OMGosh someone threw a tomato at tRump after he called Bernie a communist!!!!!

[a kennedy]

Donald Trump faced a tough crowd last night in Iowa City, leaving the stage early after constant boos, whistles, and even tomatoes thrown by protesters.

The tomatoes were thrown after the billionaire Republican front-runner called Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders a communist, according to Daily Iowan reporter Brent Griffiths.


You can see the two tomatoes flying toward Trump in the first 10 seconds of this video:

http://usuncut.com/politics/man-throws-tomato-at-donald-trump/

[JudyM]

1. They're playing Adele at the end of that ... Wonder if they need/have the rights to that...

Plus yay, the tomato throwing has started.

[KamaAina]

4. Rumor has it

tRump is a vulgar talking yam. (h/t Charles P. Pierce )

[progressoid]

11. The music thing is complicated.

When Can Campaigns Use Music?

To use music in advertisements (television and internet), a campaign needs to receive legal permission from both the song’s publisher and the artist’s record label. The use of music at a live campaign event requires a “public performance” license, generally attained from one of the United States’ performing rights organizations. These organizations track the use of music and help distribute royalties from such events.

Technically, campaigns do not need to receive explicit permission from the artist to use their work, but it should be noted that even if a politician has all the requisite legal permissions the artist can still sue the campaign. The author(s) could make a claim to their “Right of Publicity,” which is a legal protection many states give celebrities and artists. The right of publicity generally protects the use of someone’s name and likeness for commercial reasons. However, this right is not yet nationally recognized. On the federal level, the Lanham Act protects an artist’s trademark or brand by offering protection against false endorsement in which the use of an artist’s work can imply the artist’s support. Politicians and their campaigns also need to acquire proper licensing from the publisher, record label, and venue.

What About Fair Use?

One of the most crucial pieces of U.S. copyright law, created to ensure the protection of free speech, is the doctrine of fair use. Fair use is defined as the copying of copyrighted material done for a “limited and ‘transformative’ purpose,” which may legally be done without the artist’s or license holder’s. However, fair use is loosely defined and limited by various court decisions.

http://lawstreetmedia.com/issues/politics/campaign-music-fair-use/

[JudyM]

13. Ok, interesting. So it looks like Adele could sue if she chose to.

[Laxman]

2. People Start Throwing Vegetables....

when the monster is no longer entertaining!

[lame54]

3. Trump is Puttin' on the Ditz

[a kennedy]

5. Love this.......ha ha. eom

[dmr]

7. LOL, I'm still laughing out loud

I'd buy a bumper sticker that said that.

Still laughing.

[meow2u3]

15. DUzy

[azmom]

37. That was not lame, Lame54

That was a DUzy

[Highway61]

40. Good one

EOM

[tblue37]

73. You need the video of Palin endorsing Trump to illustrate your post. nt

[deutsey]

20. +1

[Fritz Walter]

68. I prefer Groucho Marx

Lassparri: Never in my life have I received such treatment. They threw an apple at me.
Otis B. Driftwood: Well, watermelons are out of season.

A Night at the Opera (1935)

[warrprayer]

70. Best damn post

I've seen all week

[KamaAina]

6. He does have a few fanbois there

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/iowa-football-players-endorse-trump-at-rally--join-him-on-stage-165637361.html

Several Iowa football players, including quarterback C.J. Beathard, were at a rally supporting Presidential candidate Donald Trump at the University of Iowa on Tuesday night.

The players were on stage prior to Trump’s arrival, tossing Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps into the crowd and telling rallygoers to vote for Trump. Sophomore tight end Peter Pekar held up a black and gold Iowa jersey with a No. 1 and Trump’s name on the back.

After Trump arrived at the event, he called the players on stage and was especially glowing about Beathard.

“We’ve got the next Tom Brady right over here,” Trump said. “The quarterback, he’s gonna be the next Tom Brady. And I know Tom and he’s a great guy.”

I'm happier than ever that Stanford waxed them!

[progressoid]

9. Oh that's kind of sad.

My wife is a big Hawks football fan. She's not going to be too happy with Beathard!

[Wounded Bear]

48. Pro athletes tend to be Repubs...they're rich...

these guys are probably looking at a future in Pro ball and think they will be rich soon. Might be true, IDK.

[progressoid]

8. And people say politics is boring here.

[MerryBlooms]

10. I can't stand the sight of that man, let alone listen to him.

If he ends up the gop candidate, I won't be able to watch the debates. I went through that when Palin was running, couldn't stand the sight nor sound of her, still can't. heh, Palin is on my 'trash' list, I wonder if I'll see my post.

[red dog 1]

46. + 1

I can't stand the sight of him either.

[YOHABLO]

81. Palin's voice is unbearable .. I would love to see Bernie take TrP down.

[Gregorian]

12. Trump reminds me of a Roman emperor. He should hold his gatherings in a Colosseum.

[Mike__M]

14. In case the discussion comes up

I believe that fruits are persons, and that flying toward candidates is a form of speech.

[klook]

22. LOL - and some voters are apparently vegetables

Looks like Bernie has the support of Big Tomato.

[Omaha Steve]

16. Thanks for posting

K&R!

OS

[fbc]

17. He missed :(

so close too...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. at TheRump. nt

[Eric J in MN]

19. Throwing tomatoes at a candidate is assault; it's not acceptable. NT

NT

[retrowire]

24. i think some forms of rebellion are acceptable

even if illegal.

besides, tomatoes aren't going to critically injure the man.

[Marty McGraw]

33. I would think

if all wars were fought via tomato lobbing - it would be a good thing!

http://www.latomatinatours.com/

[retrowire]

41. Very true. nt

[Proserpina]

55. I agree, I don't like tomatoes, either

Not in the raw, anyway...

Now, people don't ordinarily walk around with fresh vegetables, even at lunchtime.

So, you know those fruits were going to fly at the first opportunity.

[greiner3]

29. And condoning violence in manhandeling protesters is also

Big juicy tomatoes contain many seeds that can put out an eye and they're pretty acidic and if it's a greenie can leave bruises if thrown within 20 feet or so

[Cairycat]

31. He was charged with disorderly conduct

which is as it should be, IMO. But I had to laugh because it was a high school friend of my daughter's, still being a troublemaker

[a kennedy]

50. and heard his bail, of 1,000, was posted in like 5 minutes.......

by fellow Bernie supporters.....

[Jim Beard]

32. As long are the cabbages and tomatos are good and rotten and soft

like custard pies.

[madinmaryland]

49. I prefer shoes...

[JEB]

51. tRump is picking up where W (war criminal) left off.

Thanks for posting the highlight of the Bewsh tenure.

[Maynar]

64. That never gets old.

[3catwoman3]

79. That was my favorite moment...

...of the GWB presidency.

(GWB and presidency should never have been allowed in the same sentence - still makes me ill.)

[Warren DeMontague]

52. That is, of course, true.

Also, a frozen flank steak is far more aerodynamic.

[alcibiades_mystery]

54. Calling for your people to steal boats and assault protesters is also criminal

Incitement is a thing.

[LanternWaste]

58. Hopefully, those losers will one day become as morally and ethically evolved as you.

" it's not acceptable..."
Then do not accept it and tell us what happens.

I can understand your profound concern though... tomatoes are indeed, very scary; and the weapon of choice by the most violent among us in numerous assault cases ranging from Moe Howard and Charlie Chaplin to Bugs Bunny and Basil Fawlty.

Hopefully, those losers will one day become as morally and ethically evolved as you.

[Eric J in MN]

61. In comedies, people get hit with objects without injury. That's not real. NT

NT

[hedgehog]

69. It's dangerous - throwing tomatoes at Trump gives permission

to throw anything at anybody.

[packman]

21. Shoes - we need shoes thrown

If it was good enough for Bush, it should be good enough for Trump - Save the tomatoes use up those stinky, old sneakers.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

25. Who would you pick in a street fight Trump or Bernie backers?

Tough question for sure. Both groups want just their guy to do everything.

[Duval]

26. K&R!

[HassleCat]

27. I like cliche's, so here goes

Trump's popularity is a two edged sword. He inspires fierce passion in those ho like him, and equally fierce passion in those who dislike him. So far, he has not said or done anything to appeal to anyone but the right-most Republicans, and he would lose by a wide margin in the general election. The GOP will have to figure out a way to derail him pretty soon.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

28. Tsk. Tsk.

[livetohike]

30. Whatever happened to that group who put pies in the

face of people? Sure could use them now 😊.

[bvf]

65. Ah! Those were the days. They nailed Anita Bryant.

Not sure if it was always the same group that did this, but the act was certainly in vogue at one point.

https://m.

[livetohike]

66. Couldn't have picked a better target! n/t

[DI Freighter Watcher]

74. Still Funny

LMAO Thanks been what 45 years and it's still hilarious.

[beam me up scottie]

78. I could watch that a thousand times and it wouldn't get old.

"Let's pray for him right now, Anita!"

[Yupy]

34. So Ignorant, money can not buy education. He doesn't even know the different terms.

[cali]

35. BERNED!

[PatrynXX]

36. tomato trump? sounds good to me..

I needed a laugh after yesterday thanks and I'm not big on Iowa City but go Iowa City true where are the Hawkeyes from lol. I love the Hawkeyes not the red team

[DownriverDem]

38. I wish Bernie

I sure wish Bernie were a Dem. The repubs want him to be the Dem candidate. They are chomping at the bit to start their attacks on him.

[PatrynXX]

39. Trump reminds me of that nimrod in Die Hard

hey boobie I'm your white night , yeah how did that turn out. uh Coke is the last thing he was drinking , high on cocaine and he'll negotiate with a german terrorist yeah that'll work

[Faux pas]

42. Kickin' with gusto!

[yourout]

43. That is no way to treat a fine upstanding........vegetable.

[NRaleighLiberal]

44. it wasn't me, really!

did someone say "tomatoes"?

[Odin2005]

45. PWNED!

[red dog 1]

47. K&R

I wonder what the latest word on the tomato-thrower's arrest is?

Has the University of Iowa Police Dept. posted anything yet?

According to the article, U of Iowa Police "say a press release on the incident is forthcoming"

Anyone seen a press release yet?

[alcibiades_mystery]

53. If you're gonna get jumped by Trump fans anyway

Might as well get some tomato on the Armani, my nonna always said.

[marble falls]

56. Tomatoes? Couldn't they find some horse puckey?

[NurseJackie]

57. Classy.

Would the tomato-thrower be charged with assault, attempted-assault, or something more severe?

[cascadiance]

59. I LOVE my old school!!! :)

Proud that they carried on with the good tradition of being progressives.

Don't think Trump wants to dare try to walk in to Prairie Lights book store or other similar places there.

[cascadiance]

60. I wonder if Berke Breathed had Bloom County have Bill and Opus trying to "tomato" Trump perhaps?...

According to this page, Trump is one of his favorite targets now in bringing back Bloom County (and perhaps Bill and Opus running for president... or maybe endorsing Bernie?)

http://twitchy.com/2015/07/26/trump-gets-2000000-challenge-from-bloom-countys-berkeley-breathed/

Trump gets $2,000,000 challenge from Bloom County’s Berkeley Breathed

In case you missed the news, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed resurrected the Pulitzer prize-winning comic stip, “Bloom County,” earlier this month after a 25-year absence and immediately went after one of his favorite targets, Donald Trump.

Breathed issued a challenge to the 2016 presidential candidate over on his Facebook page, writing that if Trump can prove “NO shared DNA” between his “head fur” and that of his pet Lhasa Apso,” then the “Really Loaded Friends of Bloom County” will pay a charity of Trump’s choice $2,000,000.

The post then included an image of a cashier’s check from billionaire Mark Cuban made out to “Armed Border Patriots”:

..

Perhaps I missed a strip where the strip eggs on Bloom County fans to throw stuff like tomatoes at the Trump?







Of course Berke Breathed has always liked Iowa City where he lived for most of the time when he did the Bloom County Strip over the years.

[JohnnyRingo]

62. It wasn't thrown because of the comment about Bernie

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind hurling one myself, but common sense assumes the assailant wasn't standing in the crowd munching on a fresh tomato and snapped when Trump insulted Sanders. The protester brought tomatoes with sole intent to toss them regardless of what Trump had to say.

The headline misleadingly implies that one event must have led to the other. No one knows who the protester supports, it just wasn't Trump.

[houston16revival]

63. Face Reality, People

After the clown bus of dour reactionary bitter wannabe's breaks down

the GOP will have no choice but to turn to Rick Santorum

He hasn't made a fool of himself this year because he hasn't been there!

[madokie]

67. Should of been a

fucking hammer or at the least a damn shoe

[lonestarnot]

72. Well no.

Not a hammer. Pies, tomatoes, dog shit, none of those are lethal.

[lonestarnot]

71. Uuuuuuuuum. Somebody be naughty.

[Rex]

77. I think 'pie to the face' cannot be too far away. Not saying, just saying.

[houston16revival]

75. "I Love My Old Tomato"

1920s New York Style .............

[Rex]

76. Bernie crowd don't play that way. Repukes have to deprogram around Bernie mobs.

Those 30 years of playing nice don't apply to Bernie fans.

[exboyfil]

80. The thrower is the son of

a woman who teaches cooking classes in our community. Thought that was a bit ironic.

He should be prosecuted though. You shouldn't throw things at other people.

[ryan_cats]

82. Next time

Next time, leave em in the can.