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muriel_volestrangler

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43. Trump is using this to divert attention from his multiple problems

Thu Feb 2, 2017, 07:00 PM

Feb 2017

The university was firm that the speech would happen, until the violence, not started by the university, of course, happened. Then they had to stop it for public safety. I think even Trump knows that, but certainly everyone around him does, and they know they couldn't withhold funds because of it; but they've seen this as a way of firing up Trump's base, and drawing attention away from the Muslim ban, screwed-up Yemen raid, and all the other idiocies Trump has caused recently.

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Trump threatens funding cut if UC Berkeley 'does not allow free speech' [View all] Jose Garcia Feb 2017 OP

this dumfk doesnt understand the 1st a. Ohioblue22 Feb 2017 #1

Shall we bring up his demonization of journalists? Or how people got beaten up during his rallies? DetlefK Feb 2017 #2

It's ALWAYS projection with Trump canuckledragger Feb 2017 #5

Protests winetourdriver01 Feb 2017 #15

He has no power to cut funds however OKNancy Feb 2017 #3

He thinks he's the king with power over everything. Laurian Feb 2017 #4

He thinks he's a Fuhrer harun Feb 2017 #23

pretending to be Fuhrer RegexReader Feb 2017 #44

careful Locrian Feb 2017 #6

How about Chief bennet arrest a few of them and ID them?? 7962 Feb 2017 #9

exactly... dhill926 Feb 2017 #20

NPR this AM reported that agitators weren't students. CottonBear Feb 2017 #12

I heard that teachers were ChazII Feb 2017 #18

thanks for sharing your unsubstaniated hearsay with us. Very helpful. olddad56 Feb 2017 #25

And how do they know that if nobody got arrested & ID'd? 7962 Feb 2017 #24

the only cops there were Berkeley campus police. olddad56 Feb 2017 #27

Your narrative, while consistent in its particular placing of blame... LanternWaste Feb 2017 #28

You notice that also? There are still a few around like this one Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #31

Maybe you should look up Evelyn Beatrice Hall before spouting such nonsense. 7962 Feb 2017 #39

Evidence is available to anyone who cares to view it. 7962 Feb 2017 #38

nothing tarnishes a protest like a few bricks through a window, so mopinko Feb 2017 #16

Blah, blah, blah. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2017 #7

That wasn't Trump..that was Pence who is not writing his statements behind the scene. nikibatts Feb 2017 #8

"They're saying I've got many more disciples than Jesus ever had" 7962 Feb 2017 #26

Donald Mario Savio Drumpf. "What a know nothing he is." rzemanfl Feb 2017 #10

Hey, what's he been up to lately? randome Feb 2017 #17

Dead. Eleven years. WinkyDink Feb 2017 #21

Almost 122 years. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #45

Becuz dRUmpf, the repugs, and nazis are all about free speech. Mc Mike Feb 2017 #11

trump Republicans seem behind the dark dressed masked men who again threw BRICKs at police. Sunlei Feb 2017 #13

If I was there with my friends Liberaltalker Feb 2017 #46

Trump loves his nazis Gothmog Feb 2017 #14

Wow, Trump supports hate speech overtly now. wildeyed Feb 2017 #19

More ignorance of the law from Trump and the right J_William_Ryan Feb 2017 #22

Yes, just like we can not yell FIRE in a crowded area when none is there-. Damn that Rump is STUPID riversedge Feb 2017 #30

The Univ has a responsibilty to cancel events when harm may come to some. good on Univ of B. riversedge Feb 2017 #29

I have to wonder why Milo was scheduled in the first place n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #34

He has been touring the US-lots of University's have scheduled and I have to say lots riversedge Feb 2017 #35

When Richard Spencer spoke at Texas A&M TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #37

Good article here - that's not how college funding works. PERIOD! underpants Feb 2017 #32

Hate speech is not free speech. JTFrog Feb 2017 #33

Actually, it is. 7962 Feb 2017 #41

Two observations matt819 Feb 2017 #36

"orange shitgibbon"....gets me EVERY time!!! :) 7962 Feb 2017 #40

Protesting this little shitheel just gives him what he wants: An audience NCDem777 Feb 2017 #42

Trump is using this to divert attention from his multiple problems muriel_volestrangler Feb 2017 #43