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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 11:52 PM Mar 2016

Florida Man Goes Undercover at a Trump Rally

Florida Man Goes Undercover at a Trump Rally

Pretending to be a Trump Supporter Almost Broke my Brain

The first thing I saw of him was his hair. I was sitting three rows up from the floor, stage right, not too far from his official arena entrance, and all I could make out at first was that hay-bale of his as it lingered and floated around seemingly three feet above his body. .....

.... I’d spent the better part of the prior week helping organize the anti-Trump protest still going on outside. That morning, at dawn, the team leaders had broken bread together at a nearby IHOP, and it was a beautiful moment of unity. A full spectrum of political persuasion was sitting there together, sharing laughs and clinking coffee cups. Hillary-liberals and Rubio-conservatives, anarcho-capitalists and full-on Communists, you-name-it and you-name-it’s-opposite, all ready to stand together to show that we don’t need to Make America Great Again because it already is great, that We Make America Great, that diversity and solidarity are the very foundation of our nation. E Pluribus Unum.

We finished our meal and headed to the rally to set things up. I pitched in where I could for a bit before seeing the line for the rally itself filling up fast, so I jumped in a port-a-potty and changed my shirt and threw on a borrowed Trump hat and — after hugging a few of my fellow organizers-calmly walked across the street.

Here’s a picture that was taken of me:

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*3HUMbEH7GRb0QzGpqAR_6w.jpeg

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Florida Man Goes Undercover at a Trump Rally (Original Post) L. Coyote Mar 2016 OP
Suddenly I have an urge RobertEarl Mar 2016 #1
K&R*Good read Person 2713 Mar 2016 #2
it really is horrible KT2000 Mar 2016 #3
Kick! Heidi Mar 2016 #4
An excellent tale pfitz59 Mar 2016 #5
I'm hooked from the 2nd sentence. Turborama Mar 2016 #6
I was hooked at "that hay-bale of his" .... L. Coyote Mar 2016 #9
Nobody has more contempt for Trump supporters than Trump himself Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #7
Good point. That's the narcissist, not the Alzheimers. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #8
K & R RecoveringJournalist Mar 2016 #10
 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
1. Suddenly I have an urge
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 11:56 PM
Mar 2016

To do something I never thought about before.

Protest a Trump rally. What a great idea!

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
7. Nobody has more contempt for Trump supporters than Trump himself
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:41 AM
Mar 2016

From the article (good read):

You could see some subtle satisfaction on Trump’s face as he did this — nobody in the world has more contempt for Trump supporters than Donald J. Trump himself.
10. K & R
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:43 PM
Mar 2016

How do we (not just liberals - but society overall) counteract this hatred and vitriol which is at the core of so many of these people? I've NEVER been so scared about the future of this country! Even if Bernie wins, these people will still be out there. And if Bernie DOES win they will be more pissed than ever against that "America-hating Communist!"

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