• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    actually I think I just watched an old West Wing episode about this recently. I beleive there is a rule about when and where you can carry plaquards, signs and posters, so he likely had to be removed by the rules but was doing it deliberately.

    Not a criticism of the method, just explanatory.

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      3 days ago

      Honestly I think it’s brilliant.

      Imagine having to go to some event where the speaker smells like diaper shit and dementia-rants for three hours.

      Bring a sign, get lots of photos, then forced to leave… All before a single geriatric shit smell hits your nose.

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        2 days ago

        Yea it’s a great way for a congress member to protest. It’s visible, you can control the narrative, and it’s way more active the boycotting or going to the alternative state of the union put on by notable Pro-Clinton PAC MoveOn.org

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      2 days ago

      Yep. It was 100% planned beforehand, and house leadership knew it would happen. The same thing would happen in the same way if he were carrying a sign that said “white lives matter.”