Romney staff refusing to let frostbitten children leave PA rally

[kpete]

Source: America Blog

Romney staff refusing to let frostbitten children leave PA rally
11/4/2012 7:17pm by John Aravosis 108 Comments Print


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.

From the NYT’s Michael Barbaro:










Read more: http://americablog.com/2012/11/romney-staff-refusing-to-let-frostbitten-children-leave-pa-rally.html

[Th1onein]

1. He's taking his advice from his Chinese buddies

Mandatory political rally attendance.

What an asshat.

[donnasgirl]

2. WHY

Why is this not being reported on Rachel,ED Schultz,Chris Mathews,CNN,i have been looking for it and nothing.

[Egnever]

4. Cause it was a security issue not a campaign decision

If you look up the twitter feeds of the people in the OP you will see they clarified it.

Like to be able to hit Robme with this but apparently it wasn't their doing.

[allrevvedup]

6. Oh please. Can you imagine if this was an Obama rally?

Talking heads earn their pay and are not to be trusted no matter how dazzling their dental work might be. And this rally business is disturbing. What if ... ? Crowds are just cattle to Team Romney and we all know it. I can't wait for that freak show to end.

[donnasgirl]

7. I don't give a shit

That excuse is lame,they work for the jerk and RMONEY should have to answer for it no more excuses for this piece of cow plop

[Egnever]

13. Go to the twitter feeds yourself. You can lose your mind all you want.

The fact remains this is a non story.

Both of the people that made the tweets this was based on clarified what was going on.

Run with it all you want I am all for making Robme look like crap to as many people as possible but if you think you will see this on the msm you are kidding yourself.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Not everybody is a twitter addict. Security is bogus. Explain instead of misdirect us.

When you let people out of an event, you have fewer security problems at the event than when you bottle them all up.

[underthematrix]

11. Yeah. It seems unlikely to be a security issue

mittnocchio entrances and exits are no where near the public exits.

[wordpix]

12. a security issue not to let KIDS who are freezing OUT with their parents? Sounds like a mitt-lie

[underthematrix]

5. I think they will cover it on Monday

This is some sick shit and it also demonstrates what mittnocchio would be like as prez. Sick motha phuacka

[chuckstevens]

3. Is Queen Anne There?

I can see her wrapped up in her mink coat screaming like she's barking at the help, "YOU ARE NOT DISMISSED!" "I command all of you to stay, don't you know we're paying for this/" "I ORDER you to stay in the cold and like it!"

[MADem]

8. I can just HEAR her saying that!!!!!!! YOU PEOPLE will stay until I say you can leave!!!!! nt

[rhett o rick]

9. Something seems wrong about this. If it was me and my children were freezing, you couldnt stop me

from leaving without a fight.

[oldbanjo]

17. Very true, I would leave and it would be noticed by the News.

[rhett o rick]

24. Of course we must remember these folks are republicans. nm

[sakabatou]

10. The comments on that post are ugly

[EC]

14. Is this because of the people leaving after

kid rock the other night? How's this going to look on the front page? People leaving the other night was just on the web, it didn't make the papers did it? This just might.

[AsahinaKimi]

15. If I went to an event...and was told I could not leave..

I would be let out, or someone would be nursing some serious pain ...

[bvf]

16. Whatever the ensuing news . . .

I understand logistics and crowd control and chain of command and all that, but WTF??

I would have 9-1-1 on the line in an instant if it were my kid. Hell, even if I just wanted to leave and were not allowed to. Is this a public gathering or a carnival ride?

- bvf

[Surf Fishing Guru]

18. FYI

Others have said it but it bears repeating and a link I guess. . .

The primary originator of the story, Jackie Kucinich has walked way way back from her original tweets that started the crapstorm.

From Jackie Kucinich's latest (posted 1:55AM EST November 5. 2012) article in USAToday:

"The event began more than an hour late after a travel delay in Cleveland, causing those at the rally to have to wait several hours to see Romney after the sun had gone down. This led to a commotion near the press area when a small group of people tried to leave the rally though a secure perimeter established by the Secret Service. Some of the attendees complained that they were cold and felt trapped; with the aid of Romney advance staff and the Secret Service, they were redirected to usable exits."

USAToday

She seems to be commenting on other's streams that are repeating or re-tweeting her original story and they don't seem too happy about her change, accusing her of being bought out by Romney . . . Oh well!

[ChillZilla]

25. Well, let's not get all factual now

the way I heard it Mitt was hosing them down with the fire hydrant to make little frozen statues, like those Chinese warriors.

[KansDem]

19. Wow! I suspected Mitt was a little cold around the heart.

But this is extreme!

[LawnKorn]

20. This can't be true because all Republicans carry guns

Theyed jus' shoot their way out!

[HockeyMom]

22. They should have called the police

It is a crime. Unlawful imprisonment.

[lonestarnot]

23. Well before they started freezing, charges of child abuse should have been made for dragging kids to

look at and hear mittwitt.

[the_chinuk]

26. He got accused of holding America hostage. Thought it would work fine as actual campaign strategy.