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riversedge

(70,239 posts)
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 05:37 PM Oct 2018

WATCH: Trump's motorcade forced to turn around after thousands of protesters flood Pittsburgh stree

Source: raw story


30 Oct 2018 at 17:16 ET


On Tuesday, despite people's wishes, President Donald Trump traveled to Pittsburgh to pay his respects to the lives lost in the Synagogue massacre.

During CNN's Jake Tapper Tuesday show, national correspondent Miguel Marquez said that he was shocked at how 'how big' and 'how quickly' the protest against Trump's visit grew.


According to Marquez, there are two different protests taking place. Marquez said that protest was not planned 24 hours ago. The Tweets below illustrate how big the protest against Trump's visit truly is.



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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/watch-live-protest-against-trumps-visit-to-pittsburgh-grows-in-size/



ah Karma peeped into Trumps life today





















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WATCH: Trump's motorcade forced to turn around after thousands of protesters flood Pittsburgh stree (Original Post) riversedge Oct 2018 OP
Thanks, rivers. Cha Oct 2018 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Oct 2018 #2
CNN showing the protests in Pittsburgh FakeNoose Oct 2018 #3
WPXI 11 is a right wing Sinclair station nt doc03 Oct 2018 #60
Oy. Yes - turn off the Sinclair station. talkingwithtrumpers Oct 2018 #63
They probably stopped reporting about the MAGAbomber when it became known who did it AdamGG Oct 2018 #72
How long before Ohiogal Oct 2018 #4
She should see the jacket that she inspired... BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #9
Everyone turned their backs on them, so if the car passed that woman Melania would have seen it. George II Oct 2018 #45
+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #51
I loved that! SergeStorms Oct 2018 #58
I went to a protest tonight BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #67
Dr. Strangelove. SergeStorms Oct 2018 #81
Comrade Draft Dodger (R) Go Home Achilleaze Oct 2018 #5
YES! The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #6
My daughter just texted me saying military helicopter circling the city. Maggiemayhem Oct 2018 #22
The Cheater is really on a roll this election season bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #7
One Sign Reads: Bfd Oct 2018 #8
Trump was not in the limo Throck Oct 2018 #10
Agreed, there was no way they were going to actually send Trump into a sea of a thousand protesters bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #11
Source? Hekate Oct 2018 #12
So the president of the United States Mr.Bill Oct 2018 #14
I remember Bush's first inauguration when there were so many NYC Liberal Oct 2018 #18
+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #53
Gawd that was a bitter, bitter day. Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #55
That was the day Skinner, Elad & EarlG launched DU. CottonBear Oct 2018 #57
Sneaking into the city so he can host a Nazi rally and celebrate the massacre. lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #78
If it was a dummy, then yep, that's him! nt EleanorR Oct 2018 #33
Trump is a Dummy nt doc03 Oct 2018 #61
It is beyond disrespectful that he even went there. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #13
This! smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #43
Indeed ck4829 Oct 2018 #74
Power to the good people of Pittsburgh liberal N proud Oct 2018 #15
I love each and every one of those protesters!!!!!!!! ailsagirl Oct 2018 #16
i will be forever grateful to the demonstrators in Pittsburgh. Kurt V. Oct 2018 #17
Pittsburgh is the Gettysburg of this battle... kentuck Oct 2018 #19
Yes indeed! The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #26
One of a kind event, for sure. I hope it got his attention, as worthless as it is. nt Judi Lynn Oct 2018 #68
Do you hear the people sing? bronxiteforever Oct 2018 #20
Proud Native of Pittsburgh Here orangecrush Oct 2018 #21
Pittsburgh has won my heart, and I stand w/ them in their time of sorrow. RIP. SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #23
The protestors are singing the Mi Sheiberach, the Jewish prayer of healing, with their arms wrapped riversedge Oct 2018 #24
Someone is carrying this sign. "Tikkun Olam" is the Jewish concept of repairing the world. riversedge Oct 2018 #25
Look at the faces: very serious Marthe48 Oct 2018 #27
please forgive me for this barbtries Oct 2018 #28
You are being way too kind. pennylane100 Oct 2018 #30
i often censor myself barbtries Oct 2018 #31
Your last sentence....yes, that's it exactly. They make us hate. hostalover Oct 2018 #40
I think we are both kind. pennylane100 Oct 2018 #64
Bravo! They make us hate them! LittleGirl Oct 2018 #70
I try to remember one of my mom's sayings. Jedi Guy Oct 2018 #76
Thank you Pittsburgh. Well done. (nt) Paladin Oct 2018 #29
Trump finally gets a look at crowd not his campaign rally groupies onit2day Oct 2018 #80
Blessed are the soup makers. MontanaMama Oct 2018 #32
Best thing I've seen all day mountain grammy Oct 2018 #34
Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #35
Thanks for the thought, no matter how unpopular it may be. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 #37
It was a peaceful March of grief and solidarity. The city weeps. babydollhead Oct 2018 #39
I agree with you thbobby Oct 2018 #41
Normally I would totally agree. And I still respect your view point. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #47
Because he isn't there to pay respects. Cold War Spook Oct 2018 #49
The only "people" making this into politics is the trump gang. "Paying his respects?" That's a laugh PSPS Oct 2018 #62
Force him into the ocean. warmfeet Oct 2018 #36
We were there! As the motorcade came to a standstill, babydollhead Oct 2018 #38
How awesome! hostalover Oct 2018 #42
K&R smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #44
I'm sure the protestors were all paid by Soros and flown in from NY and California... Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #46
Pittsburgh is not Trump country. blue neen Oct 2018 #48
Well, yeah...nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #65
Amazing ZeroSomeBrains Oct 2018 #50
Trump's 1st foray into a Liberal section of a Liberal city ever? maxsolomon Oct 2018 #52
Who says Trump can't draw a bigly crowd? muntrv Oct 2018 #54
Trump hates Pittsburgh more than California now. C Moon Oct 2018 #56
A Little Pride MrQRO Oct 2018 #59
Trump was told by Pittsburgh Mayor to stay away. Trump didn't. Progressive Jones Oct 2018 #66
Amazing images. Thanks for posting these, riversedge. calimary Oct 2018 #69
so many peaceful protectors! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #71
Thanks for the OP, riversedge. Warms the heart a bit when.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #73
K&R ck4829 Oct 2018 #75
Awesome. geardaddy Oct 2018 #77
At a wedding, he wants more attention than the bride. At a funeral, more than the corpse. Marcuse Oct 2018 #79

Response to riversedge (Original post)

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
3. CNN showing the protests in Pittsburgh
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 05:46 PM
Oct 2018

I'm watching local channel 11 WPXI (the NBC affiliate) and so far they haven't mentioned any local protests against Trump. If it weren't for this Raw Story tweet I wouldn't have known what's happening, but CNN is covering it.
Thanks for the heads-up!

63. Oy. Yes - turn off the Sinclair station.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 10:52 PM
Oct 2018

This is the kind of propaganda the rightwing media uses - selective reporting. They wont' even mention bad news for the president. If at all possible I suggest NEVER watching a Sinclair station. Just switch to a different station if you can.
That's what I did when Sinclair bought a station in my home market. Blech. Turn off Sinclair.

List of Sinclair stations here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group

Ohiogal

(32,002 posts)
4. How long before
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 05:48 PM
Oct 2018

Melly tweets how astonishing that the people of Pittsburgh were so rude and didn't show proper respect for the President of the United States.

Good for you, Pittsburgh. Don't accept his crap.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
58. I loved that!
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 09:26 PM
Oct 2018

Not that Malaria or her orange anus hubby would give a damn, but that's the sort of protest that makes a YUGE point! Congratulations to the young man or woman wearing that jacket!

BigmanPigman

(51,604 posts)
67. I went to a protest tonight
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:35 AM
Oct 2018

and the Baby tRump balloon was riding a giant inflated bomb like in Dr. Strangelove. We were supposed to dress in military costumes. On the back of my friend's jacket I wrote that message in masking tape.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
81. Dr. Strangelove.
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 03:47 PM
Oct 2018

What a great movie, and what a great image: Baby Trump riding the A-Bomb like Slim Pickens! Slim Pickens actually had a brain though.

Maggiemayhem

(809 posts)
22. My daughter just texted me saying military helicopter circling the city.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:44 PM
Oct 2018

She lives corner of Bloomfield and Shadyside

 

Bfd

(1,406 posts)
8. One Sign Reads:
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 05:56 PM
Oct 2018
Donald Trump you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce White Nationalism

Another adds,
..Until you cease your assault of immigrants and refugees

So damned proud of them. They speak for many on a week of unbelievable pain & life changing tragedy.

Mr.Bill

(24,299 posts)
14. So the president of the United States
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:09 PM
Oct 2018

has achieved the status of having to sneak into an American city. Congratulations, Trump.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)
18. I remember Bush's first inauguration when there were so many
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:26 PM
Oct 2018

protesters that he couldn’t get out of the car and they had to speed away. His limo also got egged.

Funny how Republicans seem to “win” all the time despite being so hated.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
57. That was the day Skinner, Elad & EarlG launched DU.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:47 PM
Oct 2018

Skinner ( David) had a big DU banner right across from the media cameras.

You can read the amazing history of that day in Skinner’s history of DU post.

Kiskiska (not sure if I spelled that correctly) was the very first poster and she still posts here all these years later!

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
13. It is beyond disrespectful that he even went there.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:09 PM
Oct 2018

As the mayor said, Pittsburgh's focus should be on memorializing and burying the dead and comforting their families, not on president malignant narcissist/white supremacist. It truly reveals just how uncaring, unfeeling, unsympathetic he is, how little empathy and humanity he has and just how massive the size of his ego is.

I am so sick of him and his shtick.

kentuck

(111,098 posts)
19. Pittsburgh is the Gettysburg of this battle...
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:33 PM
Oct 2018

They stood up to the tyrant and turned him away.

Bravo!

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
20. Do you hear the people sing?
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:39 PM
Oct 2018

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?


This song kept going through my mind for the last few days. Bless the good people of Pittsburgh!

orangecrush

(19,569 posts)
21. Proud Native of Pittsburgh Here
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:41 PM
Oct 2018

Steeltown people have a history of standing up to bullies and pricks, all the way back to the Homestead strike and Frick.


riversedge

(70,239 posts)
24. The protestors are singing the Mi Sheiberach, the Jewish prayer of healing, with their arms wrapped
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:56 PM
Oct 2018

julia reinstein
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?Verified account @juliareinstein
3h3 hours ago

The protestors are singing the Mi Sheiberach, the Jewish prayer of healing, with their arms wrapped around each other.



riversedge

(70,239 posts)
25. Someone is carrying this sign. "Tikkun Olam" is the Jewish concept of repairing the world.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:58 PM
Oct 2018



Someone is carrying this sign. “Tikkun Olam” is the Jewish concept of repairing the world.


Marthe48

(16,963 posts)
27. Look at the faces: very serious
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 07:03 PM
Oct 2018

resolved, committed. Resisting, even when grieving.

Thank you, Pittsburgh!

barbtries

(28,797 posts)
28. please forgive me for this
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 07:05 PM
Oct 2018

but i want nothing more at this moment but to go to twitter and rub that fucking excuse for a president's nose in this. figure i'll tell him the crowd was bigger than his inauguration.

i know he never sees my tweets. i do it for my BP

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
30. You are being way too kind.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 07:11 PM
Oct 2018

My wants are far more hateful, which is why I never post them. I just shout them out loud to myself.

barbtries

(28,797 posts)
31. i often censor myself
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 07:17 PM
Oct 2018

and do not let pass my lips my true feelings about this president, these republicans, and what i hope the future holds for them. i tell myself it's not helpful to let loose so much negative energy into the world.

i am kind, and i bet you are too. it's these motherfuckers! destroying every goddamn thing they can think of. i really really hate them, and part of the reason i hate them so much is because they make me hate.

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
64. I think we are both kind.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 10:57 PM
Oct 2018

Actually I feel much better when I let the negativity out. It helps me to yell at the TV. However, my motto is "whatever works". Also, I hate them too.

Jedi Guy

(3,192 posts)
76. I try to remember one of my mom's sayings.
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 08:04 AM
Oct 2018

"Whoever angers you controls you." Another good saying is, "Hating someone is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die."

It's quite difficult some days, but I try to keep my emotions in check and deal with things rationally. Dolt 45 and his kooky cultists thrive on anger and hatred. Just witness how much joy it gives them to "trigger the libtards." Don't give them what they want.

Response to riversedge (Original post)

thbobby

(1,474 posts)
41. I agree with you
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:04 PM
Oct 2018

I am not Jewish, but innocents were slaughtered. I grieve for them, their loved ones, the Jewish People, and all of America. This is a personal tragedy and an American Horror Story, not an event to politicize.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
47. Normally I would totally agree. And I still respect your view point.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:17 PM
Oct 2018

But the horrendous slaughter was in itself political. No getting around that at this point.

The slaughter in the house of worship in Charleston was also political and it certainly had its own ramifications.

I see it as a case of righteous indignation.

 

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)
49. Because he isn't there to pay respects.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:24 PM
Oct 2018

He is the one that makes everything political. I have sat shiva too many times. If I was sitting it this week, I would not want him anywhere near me.

PSPS

(13,599 posts)
62. The only "people" making this into politics is the trump gang. "Paying his respects?" That's a laugh
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 10:01 PM
Oct 2018

babydollhead

(2,231 posts)
38. We were there! As the motorcade came to a standstill,
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 07:57 PM
Oct 2018

We turned our backs. Then the sea of us, took a knee.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,619 posts)
46. I'm sure the protestors were all paid by Soros and flown in from NY and California...
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:13 PM
Oct 2018

After all, Pittsburgh is Trump country, right?

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
52. Trump's 1st foray into a Liberal section of a Liberal city ever?
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:35 PM
Oct 2018

I know he's never stepped foot in Seattle.

He was warned. He shouldn't be surprised. I'm sure he'll get great tweet fodder out of it, however.

 

MrQRO

(33 posts)
59. A Little Pride
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 09:40 PM
Oct 2018

I was born and raised in PA.
Was happy to leave, a long time ago, b'cuz it was a backwards hell-hole!

Pittsburgh, and that community, has made me proud again!
I'm happy that there are real, thinking, loving, people, there!

I wish I was there to stand with them!

Shalom!

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
66. Trump was told by Pittsburgh Mayor to stay away. Trump didn't.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 11:50 PM
Oct 2018

Trump is an asshole who won't do what he's told.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,348 posts)
71. so many peaceful protectors!
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 03:38 AM
Oct 2018

It inspires hope to see so many peaceful protectors standing between the victims and the victimizer.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
73. Thanks for the OP, riversedge. Warms the heart a bit when....
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:08 AM
Oct 2018

we're chilled to our core with horrific news.......... ..........

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