Neera Tanden tweet about freezing Trump rally goers in Omaha:

[tblue37]

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Leaving seniors out in the cold in the middle of the night, panicked and frozen. Can you imagine the cable feeding frenzy if a Democratic president did this?

[dewsgirl]

1. 100 percent fact.

[Phoenix61]

2. They would have impeached Obama for this.

It wouldn’t have mattered it was this close to the election.

[lagomorph777]

16. They would have executed him.

And we shall execute their party, politically speaking.

[dalton99a]

3. Yep. Liberal media, my ass

[Duppers]

15. That's the damn truth!

[Cha]

4. Rt... That's what some of us were

saying earlier.

[bullwinkle428]

5. NPR literally didn't even touch this in today's "Morning Edition". In fact,

I was switching between "Morning Joe" and CNN on my ride to work, and didn't know a thing about until I looked at DU.

[flibbitygiblets]

14. MJ covered it for about 2 minutes

[yankeepants]

17. NPR--Nice Polite Republicans

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

74. Perfect.

Never heard that one. Same with PBS. Every time I see that one of the Koch bros has sponsored a program, I don't get it.

[True Blue American]

43. I missed the first hour of

Joe because of going to the Y, but listened to Kacie Hunt at 5. Nothing. I heard nothing on CNN either.

Pretty bad when you have to go to Twitter to get news.

They had the Police scans and everything. 7 people taken to the Hospital. Some of those people tried to walk over 3 miles. Police picking up people and the blanking cable news, nothing! Maybe a short blurb.

[NorthOf270]

60. NPR stinks

Everyone sounds the same. "We don't want to offend any of our listeners, especially the ones hate listening"

[lapfog_1]

6. barely a mention on the morning shows

hopefully TLP has footage that they can use to make an ad... play it in Florida senior communities... old people abandoned to freeze to death because the Trump campaign is short funds to have the buses take them back to their cars

allegory to what is planned for social security

[tblue37]

7. They had the buses, but because of poor planning, the buses couldn't get to the airport.

The access road was narrow, and the traffic leaving the parking lots was so heavy that it became one-way, and the buses were prevented from getting to the people waiting for them.

This is the sort of snafu that happens when there is little real planning--and little awareness of or concern for the needs and well-being of the little people.

[lapfog_1]

9. usually at events like this

the buses wait at the venue... then people board the bus and are at least out of the cold weather. there was no need for the buses to leave and return

[TwilightZone]

11. There were nowhere near enough buses to do that.

People were parking in the airport parking lots and taking the shuttles to the rally location. Both main lots were full, and the buses were making numerous runs back and forth to transport them to/from the rally, so it wouldn't have been possible to shelter them all.

Eppley is a relatively small airport with minimal access, mostly from one main road. It's really not designed for that kind of volume.

[lapfog_1]

31. trump should planned for 6000

that's only 100 of the tour bus size... import them from KC or something if needed, leave the buses on the runway ( I'm sure the airspace was closed ).

This was poor planning to the max. but expected from the same people bringing you "herd infection" as an answer to a deadly pandemic

[cwydro]

32. I shudder to think of the Covid transmission in heated closed up buses.

Yikes.

[calimary]

38. No kidding.

[cwydro]

39. There's going to be a Covid surge there, I'll bet.

Pretty soon.

[calimary]

54. Yeah. I'd bet that, too.

Especially in those buses they finally crowded into. Puffing and panting and shivering and huddling close to get warm - gee, what could possibly go wrong?

[lapfog_1]

61. Attending a Trump rally already exposed them

to the virus. Exposure to freezing temps as night fell is a more direct threat to their health.

yes, they shouldn't have come to the event... now that they did, there was a duty yo shuttle them from distant parking lots to the event AND BACK ( you all seem to forget that they already rode the bus from the parking lot to the crowded area for the Trump speech... a speech that could have been make at the White House and sent directly to the laptops and smart phones of all the attendees to start with, thus avoiding the entire problem... but Trump calls that hiding in the basement ).

[LanternWaste]

70. do you think the more immediate hypothermia, plus the thousands unprotected from the virus

Yet you do think the resulting and more immediate hypothermia, plus the hundreds or thousands wholly unprotected from the virus at rally itself is a wee bit more exigent and critical than potential transmission in buses... yes?

Yikes.

..indeed.

[tblue37]

13. +1. nt

[True Blue American]

45. Yes!

[not_the_one]

55. The turd is all impulse and kneejerk response. He couldn't plan his way out of a wet paper bag.

Tots and pears galore for them, but not one single fuck.

[lagomorph777]

18. Very good idea and they are fast enough to do it!

[Solly Mack]

8. So true.

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

10. Losers and suckers.

This is what happens to you when the cameras and lights go dark and you were never anything but a human prop for a narcissist who only needed you to boost his frail, tiny ego.

Losers.
Suckers.

[MyNameGoesHere]

12. These are people that support Mad King Poopy Pants

I won't shed a tear.

[erronis]

50. I'm guessing many were bused in from old-folks homes and promised a dime and a hot meal.

Just wear this nice red cap, grandpa.

[Lucinda]

19. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[llmart]

20. Speaking as a senior citizen myself...

I have to wonder how intelligent they are to know that it's going to be frigid, know that there's a pandemic raging, know that you are in a classification of being more vulnerable to illness, and still you think it's a good idea to go out in it just to see a charlatan spew lies at you?

These people all made a really stupid decision. Sometimes stupid decisions lead to terrible consequences. I would give them a pass if they were young people because young people tend to make stupid decisions, but these were seniors who you'd think would know better.

[SWBTATTReg]

27. I agree. When my Mom quite some time ago (she's gone now, bless her heart) she tried traveling

around the USA on a bus w/ some friends and she didn't like it one bit. Although she wasn't doing the driving, having to depend on like 70 to 100 others to be on time when getting back onto/off of the bus drove her nuts, and then of course, she didn't have the freedom to stop and putter like she used to do, or just plain stop and visit a particular area for the length of time she wanted. She got out of it very quickly, I agree w/ you that these seniors should have known better, especially knowing that the weather could turn for the worse. Well, unfortunately, now the seniors now know how trump will help them when gets tough (or any of his cronies).

[True Blue American]

47. I have gone on many bus tours

With AAA, but they are well planned. Both the Hostess and Bus Driver keep a close check on the group. Counted, double checked. Same with River boat Casinos.

I never saw anything like this. The buses are warmed,idling, waiting right at the door. If they are 2 or 3 down the Driver is always at the door to guide you!

[SWBTATTReg]

49. Just the kind of bus service I'd want. Unfortunately, my Mom was in a very rural part of the state,

so perhaps the choice of bus service was rather limited. AAA is a good organization too, I'd recommend them too.

I'm guessing like some said, that the trump campaign stiffed the bus companies or something similar, and thus, the passengers suffered. It wouldn't surprise me.

[True Blue American]

53. I understand.

If she was on a public bus they would not be fun. At my age I want security. I alwYs had someone with me, often a whole group.

Even on Cruises if you went on day trips you had your driver making sure you were all right.

But public buses are a different thing.

[erronis]

51. Probably encouraged to take an outing by the retirement home director (a trumpist.)

It'll be a nice time, you might see the peeResident, and I'll collect $10,000 for filling the stands with you old farts.

[SWBTATTReg]

62. To be honest with you, I thought the exact same thing! My dad was a trump nut and he wanted

trump's book and all of that crap. Despite that, I still loved my dad (he's gone now) and he did listen to me when I spoke to him about issues and such, in a respectful and thoughtful manner, which is fair. He was a good man, and did listen to people.

Unfortunately a lot of trump nuts won't listen to anyone or any reasoning worth listening to. A sad thing but a (imho) sign of inability to separate truth from fact (they're blinded by their herd mentality). If they are not careful, the lions will pick them off (the herd) despite being told repeatedly that it's dangerous to listen to such dangerous nonsense that trump sprouts out constantly. And the lions (the crooks and scumbags that associate with them) are dangerous.

Take care and be safe!

[llmart]

57. A senior friend of mine convinced me to go on a seniors trip one time.

It wasn't even a long trip or one where we stayed overnight and I swore I'd never do that again. Even though we both were seniors ourselves, both of us are very fit and healthy and not an extra pound on our bodies. We are also both educated people and in our 70's. I have more patience than she does, but even mine was wearing thin. Everyone knew well in advance that because we were crossing over the border to Canada we would need our passports and the number of them who forgot to bring them was amazing. Then there were the ones who were rude and talked over the tour guide so much and so loud that it took the guide all his strength not to do a Biden and say, "Will you shut up already?"

Seriously, we both decided that it wasn't worth the hassle. And yes, even though we were told what time to get back to the bus, many of them were too busy shopping for more gew gaws and doo dads in the shops to pay attention to the time. My friend and I who are somewhat minimalists at this age, both said, "What in the hell do they need to go all this way to a beautiful natural area and all they can think about is buying some crap made in China that they can get anywhere else and really don't need?"

I'm so glad I did a lot of travel in my younger years, mostly within the US and Canada, mostly to see national parks and seashores.

[SWBTATTReg]

63. Thank you for sharing your story. I agree w/ you in that as old as we are, what more do we need ...

when you stop by a place and take a break ? Putter in the store and buy yet more stuff?!

Ha ha heh...take care and be safe!

[Boogiemack]

21. Rachel or Lawrence will handle it. nt

[Joe Nation]

22. Evolution Theory is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.

Weed out the genes that are too damn dumb to be passed on.

[Ford_Prefect]

23. Are we sure it wasn't a Herd Immunity promotion?

[tblue37]

25. Old folks might well have reproduced already, so Darwin Award doesn't apply.

[Sherman A1]

24. +1000

[Trumpocalypse]

75. FYI

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. Throughout this long nightmare,

my imagination has often failed me badly, having left me astonished more times that I like to think of. So, I'm going to have to say that no, I probably can't imagine it.

[grantcart]

28. "This freezing to death on the tarmac will just magically disappear in April"

[pwb]

33. Airports are windy too.

So stupid of all involved.

[ffr]

29. Andrea Mitchell and Chuckles would make their whole shows about this one subject

And run with it for days. Especially if the democratic candidate was Hillary Clinton.

[jaxexpat]

37. That is absolutely a fact. The "media" could not report on Hillary without negativity or blame.

The single best candidate in my lifetime couldn't get a fair shake if she'd walked on water or raised the dead. Special place in hell for those people who misreported her in pure feeding frenzy fashion.

[True Blue American]

48. So true!

[kimbutgar]

30. And those cult members despite freezing their asses off will still vote for him on November 3rd !

He doesn’t care about them one iota, he only cares about the powers of the presidency he’s growth accustomed to and doesn’t want to relinquish.

[LisaM]

34. Should they have been on buses to even begin with? (Logistics aside).

So, let me get this straight. People come to a Trump rally, that they plan on attending unmasked. There is not enough parking at the venue. So, unmasked for the most part, they are crammed into buses.

I don't know when the last time you rode a bus was. I've ridden exactly ONE since March 2020, and there was a huge sign before you boarded that said MASKS REQUIRED. Inside the bus, at least two thirds of the seats were taped off (maybe more), so you had to sit by yourself at least six feet (I think it was more) apart from other riders. It was also so sanitized when it got to me at the first stop you could still smell it. On the bus I rode into town, there were three riders. On the one I rode back, maybe seven. Exit and entry were at different doors.

I'm guessing the situation in Omaha was not like I described above - the people were likely crammed into these shuttles. So, after they were exposed to the virus on the way over, exposed again at the rally, and then left out in the cold for their immune systems to weaken, they were then (finally) crammed back onto buses again, for a third crack at exposure.

There has been folly at this other events, but this is going to be a holiday season carnage.

[tblue37]

36. +1. nt

[Blue Owl]

35. K&R x 2

[calimary]

40. Heard Andrea Mitchell mention it.

What a pigfuck.

[tblue37]

41. Rick Wilson tweet:

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[renate]

42. Trump loves crowds and hates the people in them

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[tblue37]

44. New take on familiar meme:

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[Hulk]

46. And they pay homage to this heartless, self centered ....

...draft dodging coward what more proof do those damned fools need! Morons, filled to the brim with hate and ignorance.

[erronis]

52. I'll bet many of the older people in the crowd were brought there without knowing why.

Grandma - put on this pretty red hat and hold this placard.

Wave it around to stay warm.

We'll come back with your ride back to the old folks home in a bit and give you a nice hot melted-cheeze samwich.

Oh, if you die of hypothermia, it is what it is.

[Sugarcoated]

56. LOL

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[Sugarcoated]

58. Omg...LOL

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[GETPLANING]

59. Incompetence is their brand

[IronLionZion]

64. He'll tell them this will all be over soon.

It's a metaphor for his policies.

[Johnny2X2X]

65. Owned

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[XanaDUer2]

66. Ari is covering it now

nt

[Beartracks]

67. It's not that Democrats are held to higher standards. It's that Republicans are held to none. n/t

[tblue37]

68. It's both, I think.

[TwilightZone]

71. Definitely.

[PCIntern]

69. You'd hear about it for seven or eight years

No question.

[The Wizard]

72. A metaphor

for Trump values.

[Snoopy 7]

73. excuses, again

trump, again, made excuses about the amount of buses they had. But, apparently they didn't have enough buses and he refuses (again) to take the responsibility, like a child, for the apparent screw up of his campaigning snafu...