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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:26 PM Sep 2020

Several boats sink during Texas parade for President Trump

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Source: AP

A spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas says “several” boats sank Saturday while taking part in a parade in support of President Donald Trump.

“We responded to multiple calls of boats in distress, several of them sank,” but there are no reports of fatalities or injuries and investigators have not determined how many boats sank on the lake near Austin, according to sheriff’s spokesperson Kristen Dark.

Dark said the cause was under investigation, but there was no indication of an intentional act. “We have no reason to suspect foul play in any of these,” sinkings, Dark said.

Dark said weather conditions were generally calm and meteorologist Paul Yura with the National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio said there were were no storms in the area at the time and winds were generally 10 mph (16 kph) or less.

Read more: https://apnews.com/f2f01300037f1fdfe888e5a190576671

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Several boats sink during Texas parade for President Trump (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Sep 2020 OP
Dramatic foreshadowing of the debacle to come, I hope. BKDem Sep 2020 #1
Let me guess..everyone was drunked up. Looks like sucker and losers to me!! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #2
LOL ditto on the sunken suckers & losers. Sad they live in the same area i do. onetexan Sep 2020 #65
#Dumbkirk Gothmog Sep 2020 #3
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!! tanyev Sep 2020 #25
The Miracle At #Dumbkirk #TrumpBoatParade2020 Gothmog Sep 2020 #27
In Texas each boat has to have enough cannabis_flower Sep 2020 #47
DAMN that's some big swells in the 2nd photo, and significant wind groundloop Sep 2020 #31
From what I've read cannabis_flower Sep 2020 #49
A Perfect Metaphor For The GOP! nt smb Sep 2020 #57
Thanks, Rt! Cha Sep 2020 #66
Clearly it was an Act of God that Fatfuck's Fleet be sunk Blue Owl Sep 2020 #4
That was my impression as well. pazzyanne Sep 2020 #64
That's funny.. what I was thinking. lol Cha Sep 2020 #68
#Dumbkirk Laelth Sep 2020 #5
That would be my hunch Noodleboy13 Sep 2020 #42
Seriously. n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #45
You also gotta wonder what it feels like to watch 15k+ sink beneath the waves. Noodleboy13 Sep 2020 #75
Did the Loch Ness Monster rise up and eat a few of them? Doug.Goodall Sep 2020 #6
Shhhh ... Laelth Sep 2020 #11
It was the... BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #56
LOL! 2naSalit Sep 2020 #60
I think smaller boats can get swamped by the wake left from the bigger boats. cspanlovr Sep 2020 #7
...which could serve as a metaphor they won't want to hear. regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #12
Yay! Trump supporters are sunk! BComplex Sep 2020 #19
No foul play + calm waters equals drunk and/or idiots apnu Sep 2020 #8
Look at the 2nd photo...... those are NOT calm waters groundloop Sep 2020 #33
Trump did a cannonball. Lasher Sep 2020 #48
I thought the same thing. JDC Sep 2020 #61
There were apparently a lot of boats out there in motion BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #63
This would be them another year into a Trump re-election. C Moon Sep 2020 #69
Or they would be like this BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #73
... catbyte Sep 2020 #9
Guilty as charged. n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #13
I'm sure, although there's zero evidence... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #10
Antifa submarines are the only way to explain this. Period. Gothmog Sep 2020 #26
They should have brought their guns. I hope they handle guns better than they handle their boats. Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #32
#AntifaNavy Gothmog Sep 2020 #40
Told you... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #50
It was a great victory Gothmog Sep 2020 #51
Nothing Says Caring About The Common Man Like a Yacht Parade TomCADem Sep 2020 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Lasher Sep 2020 #77
It's not sinking, it's Alternative Buoyancy. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2020 #15
LOL x 100 Thirties Child Sep 2020 #28
The Deep Water State was behind it. TeamPooka Sep 2020 #16
LOL x 100 Thirties Child Sep 2020 #29
+1 Nice. Very nice. n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #46
Usually, an Act of God refers to bad weather Martin Eden Sep 2020 #17
+1 2naSalit Sep 2020 #62
It doesn't get any better Zambero Sep 2020 #18
... Faux pas Sep 2020 #20
Nazis were always interested in heavy water bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #21
Oh the humanity! Zoonart Sep 2020 #22
Well... Mike Nelson Sep 2020 #23
why did they only rescue a few boats? rdking647 Sep 2020 #24
What a good laugh! Such karma. Lonestarblue Sep 2020 #30
Did they sink near "hippie hollow"? n/t MarcA Sep 2020 #35
The thugs from the dark shadows were on the boats the whole time, not the planes... TeamPooka Sep 2020 #34
Dear diary, today I questioned my atheism. ResistantAmerican17 Sep 2020 #36
Ha! Favorite comment nt stopwastingmymoney Sep 2020 #78
It's good to laugh at 'em openly... isn't it? ResistantAmerican17 Sep 2020 #79
It sure is stopwastingmymoney Sep 2020 #82
Let's hope his entire crime syndicate goes the same way soon: SUNK CousinIT Sep 2020 #37
LOL a BLUE TSUNAMI swallowing up that boat - quite a foretelling of what's to come, isn't it? onetexan Sep 2020 #44
These guys are really hapless mofos aren't they? somaticexperiencing Sep 2020 #38
According to the AP article they needed the government for their rescue MarcA Sep 2020 #39
Antifa! WVreaper Sep 2020 #41
The reason is simple they were all MAGA hat wears. Doing their part to make their message sink in! usaf-vet Sep 2020 #43
Does the local NOAA weather radio station issue boating alerts for this lake? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #52
What does the typical Trump supporter weigh? Drome Sep 2020 #53
Isn't it said that everything is bigger in Texas? thenelm1 Sep 2020 #54
Were there rats fleeing the boats? milestogo Sep 2020 #55
God DOES have a sense of humor. louis-t Sep 2020 #58
+1 n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #71
To quote former NY Knicks Michael Ray Richardson when asked about the collapsing season... Yavin4 Sep 2020 #59
Going Down Fast... pbmus Sep 2020 #67
The last one.. Gross but accurate.. Rt.. TY! Cha Sep 2020 #70
Too many rowdy drunkd on boats will do that Warpy Sep 2020 #72
OH NO!!! Not more boats sinking! This is an American tragedy! And all those Trump flags that Illumination Sep 2020 #74
Thoughts and prayers. The Mouth Sep 2020 #76
I hope they didn't rely on the federal govt to bail them out. JohnnyRingo Sep 2020 #80
#Dumbkirk is trending on Twitter Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #81
After discussion with hosts ... LOCKING applegrove Sep 2020 #83

BKDem

(1,733 posts)
1. Dramatic foreshadowing of the debacle to come, I hope.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:28 PM
Sep 2020

Thekaspervote

(32,752 posts)
2. Let me guess..everyone was drunked up. Looks like sucker and losers to me!!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:29 PM
Sep 2020

onetexan

(13,035 posts)
65. LOL ditto on the sunken suckers & losers. Sad they live in the same area i do.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:06 PM
Sep 2020

Gothmog

(145,085 posts)
3. #Dumbkirk
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:30 PM
Sep 2020

tanyev

(42,541 posts)
25. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:57 PM
Sep 2020


ETA: Looks like a lot of the anti-maskers are also anti-life vests. They’ll be very fortunate if no one drowns.

Gothmog

(145,085 posts)
27. The Miracle At #Dumbkirk #TrumpBoatParade2020
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:07 PM
Sep 2020

cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
47. In Texas each boat has to have enough
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:02 PM
Sep 2020

life jackets for each passenger. They don't have to be wearing the at all times.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
31. DAMN that's some big swells in the 2nd photo, and significant wind
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:22 PM
Sep 2020

I was gonna' suggest that the drunken idiots forgot to put the plug in their boats, buy after seeing that photo I'd say they ventured out in weather that was beyond their capabilities. I've had boats for the past 20 years and wouldn't even think about going out in those kind of swells.

cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
49. From what I've read
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:04 PM
Sep 2020

The larger boats created swells that sunk the smaller boats.

smb

(3,471 posts)
57. A Perfect Metaphor For The GOP! nt
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:41 PM
Sep 2020

Cha

(297,106 posts)
66. Thanks, Rt!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:06 PM
Sep 2020

Blue Owl

(50,347 posts)
4. Clearly it was an Act of God that Fatfuck's Fleet be sunk
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:30 PM
Sep 2020

n/t

pazzyanne

(6,546 posts)
64. That was my impression as well.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:57 PM
Sep 2020

God is tired of being use by tRump.

Cha

(297,106 posts)
68. That's funny.. what I was thinking. lol
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:08 PM
Sep 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
5. #Dumbkirk
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:30 PM
Sep 2020

They forgot to close the drain plugs before launch.



-Laelth

Noodleboy13

(422 posts)
42. That would be my hunch
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:58 PM
Sep 2020

lubbers




peace,
Noodleboy

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
45. Seriously. n/t
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:00 PM
Sep 2020

-Laelth

Noodleboy13

(422 posts)
75. You also gotta wonder what it feels like to watch 15k+ sink beneath the waves.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:44 PM
Sep 2020

I guess Freedumb isn't always free after all.

peace,
Noodleboy

Doug.Goodall

(1,241 posts)
6. Did the Loch Ness Monster rise up and eat a few of them?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:30 PM
Sep 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
11. Shhhh ...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:33 PM
Sep 2020

It was the Antifa submarine fleet in action—valiantly destroying the Magat Armada in what will be forever known as The Battle of Lake Travis.



-Laelth

BumRushDaShow

(128,748 posts)
56. It was the...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:36 PM
Sep 2020


2naSalit

(86,515 posts)
60. LOL!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:50 PM
Sep 2020

cspanlovr

(1,470 posts)
7. I think smaller boats can get swamped by the wake left from the bigger boats.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:31 PM
Sep 2020

I think it happened in another flotilla in Florida. Or they're really bad sailors.

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
12. ...which could serve as a metaphor they won't want to hear.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:34 PM
Sep 2020

BComplex

(8,029 posts)
19. Yay! Trump supporters are sunk!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:44 PM
Sep 2020

Because trump is sunk!

Where are all those "evangelicals" who used to talk about punishments from God???

crickets

apnu

(8,751 posts)
8. No foul play + calm waters equals drunk and/or idiots
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:32 PM
Sep 2020

Those boats sank due to incompetence and maybe alcohol.

Sound like the typical Trumper.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
33. Look at the 2nd photo...... those are NOT calm waters
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:34 PM
Sep 2020

Those idiots should never have been out in that weather.

Lasher

(27,556 posts)
48. Trump did a cannonball.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:02 PM
Sep 2020

JDC

(10,125 posts)
61. I thought the same thing.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:50 PM
Sep 2020

BumRushDaShow

(128,748 posts)
63. There were apparently a lot of boats out there in motion
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:54 PM
Sep 2020

so lots of waves from the wakes.

C Moon

(12,212 posts)
69. This would be them another year into a Trump re-election.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:09 PM
Sep 2020

BumRushDaShow

(128,748 posts)
73. Or they would be like this
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:23 PM
Sep 2020

catbyte

(34,367 posts)
9. ...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:32 PM
Sep 2020


Edited to add: When I saw #Dumbkirk I actually spit out my drink. We are so much wittier than they are.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
13. Guilty as charged. n/t
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:35 PM
Sep 2020


-Laelth

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
10. I'm sure, although there's zero evidence...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:33 PM
Sep 2020

…that they’ll start the narrative that “Antifa sabotage” caused the whole thing.

“Another example of the despicable Biden-led extremist libtards putting the lives of good patriotic Americans at risk!”

Gothmog

(145,086 posts)
26. Antifa submarines are the only way to explain this. Period.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:59 PM
Sep 2020

Midnight Writer

(21,738 posts)
32. They should have brought their guns. I hope they handle guns better than they handle their boats.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:34 PM
Sep 2020

Gothmog

(145,086 posts)
40. #AntifaNavy
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:54 PM
Sep 2020

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
50. Told you...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:07 PM
Sep 2020


The absolute lack of any evidence won't matter to these people, nor the fact that law enforcement dismisses it. ("The sheriff of a liberal county...of course he doesn't want the truth to be known!" ) It will become an article of faith for the MAGAts that Antifa Terrorists destroyed property and put good people's lives at risk -- and yet more reason why Twitler MUST be re-elected, so he can "deal with the leftist vermin" that would do this.

Gothmog

(145,086 posts)
51. It was a great victory
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:09 PM
Sep 2020

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
14. Nothing Says Caring About The Common Man Like a Yacht Parade
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:35 PM
Sep 2020

nt

Response to TomCADem (Reply #14)

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,831 posts)
15. It's not sinking, it's Alternative Buoyancy.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:36 PM
Sep 2020

Thirties Child

(543 posts)
28. LOL x 100
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:13 PM
Sep 2020

TeamPooka

(24,218 posts)
16. The Deep Water State was behind it.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:41 PM
Sep 2020

Thirties Child

(543 posts)
29. LOL x 100
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:14 PM
Sep 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
46. +1 Nice. Very nice. n/t
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:02 PM
Sep 2020


-Laelth

Martin Eden

(12,863 posts)
17. Usually, an Act of God refers to bad weather
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:42 PM
Sep 2020

Apparently this was the calm Hand of God smiting the truly blasphemous.

2naSalit

(86,515 posts)
62. +1
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:54 PM
Sep 2020

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
18. It doesn't get any better
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:43 PM
Sep 2020

What a great way for maskless climate change deniers to beat the heat!

Faux pas

(14,657 posts)
20. ...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:44 PM
Sep 2020

HAHAHA

bucolic_frolic

(43,123 posts)
21. Nazis were always interested in heavy water
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:45 PM
Sep 2020

Zoonart

(11,845 posts)
22. Oh the humanity!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:47 PM
Sep 2020

Mike Nelson

(9,951 posts)
23. Well...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:52 PM
Sep 2020

... I trust most of the Rats got away safely.

 

rdking647

(5,113 posts)
24. why did they only rescue a few boats?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:53 PM
Sep 2020

dont all boats matter?

Lonestarblue

(9,963 posts)
30. What a good laugh! Such karma.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:20 PM
Sep 2020

I live only a few miles from Lake Travis, and today was a calm sunny day here. The lake is currently only 72% full, which is just over 18 feet below its water level when full. It’s a very deep lake, though, so underwater snags were unlikely to be the problem today. In our last big drought, I think in 2011, the water level dropped to less than 30% and an entire jungle of dumped cars, dead trees, and all types of obstacles appeared.

MarcA

(2,195 posts)
35. Did they sink near "hippie hollow"? n/t
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:45 PM
Sep 2020

TeamPooka

(24,218 posts)
34. The thugs from the dark shadows were on the boats the whole time, not the planes...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:44 PM
Sep 2020

Investigation closed.

ResistantAmerican17

(3,797 posts)
36. Dear diary, today I questioned my atheism.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:48 PM
Sep 2020

stopwastingmymoney

(2,041 posts)
78. Ha! Favorite comment nt
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:41 PM
Sep 2020

ResistantAmerican17

(3,797 posts)
79. It's good to laugh at 'em openly... isn't it?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:43 PM
Sep 2020

stopwastingmymoney

(2,041 posts)
82. It sure is
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:51 PM
Sep 2020

And then laugh again at dopes on Twitter who don’t get the joke





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CousinIT

(9,238 posts)
37. Let's hope his entire crime syndicate goes the same way soon: SUNK
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:49 PM
Sep 2020

onetexan

(13,035 posts)
44. LOL a BLUE TSUNAMI swallowing up that boat - quite a foretelling of what's to come, isn't it?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:00 PM
Sep 2020

Look at the expressions on those trumpers faces.

Lake Travis is 20 minutes from me. Sad that as liberal as Austin is we also have the crazies here as well.

38. These guys are really hapless mofos aren't they?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:52 PM
Sep 2020

MarcA

(2,195 posts)
39. According to the AP article they needed the government for their rescue
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:53 PM
Sep 2020

in this case the Travis County Sheriff's Department. More "socialism" for the rich.

WVreaper

(620 posts)
41. Antifa!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:54 PM
Sep 2020

usaf-vet

(6,178 posts)
43. The reason is simple they were all MAGA hat wears. Doing their part to make their message sink in!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:59 PM
Sep 2020

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,378 posts)
52. Does the local NOAA weather radio station issue boating alerts for this lake? NT
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:13 PM
Sep 2020
 

Drome

(50 posts)
53. What does the typical Trump supporter weigh?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:26 PM
Sep 2020

Rhetorical question.

thenelm1

(852 posts)
54. Isn't it said that everything is bigger in Texas?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:27 PM
Sep 2020

Apparently even the fails.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
55. Were there rats fleeing the boats?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:31 PM
Sep 2020

louis-t

(23,288 posts)
58. God DOES have a sense of humor.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:49 PM
Sep 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
71. +1 n/t
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:19 PM
Sep 2020

-Laelth

Yavin4

(35,432 posts)
59. To quote former NY Knicks Michael Ray Richardson when asked about the collapsing season...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:49 PM
Sep 2020

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
67. Going Down Fast...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:07 PM
Sep 2020

Cha

(297,106 posts)
70. The last one.. Gross but accurate.. Rt.. TY!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:15 PM
Sep 2020

Warpy

(111,237 posts)
72. Too many rowdy drunkd on boats will do that
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:20 PM
Sep 2020

I used to see it all the time, people would rent a party boat, pack the whole family and cases of beer onto it, then go joy riding around until either they got into real trouble or a police boat showed up.

At least it's easier to swim for it in a lake.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
74. OH NO!!! Not more boats sinking! This is an American tragedy! And all those Trump flags that
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:26 PM
Sep 2020

went down, just as Trump will! OH NO!!! Trump is taking on water too like the Titanic! Stay tuned for more Trump drama that we're sick & tired of hearing about!

The Mouth

(3,148 posts)
76. Thoughts and prayers.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:53 PM
Sep 2020

JohnnyRingo

(18,623 posts)
80. I hope they didn't rely on the federal govt to bail them out.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:47 PM
Sep 2020

What? They literally did?

"Don't tread water on me".

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,881 posts)
81. #Dumbkirk is trending on Twitter
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:50 PM
Sep 2020

applegrove

(118,600 posts)
83. After discussion with hosts ... LOCKING
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:51 PM
Sep 2020

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