[W:152]Plaid shirt guy’ ejected from Trump rally says Secret Service ‘told me not to come back’

Barnacle said:

Good grief, this is so hilarious ... I can't believe you fell for it ... :lol:

If you watch the whole segment you'll see several people at various times "rolling up their eyes" (ha ha ha) ... because there is a massive screen above them.

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Moot said:

Yeah, but you could tell he wasn't buying what Trump was selling. He didn't even clap



I know I said 2:49 but I meant 2:20 on the video

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Barnacle said:

So, we went from okay, he didn't roll his eyes to but you can tell he didn't like the speech ... :lamo

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Barnacle said:

So, we went from okay, he didn't roll his eyes to but you can tell he didn't like the speech ... :lamo

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Moot said:

No, it wasn't photo-shopped. Here's the video with the same crowd and yes, at 2:49 he makes a face of disbelief like "oh really" and looks up to the ceiling. He also just happens to be sitting next to pedophile, Mark Foley. lol

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Crosscheck said:

How much were the female actresses paid to take their place in the stand?

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rocket88 said:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...-ejected-from-trump-rally-says-secret-service

The man whose facial expressions behind President Trump at his Montana rally this week went viral says the Secret Service treated him well but told him "not to come back" when he was removed from his seat behind the president Thursday.

I kind of understand, they were trying for political theater and he wasn't a good set piece. But 2 questions:

1) Why was the Secret Service involved? His only "threat" was having a different opinion, which I thought was still legal.

2) How does a guy who leans left get a seat right behind Trump?

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apdst said:

The Secret Service doesn't allow distractive behavior in such close proxiity to the president (any president). For all they know, he could be distracting the agents from the actual threat.

Security 101 stuff.

Before you start making lame excuse and smartass comments, let me ask you a question and let's see if you can put the Flavor-aid down and be honest: in such a scenario, with the president's (any president) safety at stake, would you take the chance that it's nothing, or would you boot the guy to be on the safe side?

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rocket88 said:

I'm not complaining about him being booted necessarily, but facial expressions are not a threat.

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apdst said:

His behavior could be a distraction from a threat.

In this new era of political violence from the Left wing, the Secret Service has to assume even the slightest event is a threat.

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rocket88 said:

Pretty shotty distraction. Could not even see it except on camera. And they sent in female campaign staffers to diffuse the threat?

He was removed for not cheering loudly enough. Fine. It was political theater and he wasn't the set piece they wanted. That's fine. But stop with the bull****.

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apdst said:

The Secret Service isn't taking any chances. Would you?

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rocket88 said:

Pretty shotty distraction. Could not even see it except on camera. And they sent in female campaign staffers to diffuse the threat?

He was removed for not cheering loudly enough. Fine. It was political theater and he wasn't the set piece they wanted. That's fine. But stop with the bull****.

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rocket88 said:

Doubling down I see.

Did you watch the video? If it was a threat, wouldn't the Secret Service have gone in rather than sending in some campaign staff?

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apdst said:

Not necessarily; especially if the guy was a decoy. Agents leaving their posts would have left gaps in the security, the exact effect an assassin would be trying to achieve.

Again, security 101 stuff.

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rocket88 said:

You're just ladling it on stronger. Can't even admit that Republicans use political theater and propaganda?

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apdst said:

Not necessarily; especially if the guy was a decoy. Agents leaving their posts would have left gaps in the security, the exact effect an assassin would be trying to achieve.

Again, security 101 stuff.

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apdst said:

I obviously have a better understanding of how security operations work.

But, hey, thanks for proving you refuse to put the flavor-aid down.

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Crosscheck said:

But what if he wasn't a decoy but rather a lone wolf ready to pounce on Trump. And some bozo sent in Jenny from secretarial pool instead of a real agent.

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rocket88 said:

You're just ladling it on stronger. Can't even admit that Republicans use political theater and propaganda?

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Sabre said:

First, the illusion of it being a photoshop was because of the exaggerated out-of-perspective image of Trump as versus the background imagery in the picture you posted.

Here is the correct clip of the moment you reference, in proper perspective:

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Clearly the image you post is from a different event than the one I found. It would have helped if you had linked to it originally but, I can understand why you did not.

Anyone who actually watched the entire video would have noticed, as Barnacle pointed out, the person you point out along with many others would periodically look up at the screen above them. The screen shot is of one of those times when the person was looking up and was in no way related to a reaction to what was being said at the time as you allude to. Check out the guy over Trumps right shoulder who looking up sees that he is in view on that screen and is making sure he is noticed, or even the gray-haired lady seen next to his right elbow, who is also looking up.

Your insinuation that he was rolling his eyes at what Trump was saying is a fabrication to fit your bias and not a reality.

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Kreton said:

In order to appease his deflated ego and insecurities Trump demands that anyone in his crowd be enthusiastic and cheering for him. If you disagree with Trump you aren't welcome. It is pathetic. Talk about a snowflake. This is the messiah all you Trump cultists sold out your morals and ethics to worship?

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marke said:

Trump does not need threats sitting close to him in public. If a scorner has a bad attitude towards Trump the secret service would be remiss not to remove him.

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apdst said:

That's an evaluation that you have to make on the spot by looking for cues that would indicate that he's the attacker. I'm sure that they didn't send "Tina the typist" to deal with the guy. She was probably an agent. The folks that claim she's a lowly secretary and can't handle herself (because she's a female) don't know **** from shinola.

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