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Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 07:48 PM Nov 2015

Epic shade of the Donald Trump

"The woman who defiantly read a book during Donald Trump‘s rally in Springfield, Ill. on Monday has been identified. Now she’s speaking out about why she attended the campaign stop in the first place, as well as what motivated her to ignore the Republican presidential candidate and read a book instead.

Johari Osayi Idusuyi, a student at Lincoln Land Community College, told local ABC affiliate WCIS she had no interest in Trump. 'But if you have the chance to see a presidential candidate, why not?'

So Idusuyi and a few friends went to the rally and found several seats unaccounted for in the area located just behind the podium. When the group inquired about the vacant seats, volunteers told them they were reserved for VIPs. That’s when they were approached by a campaign worker who offered them the empty chairs immediately behind the stage.

'I think we were chosen for obvious reasons. We are minorities and there weren’t a lot of minorities there,” Idusuyi told Jezebel. 'He also instructed us to sit in the middle, so we kind of already knew what this was.'"


http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-rally-book-reader-volunteers-put-us-on-camera-because-were-black/

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Epic shade of the Donald Trump (Original Post) Kind of Blue Nov 2015 OP
Now if she would have had the thing upside down randys1 Nov 2015 #1
I woulda made a big to-do of it. Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #2
Or do the ole pretend gun to the head, you know, shooting yourself out of boredom randys1 Nov 2015 #5
OMG! That woulda been even better!!! Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #8
Or the old finger down the throat lovemydog Nov 2015 #12
Girrrrrrlllll... that was NOTHING but Number23 Nov 2015 #3
Yes, she is a lovely young womang BUT... Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #9
By the way, this is still the best ever Trump shade... Number23 Nov 2015 #4
Shit diet coke ALL over my puter randys1 Nov 2015 #6
I LOVE that!!!!! So much!!! Number23 Nov 2015 #7
I have never seen that. Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #10
Some day! lovemydog Nov 2015 #13
For once, a dramatic title is corret -- that was indeed epic shade. betsuni Nov 2015 #11
Pure serendipity! A book, a most Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #15
She was reading Citizen lovemydog Nov 2015 #14
Agreed, she is all those things! Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #16
Now THAT is epic shade to the fiercest degree Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #17
Yes, indeed! Kind of Blue Nov 2015 #18

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. Now if she would have had the thing upside down
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 07:52 PM
Nov 2015


If it was me woulda been hard not to let the FINGER slip out of the top of that book

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
2. I woulda made a big to-do of it.
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:04 PM
Nov 2015

After reading for a few minutes, just stood up on camera and walked out instead of listening to anymore of that blowhard. What a waste of time.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
5. Or do the ole pretend gun to the head, you know, shooting yourself out of boredom
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:06 PM
Nov 2015


Jesus, knowing you are on camera, think of all the fun you could have

Number23

(24,544 posts)
3. Girrrrrrlllll... that was NOTHING but
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:05 PM
Nov 2015


And on a side note, can I just mention how spectacularly beautiful and poised Ms. Johari is?? Good gracious...

betsuni

(25,467 posts)
11. For once, a dramatic title is corret -- that was indeed epic shade.
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 11:02 PM
Nov 2015

Now Republicans will require security to search audience members not only for weapons but for BOOKS.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
14. She was reading Citizen
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:55 AM
Nov 2015

a series of poems about race in America. She picked up reading it only after seeing 'everyone cheering such ignorance.'

Hats off Johari. She's empathetic, smart & beautiful.

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
16. Agreed, she is all those things!
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 05:58 PM
Nov 2015

And I can't think of a better protest symbol for that intolerant rally than Citizen.

Chitown Kev

(2,197 posts)
17. Now THAT is epic shade to the fiercest degree
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:01 PM
Nov 2015

and you can't tell me that she didn't know that she was on camera

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
18. Yes, indeed!
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 03:11 AM
Nov 2015

Unplanned but being socially aware, she seemed open-minded and prepared to deal with anything. Love her!

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