by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
In just a few hours Donald John Trump will waddle onto the stage at the Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) Center in Tulsa and begin haranguing a crowd of his most rabid supporters with a hate screed. He is not there to educate or inform anyone of anything. Trump is going to Tulsa for one reason only, to incite violence and mayhem so that his repressive forces can them swarm the streets and begin knocking heads. It will be a campaign event whose sole purpose is to create television footage to show the world just how tough on crime Trump is.
Yesterday morning Trump went on Twitter, his personal toilet where he relieves himself many times a day, and he tweeted a dare - or at least a promise - that if rioters and looters and people of their ilk (read "blacks") came to Tulsa they would not be happy with the outcome. He let them know that Tulsa is tougher than other cities that had allowed protests. This morning peaceful protesters were already showing up outside of the hate-fest venue - and they were being carted off by police. Big tough Trump with the little dainty hands wasn't doing it, of course, but they were being removed in accordance with his wishes.
The show, it would seem, had already started.
The Trump troupe of miscreants, many of whom have been at multiple events, have been showing up and camping out near the BOK Center for a couple of days. And while there are undoubtedly health and safety issues associated with their presence in the heart of Tulsa, as of yet there has been no television footage of any of them being carted off to jail. They are apparently God's Chosen.
Oklahoma is an "open carry" state where gun ownership and the carrying of guns is allowed (and encouraged) for almost everywhere, though weapons will not be allowed inside the arena tonight. (NRA are you okay with that blatant disrespect of your favorite Amendment?) However, it is extremely likely that some people outside of the hate-fest venue will be armed - and undoubtedly some with automatic weapons and big magazines. What could possibly go wrong?
And for those fortunate enough to avoid over-zealous police and morons with guns, there is the added danger of catching the coronavirus and coming down with COVID-19! Trump's two best known COVID-19 advisers - aside from Mike Pence - are Doctors Fauci and Birx, and both have urged that the rally not be held. Mayor G.T. Bynum of Tulsa, who approved the show, is saying that he wishes it would not take place right now due to the rapidly spreading virus. Mayor Bynum, a Republican, has said that he will not attend.
Tulsa County has had 1,935 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the most of any county in the state, and numbers of new cases have been on the increase over the past few days. This week the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that since the state was in the process of "re-opening," that attendees to tonight's show do not have to wear masks or practice social distancing.
(The Trump campaign is handing out free hand sanitizer and face masks to attendees which they can use if they so desire, though Trump himself is expected to perform without a mask. The campaign has said that it will also be taking temperatures as people enter the arena - a task that sounds unmanageable. Trump will also speak outside the arena after the main show where it is less likely that any significant precautions have been taken. Ironically, attendees inside of the arena are being required to sign a waiver saying that they will not hold the campaign liable if they contract the disease at the event.)
And then, did you hear this one? Six members of the Trump's advance team who were at the arena earlier today have tested positive for coronavirus! They were at the arena today - working - but have now been sent back to their hotels. That means everything they came into contact with at the arena could now pose a danger of transmitting disease - along with everything in their hotel rooms, the places they shopped and dined, their rental cars, the people who were on their flights to Oklahoma, and who knows what else.
Tulsa, tonight may be one for the history books - and the best way to stay safe is to stay home!
Citizen Journalist
In just a few hours Donald John Trump will waddle onto the stage at the Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) Center in Tulsa and begin haranguing a crowd of his most rabid supporters with a hate screed. He is not there to educate or inform anyone of anything. Trump is going to Tulsa for one reason only, to incite violence and mayhem so that his repressive forces can them swarm the streets and begin knocking heads. It will be a campaign event whose sole purpose is to create television footage to show the world just how tough on crime Trump is.
Yesterday morning Trump went on Twitter, his personal toilet where he relieves himself many times a day, and he tweeted a dare - or at least a promise - that if rioters and looters and people of their ilk (read "blacks") came to Tulsa they would not be happy with the outcome. He let them know that Tulsa is tougher than other cities that had allowed protests. This morning peaceful protesters were already showing up outside of the hate-fest venue - and they were being carted off by police. Big tough Trump with the little dainty hands wasn't doing it, of course, but they were being removed in accordance with his wishes.
The show, it would seem, had already started.
The Trump troupe of miscreants, many of whom have been at multiple events, have been showing up and camping out near the BOK Center for a couple of days. And while there are undoubtedly health and safety issues associated with their presence in the heart of Tulsa, as of yet there has been no television footage of any of them being carted off to jail. They are apparently God's Chosen.
Oklahoma is an "open carry" state where gun ownership and the carrying of guns is allowed (and encouraged) for almost everywhere, though weapons will not be allowed inside the arena tonight. (NRA are you okay with that blatant disrespect of your favorite Amendment?) However, it is extremely likely that some people outside of the hate-fest venue will be armed - and undoubtedly some with automatic weapons and big magazines. What could possibly go wrong?
And for those fortunate enough to avoid over-zealous police and morons with guns, there is the added danger of catching the coronavirus and coming down with COVID-19! Trump's two best known COVID-19 advisers - aside from Mike Pence - are Doctors Fauci and Birx, and both have urged that the rally not be held. Mayor G.T. Bynum of Tulsa, who approved the show, is saying that he wishes it would not take place right now due to the rapidly spreading virus. Mayor Bynum, a Republican, has said that he will not attend.
Tulsa County has had 1,935 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the most of any county in the state, and numbers of new cases have been on the increase over the past few days. This week the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that since the state was in the process of "re-opening," that attendees to tonight's show do not have to wear masks or practice social distancing.
(The Trump campaign is handing out free hand sanitizer and face masks to attendees which they can use if they so desire, though Trump himself is expected to perform without a mask. The campaign has said that it will also be taking temperatures as people enter the arena - a task that sounds unmanageable. Trump will also speak outside the arena after the main show where it is less likely that any significant precautions have been taken. Ironically, attendees inside of the arena are being required to sign a waiver saying that they will not hold the campaign liable if they contract the disease at the event.)
And then, did you hear this one? Six members of the Trump's advance team who were at the arena earlier today have tested positive for coronavirus! They were at the arena today - working - but have now been sent back to their hotels. That means everything they came into contact with at the arena could now pose a danger of transmitting disease - along with everything in their hotel rooms, the places they shopped and dined, their rental cars, the people who were on their flights to Oklahoma, and who knows what else.
Tulsa, tonight may be one for the history books - and the best way to stay safe is to stay home!
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