimum requirement for pay at best.
Afromania
(2,768 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)...SOMEONE will track him down.
honest.abe
(8,678 posts)Love this guy!
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,870 posts)Trying to escape from Gitmo.
BootinUp
(47,145 posts)Botany
(70,504 posts)Eye roll, smirk, laugh, and a "what?"
Demovictory9
(32,456 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)dajoki
(10,678 posts)JDC
(10,127 posts)uponit7771
(90,339 posts)... supporters on stage
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)You can see that many in the crowd were restless and bored. Applause overall was tepid at best. He may be slowly losing his base.
GreenEyedLefty
(2,073 posts)How strange it must be to attend one of these rallies if one is of sound mind.
When I was a teen I would tag along with my friend who would go with her mom to these "prayer meetings" put on by a group of Charismatics, which is a fundamentalist sect of the Catholic Church. Long story short, I felt like a real outsider because I never felt a rush of conviction or any of that. It was interesting, though. Being around a group of people who suddenly start "speaking in tongues" is a trip.
So in a way, I am feeling the plaid shirt guy. He is clearly not a member of the cult.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)[link:https://kbzk.com/news/campaign-2018/2018/09/06/trump-supporters-line-up-early-in-billings/|
Randall Thom from Minnesota said this in the 39th rally hes been at for President Trump, calling himself one of the Front Row Joes.
We try and make sure we get to the rally early so were front seats, says Thom.
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)that said the protest outside the arena was impressive. She also said it was common knowledge that folks were paid to be there...the craigslist ads were being passed around her workplace.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)I love a good protest. I'm 5 hours from Billings.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)And in the rally before this one there were more than a few bored looking, barely applauding people behind Trump.
Ohioboy
(3,243 posts)Doodley
(9,091 posts)nancy1942
(635 posts)Pictures don't lie.
logosoco
(3,208 posts)This young man's face and expressions have been on many American faces since November 2016. I salute him for doing this. MSM reporters need to show how they made him leave.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)...to the woman who showed up for Congressional hearings and once seated would don the Monopoly character gear (top hat, monacle and white mustache), and make similar facial expressions on camera.
I miss seeing her!
JHan
(10,173 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)I hope The Dotard doesn't think they are going to pull ahead.....(like the Russsia will be the winner?)
If he is still paying people to come, Damn THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Two were young women and the other older woman was wearing an easily readable President Trump tee shirt.
Trying to shore up the ladies who might be trying to escape the listing tRump-tanic??
cungar2000
(98 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)calimary
(81,266 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... even if they aren't that stupid. This plaid shirt guy must have looked like a MAGAt when they hired him, but he's clearly smarter than the rest.
cungar2000
(98 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)A young woman, non-threatening by all appearances, came up to him, spoke quietly in his ear, and he walked off.
Compared to some of the removals from Trump's rallys, I don't find it chilling at all - especially in light of the reality that we know Trump pays actors to attend in the first place. His rallys are all theater anyway - they removed an actor who wasn't acting well enough.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)JuJuYoshida
(2,215 posts)WHY THE FUCK IS HE HOLDING RALLIES??
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)He got off bigly on the campaign rallies where people were cheering for him, but soon found that just being president wasn't as much fun as running for president because he actually had to work and it made him sad. He has to keep having these rallies or his pathetic ego would collapse, kind of like when the children had to clap for Tinkerbell or she'd die.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,432 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)If they cant get out the MAGAt vote, theyre seriously fucked on November 6.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)They gotta watch every damn second. Even with his snarling, spit slinging rabble!
nolabear
(41,963 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Wrote the OP ED!
underpants
(182,803 posts)calimary
(81,266 posts)OMG! A keeper! LOVED his reactions! Especially when his eyes bug out! Faces we've all made (and worse), around here, I betcha.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)NBachers
(17,110 posts)Maraya1969
(22,480 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)Everyone knows if you listen to the Dotard without your MAGAT, all you hear is gibberish. That's why they punished him and dragged him away.
More Kool-Aid for this guy!.......
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)oasis
(49,386 posts)Le Grand Pronounceur
(78 posts)calimary
(81,266 posts)The posts about the yawning girl and the other girl wiping her nose on the flag...
EPIC!!!!!
I'm saving this thread FOREVER!!!!!
moondust
(19,981 posts)It's right there in black and white that the contractor will show unrestrained enthusiasm in order to receive compensation. No exceptions.
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)Grasswire2
(13,569 posts)....with many hilarious comments and captures
greyl
(22,990 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,142 posts)Captain Queeg's got nothing on this fat, orange freak show.
Hassler
(3,377 posts)RainCaster
(10,874 posts)Another precious Trumpanzee
MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)His name is Tyler Linfesty.
https://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/plaidshirtguy-at-trump-rally-is-a-billings-high-schooler/article_bb742b54-9f0e-5e77-86f1-c5a36d7cd3bd.html
All three West seniors were ultimately asked to vacate their seats midway through the event by people they believe are Trump campaign staffers. By the end of the rally, the 17-year-olds achieved viral fame on social media.
"I didn't really have a plan," Linfesty said. "I was just going to clap for things I agreed with and not clap for things I didn't agree with."
The "couple" in MAGA hats were actually his two high school buddies. They went together. What a brilliant stunt, we should get more fake Trumpanzees in front of the cameras!
Later Linfesty pinned a stylized rose emblem representing the Democratic Socialists of America to his right breast. The same group of staffers reviewed a photo of the emblem and searched online for more information. A short while later, Linfesty was removed.