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I signed up for two free tickets (the max) for tomorrow's Trump rally in Rio Rancho, NM.
The arena seats 7,000 - they say there will be 20,000 "in attendance".
Today I got an email which included items not permitted inside the rally.
By the way, I will be a 'no show', so two empty seats you may see in the news are where I am not sitting.
PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST
Appliances i.e. toasters
Aerosols
Alcoholic beverages
Backpacks, bags, roller bags, suitcases bags exceeding size restrictions (12x14x5)
Balloons
Balls
Banners, signs, placards
Chairs
Coolers
Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems
Explosives of any kind (including fireworks)
Glass, thermal and metal containers
Laser lights and laser pointers
Mace and/or pepper spray
Noisemakers, such as air horns, whistles, drums, bullhorns, etc.
Packages
Poles, sticks and selfie sticks
Spray containers
Structures
Supports for signs/placards
Tripods
Umbrellas
And any other items that may pose a threat to the security of the event as determined by and at the discretion of the security screeners.
( No link - copied from an email I got)
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts).
They pull down your pants and perform the toadstool test. If 9 or less magnifying glasses are used, you're out.
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Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)You go right to the Supreme Court.
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts).
Here's a funny song parody with kick ass lyrics, written on its YouTube post.
Here's just a snippet:
Lyrics:
Boofo, Boofo, the Supreme Court Judge
Everyone hates Buffo, but hell never hold a GRUDGE
Boofo, Boofo, the Supreme Court Judge
Little rough at parties, Wouldnt even think to BUDGE
Shut up you little tease, Turn up the volume
Boofo he inherits Justice Roberts legacy
Sitting on judicial complaints except from Donny T.
Ladies, wire coat hangers, what else do you see?
He loves the idea so much, Hell buy the company.
Oh, and there's talk of beer, ludes, dongs and riding trains too!
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Sogo
(4,986 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Not on the list.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)Ethics
Decency
Hygiene
Also prohibited
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)torius
(1,652 posts)Brains must be left outside the arena. Anyone attempting to bring a brain will be set upon by brain-eating MAGATs.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)Microwaves are too bulky, but in a pinch a toaster oven will do.
Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)Someone please explain. What's with the toasters?
Doreen
(11,686 posts)I am surprised you did not remember it immediately.
Remember when he claimed the microwaves were rigged to spy on him? Well, they have been upgraded to fit into a toaster that is smaller and less conspicuous.
He can't have a Klan party with a bunch of unnoticeable toasters spying on him.
Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)Will Google. Thank you.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)pressure cookers used in the Boston Marathon bombing, but for some reason didn't want to be so explicit, so used "toasters" as an example.
Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)and took me to the Theatre of the Absurd, with the toast flying as nails quietly spilled to the floor without enough velocity!
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)triron
(22,007 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts).
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)Beside, there will be two empty seats. No way will there be 20,000 in attendance.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)That figures.
moondust
(19,993 posts)Rstrstx
(1,399 posts)Yet Morning Consult has his net approval rating at -17 there, and if anything they're one of the more optimistic trackers for Trump. He should be more worried about Arizona and Texas. Does he want the state as some sort of trophy prize? Are the voting machines easier to hack there? What am I missing here?
czarjak
(11,278 posts)rpannier
(24,330 posts)Desert grandma
(804 posts)The last several NM elections have been won by Democrats. In 2000 Al Gore won NM by a very slim 0.06 %, or 356 votes. In 2004 GW Bush beat Kerry here by a very slim margin 0.79 %. The only way for a Republican to win statewide in NM is to have a good showing among Hispanics here. GW had a sister in law who was Hispanic (Jeb's wife) and he was from Texas, a nearby state. Former Gov. Martinez won because she was Hispanic and was running against an Anglo, Dianne Denish, who was Bill Richardson's Lt. Governor. Richardson left office with allegations of corrupt dealings. Northern NM is solid Blue, and Southern NM historically has been Red, except for 2018, when they voted for a Democratic Congresswoman. Central NM (Albuquerque and Santa Fe which are major population centers,) have voted Blue in the past several elections. Rio Rancho, where he is holding his "rally" is a more conservative area. The major population centers, however of this state have voted for Democratic candidates. He is an idiot if he thinks that NM voters will vote for a NY con man. There are not enough rural voters here for him to offset the much larger Hispanic vote IMO.
greyl
(22,990 posts)Response to left-of-center2012 (Original post)
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rpannier
(24,330 posts)If I can't bring my box of dynamite, my mace and my four person tent (structures), I'm not going to any of his rallies
orleans
(34,060 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)It is my God-Given Right to make toast anywhere I damn well please. If I can't bring my favorite Cuisinart Toaster into that damn rally, I'm not going.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)RUINED!!!1!
Fan of Da Bearse
(75 posts)Can't have those at a Trump event!
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)I should probably leave that right there but it's against my nature.
It's just that it seems a little unnecessarily personal and humiliating, no?
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)Throck
(2,520 posts)That's it, me and my Italian brother in law are absolutely not going.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)woodsprite
(11,916 posts)Vinca
(50,278 posts)Funny they added balloons. No Trump Baby inside the venue. LOL.