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calimary

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54. Yeah. I'd bet that, too.

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:52 PM

Oct 2020

Especially in those buses they finally crowded into. Puffing and panting and shivering and huddling close to get warm - gee, what could possibly go wrong?

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Neera Tanden tweet about freezing Trump rally goers in Omaha: [View all] tblue37 Oct 2020 OP

100 percent fact. dewsgirl Oct 2020 #1

They would have impeached Obama for this. Phoenix61 Oct 2020 #2

They would have executed him. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #16

Yep. Liberal media, my ass dalton99a Oct 2020 #3

That's the damn truth! Duppers Oct 2020 #15

Rt... That's what some of us were Cha Oct 2020 #4

NPR literally didn't even touch this in today's "Morning Edition". In fact, bullwinkle428 Oct 2020 #5

MJ covered it for about 2 minutes flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #14

NPR--Nice Polite Republicans yankeepants Oct 2020 #17

Perfect. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #74

I missed the first hour of True Blue American Oct 2020 #43

NPR stinks NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #60

barely a mention on the morning shows lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #6

They had the buses, but because of poor planning, the buses couldn't get to the airport. tblue37 Oct 2020 #7

usually at events like this lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #9

There were nowhere near enough buses to do that. TwilightZone Oct 2020 #11

trump should planned for 6000 lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #31

I shudder to think of the Covid transmission in heated closed up buses. cwydro Oct 2020 #32

No kidding. calimary Oct 2020 #38

There's going to be a Covid surge there, I'll bet. cwydro Oct 2020 #39

Yeah. I'd bet that, too. calimary Oct 2020 #54

Attending a Trump rally already exposed them lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #61

do you think the more immediate hypothermia, plus the thousands unprotected from the virus LanternWaste Oct 2020 #70

+1. nt tblue37 Oct 2020 #13

Yes! True Blue American Oct 2020 #45

The turd is all impulse and kneejerk response. He couldn't plan his way out of a wet paper bag. not_the_one Oct 2020 #55

Very good idea and they are fast enough to do it! lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #18

So true. Solly Mack Oct 2020 #8

Losers and suckers. Quiet_Dem_Mom Oct 2020 #10

These are people that support Mad King Poopy Pants MyNameGoesHere Oct 2020 #12

I'm guessing many were bused in from old-folks homes and promised a dime and a hot meal. erronis Oct 2020 #50

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Oct 2020 #19

Speaking as a senior citizen myself... llmart Oct 2020 #20

I agree. When my Mom quite some time ago (she's gone now, bless her heart) she tried traveling SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #27

I have gone on many bus tours True Blue American Oct 2020 #47

Just the kind of bus service I'd want. Unfortunately, my Mom was in a very rural part of the state, SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #49

I understand. True Blue American Oct 2020 #53

Probably encouraged to take an outing by the retirement home director (a trumpist.) erronis Oct 2020 #51

To be honest with you, I thought the exact same thing! My dad was a trump nut and he wanted SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #62

A senior friend of mine convinced me to go on a seniors trip one time. llmart Oct 2020 #57

Thank you for sharing your story. I agree w/ you in that as old as we are, what more do we need ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #63

Rachel or Lawrence will handle it. nt Boogiemack Oct 2020 #21

Evolution Theory is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Joe Nation Oct 2020 #22

Are we sure it wasn't a Herd Immunity promotion? Ford_Prefect Oct 2020 #23

Old folks might well have reproduced already, so Darwin Award doesn't apply. tblue37 Oct 2020 #25

+1000 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #24

FYI Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #75

Throughout this long nightmare, BobTheSubgenius Oct 2020 #26

"This freezing to death on the tarmac will just magically disappear in April" grantcart Oct 2020 #28

Airports are windy too. pwb Oct 2020 #33

Andrea Mitchell and Chuckles would make their whole shows about this one subject ffr Oct 2020 #29

That is absolutely a fact. The "media" could not report on Hillary without negativity or blame. jaxexpat Oct 2020 #37

So true! True Blue American Oct 2020 #48

And those cult members despite freezing their asses off will still vote for him on November 3rd ! kimbutgar Oct 2020 #30

Should they have been on buses to even begin with? (Logistics aside). LisaM Oct 2020 #34

+1. nt tblue37 Oct 2020 #36

K&R x 2 Blue Owl Oct 2020 #35

Heard Andrea Mitchell mention it. calimary Oct 2020 #40

Rick Wilson tweet: tblue37 Oct 2020 #41

Trump loves crowds and hates the people in them renate Oct 2020 #42

New take on familiar meme: tblue37 Oct 2020 #44

And they pay homage to this heartless, self centered .... Hulk Oct 2020 #46

I'll bet many of the older people in the crowd were brought there without knowing why. erronis Oct 2020 #52

LOL Sugarcoated Oct 2020 #56

Omg...LOL Sugarcoated Oct 2020 #58

Incompetence is their brand GETPLANING Oct 2020 #59

He'll tell them this will all be over soon. IronLionZion Oct 2020 #64

Owned Johnny2X2X Oct 2020 #65

Ari is covering it now XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #66

It's not that Democrats are held to higher standards. It's that Republicans are held to none. n/t Beartracks Oct 2020 #67

It's both, I think. tblue37 Oct 2020 #68

Definitely. TwilightZone Oct 2020 #71

You'd hear about it for seven or eight years PCIntern Oct 2020 #69

A metaphor The Wizard Oct 2020 #72

excuses, again Snoopy 7 Oct 2020 #73