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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:31 AM Sep 2019

Prohibited items at Trump rally

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 (12”x14”x5”)
• 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)

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Prohibited items at Trump rally (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 OP
Dicks. Dicks are missing from that list. Anyone with dicks visible by the naked eye are banned. TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #1
If your dick is visible to the naked eye you do not belong at a Trump Rally. Marie Marie Sep 2019 #3
Great one! 😂 TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #8
Guns...no mention of guns? nt Sogo Sep 2019 #2
I think the last one covers guns, without expressly stating it, so they can't be called out on that! TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #5
I think you nailed it. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #22
Guns are allowed? sheshe2 Sep 2019 #4
Brains qazplm135 Sep 2019 #6
my first thought lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #31
They forgot brains torius Sep 2019 #7
Toasters? How odd. I always bring a toaster to political rallies. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #9
Thank you! Lulu KC Sep 2019 #26
OK, I will explain. Doreen Sep 2019 #29
How did I miss that? Lulu KC Sep 2019 #40
My guess is that they are really wanting to exclude small appliances like the Tanuki Sep 2019 #32
Yes--that crossed my mind Lulu KC Sep 2019 #41
Nothing about drugs, guns? Historic NY Sep 2019 #10
Why did you do that??!! triron Sep 2019 #11
Do what? left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 #16
Two guaranteed empty seats hatrack Sep 2019 #35
It's always interesting to observe Trump's followers PJMcK Sep 2019 #38
I see that balls are among the prohibited items. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #12
Open carry is a God-given right!!!! moondust Sep 2019 #13
What on earth does the Trump campaign see in New Mexico? It's on his list of target states Rstrstx Sep 2019 #14
The art of the deal? czarjak Sep 2019 #17
Photo op at the border rpannier Sep 2019 #20
Because they are ignorant. Desert grandma Sep 2019 #42
What's the sending email address? nt greyl Sep 2019 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Sep 2019 #18
No Explosives. But... but... freedom rpannier Sep 2019 #19
missing from that list: a conscience n/t orleans Sep 2019 #21
Y'know, fuck this shit... jmowreader Sep 2019 #23
*snicker* smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #37
Nooo, not my structure! NCLefty Sep 2019 #24
Functioning Brain Cells Fan of Da Bearse Sep 2019 #25
Balls. Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #27
Tosters don't toast bread...People toast bread. uriel1972 Sep 2019 #28
No Poles? Throck Sep 2019 #30
They didn't ban sheep, so all MAGAts are welcome. nt Ilsa Sep 2019 #33
Tomatoes weren't on the banned list. nt woodsprite Sep 2019 #34
So, judging from the list, you could take your AK-47 if your security screener is a gun nut. Vinca Sep 2019 #36
When structures are outlawed, only outlaws will have structures hatrack Sep 2019 #39

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
1. Dicks. Dicks are missing from that list. Anyone with dicks visible by the naked eye are banned.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:34 AM
Sep 2019

.

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)
3. If your dick is visible to the naked eye you do not belong at a Trump Rally.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:36 AM
Sep 2019

You go right to the Supreme Court.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
8. Great one! 😂
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:42 AM
Sep 2019

.

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 he’ll never hold a GRUDGE
Boofo, Boofo, the Supreme Court Judge
Little rough at parties, Wouldn’t 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, He’ll buy the company.


Oh, and there's talk of beer, ludes, dongs and riding trains too!




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TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
5. I think the last one covers guns, without expressly stating it, so they can't be called out on that!
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:39 AM
Sep 2019

torius

(1,652 posts)
7. They forgot brains
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:41 AM
Sep 2019

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)
9. Toasters? How odd. I always bring a toaster to political rallies.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:45 AM
Sep 2019

Microwaves are too bulky, but in a pinch a toaster oven will do.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
29. OK, I will explain.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 04:57 AM
Sep 2019

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.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
32. My guess is that they are really wanting to exclude small appliances like the
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 06:11 AM
Sep 2019

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)
41. Yes--that crossed my mind
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 09:30 AM
Sep 2019

and took me to the Theatre of the Absurd, with the toast flying as nails quietly spilled to the floor without enough velocity!

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
38. It's always interesting to observe Trump's followers
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 07:10 AM
Sep 2019

Beside, there will be two empty seats. No way will there be 20,000 in attendance.

Rstrstx

(1,399 posts)
14. What on earth does the Trump campaign see in New Mexico? It's on his list of target states
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 01:08 AM
Sep 2019

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?

Desert grandma

(804 posts)
42. Because they are ignorant.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 10:36 AM
Sep 2019

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.

Response to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

rpannier

(24,330 posts)
19. No Explosives. But... but... freedom
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 02:57 AM
Sep 2019

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

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
23. Y'know, fuck this shit...
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:10 AM
Sep 2019

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.

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
27. Balls.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 04:43 AM
Sep 2019

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?



Vinca

(50,278 posts)
36. So, judging from the list, you could take your AK-47 if your security screener is a gun nut.
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 07:03 AM
Sep 2019

Funny they added balloons. No Trump Baby inside the venue. LOL.

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