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TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 01:57 AM Sep 2020

Trump campaign to hold boat parade on Lake Martin

he Alabama members of the Trump National Finance Committee are hosting a boat parade on Lake Martin Sept. 19.

“Come join us in a celebration of our Great President Donald J. Trump and his nomination for four more years making America the greatest country on earth,” the group said in an announcement.

The parade will be on Lake Martin and begin at noon and last to 2:30 p.m. The event will begin at Ridge Marina and end at Herb Winches Landing Restaurant.

Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Tommy Tuberville will be in attendance.

Read more: https://www.alreporter.com/2020/09/07/trump-campaign-to-hold-boat-parade-on-lake-martin/
(Alabama Political Reporter)

I wonder how many boats will sink?

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Trump campaign to hold boat parade on Lake Martin (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
Good luck. Hire competent crew. nt OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2020 #1
BEE ESS eom sprinkleeninow Sep 2020 #2
They want to prove a sinking ship is not a metaphor for the campaign jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #3
These cheesy boat parades are eating up my local news air time, even when they are not local events. dameatball Sep 2020 #4
+1! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #5
Cheezy is right...the last one with sinkings, sure made some priceless comedic relief!!! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #6
I recommend everyone actually wear the damn life vests. tanyev Sep 2020 #7
Hope they've figured out what causes the boats to sink, but doubt it lettucebe Sep 2020 #8

jorgevlorgan

(8,232 posts)
3. They want to prove a sinking ship is not a metaphor for the campaign
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 03:26 AM
Sep 2020

The better metaphor, apparently, is hundreds sinking ships.

dameatball

(7,380 posts)
4. These cheesy boat parades are eating up my local news air time, even when they are not local events.
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 04:20 AM
Sep 2020

They are serving a purpose. For every 60 seconds of air time talking about how some boat parade 300 miles away is galvanizing Trump supporters, there is 60 seconds less air time discussing anything remotely important. Lazy, lazy journalism. It certainly helps keep Biden off the tv.

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