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Limbaugh says Trump Inauguration protesters get $1500-$2000 each... (Original Post) Bengus81 Jan 2017 OP
PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT. HughBeaumont Jan 2017 #1
Hmmm Bigredhunk Jan 2017 #2
Heh. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #35
hahahaha snpsmom Jan 2017 #3
Yay for you and your mom! Wish I could go. fleur-de-lisa Jan 2017 #6
Good for you! n/t snpsmom Jan 2017 #27
Same here! ananda Jan 2017 #48
Where do I sign up? Fichefinder Jan 2017 #4
Who's paying for it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #5
I think the same people who are paying all the scientists MindPilot Jan 2017 #11
Limbaugh's audience does not possess critical thinking skills. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #16
They did not hold up signs that said that! MindPilot Jan 2017 #33
If 200,000 show, they'll claim it was less than 100, thus making the finances feasible. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2017 #18
George Soros. He's the right's go to billionaire boogeyman progressoid Jan 2017 #21
Mexico, of course. ;) (nt) bekkilyn Jan 2017 #58
Both my sister and my mom are going. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #7
90% + of regular Limp-Ball's regular listeners will buy that lie. Botany Jan 2017 #8
See, Trump is creating jobs already, I like the idea of protesters geting paid, we can all Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #9
Show me the money! bluedigger Jan 2017 #10
They're terrified and desperate - All they have is a hollow victory eleny Jan 2017 #12
He is nuts madokie Jan 2017 #13
Weren't the Trump disrupters paid only $300? scscholar Jan 2017 #14
I wonder how many OxyContin pills I could buy with that? FlyByNight Jan 2017 #15
Got a link where we can sign up?!........n/t HAB911 Jan 2017 #17
He's talking about this site SecularMotion Jan 2017 #38
according to the Washington Times cyclonefence Jan 2017 #52
Does he have info in how much Trump is paying for seat fillers? Takket Jan 2017 #19
The King of the Bullshitters. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #20
Sounds like something from a fake ad on Craigslist. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #22
See here. WillowTree Jan 2017 #23
LOL! My thoughts exactly! Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #24
Cash, I hope. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #25
Pfft, Putin is paying me 150,000 Russian rubles not to attend Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #26
It is an ad in Backpage.com link below is for NYC: kelly1mm Jan 2017 #28
Boycott the asshole's distributer which I believe is Clear Channel, through iHeartRadio still_one Jan 2017 #29
Sorry guy, and you are a sorry pos...nobody believes that. Tikki Jan 2017 #30
Wrong. Mariana Jan 2017 #42
Wow, sign me up then! MoonRiver Jan 2017 #31
fake news! Justice Jan 2017 #32
Well, sure. That cheap shit trump only offered $1000 apiece to attend HIS crap shindigs. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2017 #34
Gee wish I would have known that. JPPaverage Jan 2017 #36
And his dumb as shit audience laps it up like thirsty dogs. Rex Jan 2017 #37
Get the money up front! Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #39
"Fake News," thy name is Limbaugh LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2017 #40
To be fair, I don't think he ever claims to be a news show. Mariana Jan 2017 #44
Hey, he said he was gonna create jobs! louis-t Jan 2017 #41
900K X $2k each $1.8 million. herding cats Jan 2017 #43
Let's see - 900,000 protesters expected $2,000 each $1.800,000,000. Initech Jan 2017 #45
I'll Take It, Right Now ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #46
Rush is Confused itcfish Jan 2017 #47
Straight from The Department of Just Making Shit Up.... CanonRay Jan 2017 #49
And none of his listeners will even think to ask "Where this information coming from?" xor Jan 2017 #61
No shit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #50
me too. That would pay my way to DC plus food. etc. riversedge Jan 2017 #51
I am protesting in Houston-what is the going rate for that protest? Gothmog Jan 2017 #53
He's gonna have to get more Turbineguy Jan 2017 #54
If everyone is being paid there will be 150 million people marching. democratisphere Jan 2017 #55
Reserving my Bleeding Heart Liberal Handout NOW! VOX Jan 2017 #56
Maybe he's paying. We should a give him a call and ask. Tiggeroshii Jan 2017 #57
these RW's are all total nutjobs!! lark Jan 2017 #59
Who is buying ...................Limbaugh or Trump?? Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #60
I'm guessing he's basing it on silly craigslist ads like this... xor Jan 2017 #62
And how would HE know? Megahurtz Jan 2017 #63
Or maybe "attendees"? moondust Jan 2017 #64

snpsmom

(670 posts)
3. hahahaha
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:56 PM
Jan 2017

It's costing me and my mom several hundred $ to drive to the Women's March and stay overnight. We're happy to pay.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
5. Who's paying for it?
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:57 PM
Jan 2017

If there are 200,000 protesters, as expected, that would be $400,000,000.00. Who's footing the bill?

But that's only the D.C. protest. Are the thousands who are gathering elsewhere in the country (and the world) also getting paid?

SunSeeker

(51,512 posts)
16. Limbaugh's audience does not possess critical thinking skills.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:07 PM
Jan 2017

These are the same folks that held up signs saying "Keep Your Government Hands Off My Medicare."

 

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)
33. They did not hold up signs that said that!
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:42 PM
Jan 2017

The signs said "Keep youre govament hands of my medacar"

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,153 posts)
7. Both my sister and my mom are going.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:00 PM
Jan 2017

I'm going to have to hit them up. Make sure they buy me dinner next time I see them.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
9. See, Trump is creating jobs already, I like the idea of protesters geting paid, we can all
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:02 PM
Jan 2017

sign up and still enjoy protesting Trump. Is this similar to Trump paying people to attend his rallies and having people at the announcement of his run for president?

madokie

(51,076 posts)
13. He is nuts
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:05 PM
Jan 2017

the assholes who listen to him are the real NUTS

It will be a day of joy when this mo'fo finally kicks the bucket. If I prayed I'd be praying for exactly that.

 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
14. Weren't the Trump disrupters paid only $300?
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:06 PM
Jan 2017

And, that was to actually do something that would result in arrest! They're delusional.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
52. according to the Washington Times
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 03:56 PM
Jan 2017

the job of protester is permanent, with great pay and benefits:

The job offers a monthly retainer of $2,500 plus “our standard per-event pay of $50/hr, as long as you participate in at least 6 events a year,” as well as health, vision and dental insurance for full-time operatives.


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/ads-two-dozen-cities-offer-protesters-2500-agitate/

Takket

(21,528 posts)
19. Does he have info in how much Trump is paying for seat fillers?
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:10 PM
Jan 2017

Since no one wants to go to his stupid ass coronation.

lpbk2713

(42,736 posts)
20. The King of the Bullshitters.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:19 PM
Jan 2017



He would have run for prez himself before now but it would be such a step down in pay.
And it would be more difficult for him to manage sex weekends in the Dominican Republic.



mahatmakanejeeves

(57,290 posts)
22. Sounds like something from a fake ad on Craigslist.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:23 PM
Jan 2017

"Send us your bank account number and PIN so we can deposit the money directly."

Brother Buzz

(36,375 posts)
26. Pfft, Putin is paying me 150,000 Russian rubles not to attend
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:36 PM
Jan 2017

Good to my word, I'm staying home, but I'm sending two young women knitters in my place.

How do you like them apples?

Buns_of_Fire

(17,154 posts)
34. Well, sure. That cheap shit trump only offered $1000 apiece to attend HIS crap shindigs.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:43 PM
Jan 2017

Not to mention that the protesters will have better music and generally nicer people.

It'll be interesting to see how many of the same people show up at all three of his ballings balls. (oops) Perhaps their union counteroffered a 3-for-the-price-of-2 deal.

JPPaverage

(508 posts)
36. Gee wish I would have known that.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:55 PM
Jan 2017

I could use the money. Wait, Limbaugh is lying? Oh well, never mind. What a dope.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
37. And his dumb as shit audience laps it up like thirsty dogs.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:57 PM
Jan 2017

And they will repeat it to another dumb as fuck GOPper and he will pass it on as the gospel truth. Pathway of destruction.

Mariana

(14,854 posts)
44. To be fair, I don't think he ever claims to be a news show.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 03:27 PM
Jan 2017

He's a performer, telling his audience exactly what they want to hear.

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
43. 900K X $2k each $1.8 million.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 03:23 PM
Jan 2017

That's some serious stimulus for the economy. Way to go Dems!

We should start our own fake news site where we spin their BS into positives.

Initech

(100,038 posts)
45. Let's see - 900,000 protesters expected $2,000 each $1.800,000,000.
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 03:28 PM
Jan 2017

I don't even think George Soros has that kind of money, and that's not including taxes. Where do I sign up?

xor

(1,204 posts)
61. And none of his listeners will even think to ask "Where this information coming from?"
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:09 PM
Jan 2017

He could probably even admit he made it up, and his listeners will still accept it as fact.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
56. Reserving my Bleeding Heart Liberal Handout NOW!
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 04:19 PM
Jan 2017

I'm a lefty, doncha know, and I need my free gub'mint handouts and entitlements that only right-wingers pay into and I alone collect!!1!

Let's break out the patchouli and our guitars. Everybody know any good socialist tunes? Besides "Kumbayah"?

lark

(23,061 posts)
59. these RW's are all total nutjobs!!
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 04:46 PM
Jan 2017

If they were paying that, the # of protestors would be double digit millions. Don't I wish, lol.

xor

(1,204 posts)
62. I'm guessing he's basing it on silly craigslist ads like this...
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:12 PM
Jan 2017
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/nov/17/blog-posting/no-someone-wasnt-paid-3500-protest-donald-trump-it/

It's free to post in the gigs section on craiglist. These people are stupid enough to believe that if someone was paying protesters that they would advertise it on a public site? I don't know if these people legit lack common sense, or if they are purposely ignoring their common sense for petty politics.

moondust

(19,958 posts)
64. Or maybe "attendees"?
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:35 PM
Jan 2017

This could be Limpbrain projecting, attempting to distract and redirect from the possibility that Trump may be hiring crowds to show up and create the biggest, most terrific yuuuge PR photo op ever.

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