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This is happening right now at Mitt Romney’s rally in Pennsylvania. Apparently it’s freezing, and Romney’s staff is refusing to let rally-goers leave. People are begging reporters for help.
Absolutely incredible.
Tweets from reporters at event at link.
20 comments
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Sionainn Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:24:27pm |
Holy crap! Holding people against their will is considered kidnapping.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:28:48pm |
re: #1 Sionainn
Holy crap! Holding people against their will is considered kidnapping.
To be fair, it's not really frostbite temps--just a little hypothermic. These are (ex) Romney fans, so it's more like voluntary commitment.
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:29:05pm |
Why would it be a "security concern" to allow people to leave?
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Skip Intro Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:37:33pm |
re: #3 Sheila Broflovski
Why would it be a "security concern" to allow people to leave?
Makes a bad photo op.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:40:33pm |
re: #3 Sheila Broflovski
Why would it be a "security concern" to allow people to leave?
Don't want people to deliver an infernal device and bug out. If there's an unattended bag on El Al, everyone is arriving late.
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Nov 4, 2012 6:11:30pm |
According the latest it is in the 40's not 30's.
[Link: www.philly.com...]
[Link: www.wunderground.com...]
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Decatur Deb Sun, Nov 4, 2012 6:24:05pm |
re: #6 PhillyPretzel
According the latest it is in the 40's not 30's.
[Link: www.philly.com...][Link: www.wunderground.com...]
It might be that many of the hypothermic Romney crowd at his rally were GOP volunteers given the chance as a reward.
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]
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Aligarr Sun, Nov 4, 2012 7:22:55pm |
It's true .......How do you know ?.....I saw it on the internet it's gotta be true ! How do you know that ? ...I know , I know ...you saw it on the Internet .
hahaha ..... uh Bonjour !
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Mich-again Sun, Nov 4, 2012 7:30:41pm |
Do you need a hall pass to go to the bathroom at a Romney rally?
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Nov 4, 2012 8:47:35pm |
re: #2 Decatur Deb
To be fair, it's not really frostbite temps--just a little hypothermic. These are (ex) Romney fans, so it's more like voluntary commitment.
I think they're still free to leave at any time.
Good LORD.
Free the Pennsylvania However Many of Them There Are!
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Nov 4, 2012 8:50:24pm |
I do wonder if any of these folks are going to change their vote on account of being trapped in the cold by their candidate.
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philosophus invidius Sun, Nov 4, 2012 9:07:50pm |
re: #10 Aligarr
That is a foolish comment since reporters from the NYT and USAToday were reporting their own observations.
But I do think it might be a bit unfair to blame Mitt.
| 16 |
watching you tiny alien kittens are Sun, Nov 4, 2012 9:32:36pm |
Heh...
#romneyrallyhostages should not be confused with the coal miners that were forced to attend another Romney rally. Those were other hostages.— Ray Gonzales (@KensandMadsDad) November 5, 2012
Romney blames Obama for Pa hostage situation, claiming POTUS knew Mitt was going to take hostages & Obama did nothing #RomneyRallyHostages— Kim Smythe (@KimSmythe2) November 5, 2012
Quick! Somebody parachute in $5000 worth of canned goods! #RomneyRallyHostages #p2— Uncle Sam (@Socialism4USA) November 5, 2012
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John Q Sun, Nov 4, 2012 10:18:52pm |
Apparently this was confined to the area behind the stage, where the Secret Service had security concerns.
There are plenty of reasons to criticize Mr. Romney without adding spurious charges like this. Stick to substance, please!
(And spread the word to your Republican friends on this series of 41 posts:
[Link: maddowblog.msnbc.com...] )
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Nov 4, 2012 10:56:48pm |
re: #17 John Q
Apparently this was confined to the area behind the stage, where the Secret Service had security concerns.
There are plenty of reasons to criticize Mr. Romney without adding spurious charges like this. Stick to substance, please!
(And spread the word to your Republican friends on this series of 41 posts:
[Link: maddowblog.msnbc.com...] )
Go ahead, BE realistic! See if we care!
| 19 |
Achilles Tang Mon, Nov 5, 2012 5:33:14am |
re: #17 John Q
Apparently this was confined to the area behind the stage, where the Secret Service had security concerns.
There are plenty of reasons to criticize Mr. Romney without adding spurious charges like this. Stick to substance, please!
(And spread the word to your Republican friends on this series of 41 posts:
[Link: maddowblog.msnbc.com...] )
Doesn't matter. In this country one can leave anywhere at will, short of opening an airplane door in the air.
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Aligarr Mon, Nov 5, 2012 7:30:24am |
re: #15 philosophus invidius
I'll wait for the full statements and crosscheck the info , thank you very much .
BTW , I despise Romney , and have already early voted for Obama, but I will not develop a republican mindset of swallowing a story without crosschecking .
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