Protesters block main road to Donald Trump rally in Arizona

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: AP

PHOENIX -- Protesters are blocking a main highway leading into the Phoenix suburb where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to hold a campaign rally.

The protesters parked their cars in the middle of the road Saturday, unfurling banners with anti-Trump slogans and chanting "Trump is hate." The disruption caused a lengthy traffic backup, and drivers honked their horns in frustration.

Maricopa County Sheriff Deputy Joaquin Enriquez said officers will ask the protesters to move and if they don't comply, they will forcibly remove them.

The disruption occurred well after large crowds lined up to get into the Fountain Hills rally, where Trump is scheduled to speak alongside Arizona's revered Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Read more: http://abc7ny.com/politics/protesters-block-main-road-to-trump-rally-in-arizona/1252805/

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[Abouttime]

1. Great work!

This needs to be done everywhere trump tries to speak, marginalized him, silence him!

[donnasgirl]

13. Please remember

That that sword swings both ways, how would people like it when it's done to Hillary or Bernie.

[840high]

16. Good point.

[moosewhisperer]

20. Hillary & Bernie

Hillary & Bernie aren't tyrants advocating misogyny, racism, all-around hate, mass deportation and murder of Muslim terrorist families. EVERYBODY should be standing against that, by whatever means necessary.

[Throd]

22. What's your point?

Trump supporters view Hillary and Bernie as people hell-bent on destroying America. They can be just as passionate as the people protesting Trump.

[7962]

31. And there you have it. The perfect analogy.

Its amazing how often i see crap like this applauded here. And justified by saying "Oh, but they really ARE bad people"
"free speech!!!! (as long as I like it)"

funny thing is, the only people I've seen trying to stop a Sanders speech was BLM.

[donnasgirl]

23. Moose i understand all the points given

But I will not advocate in any way shape or form what these people are doing, I do not want to hear from anyone when the worm turns, it all boils down to free speech and as much as I despise Trumps delivery no one has the right to shut him or his supporters down. I stand by my original statement of how are people going to feel when the Trump supporters turn this around and do it to my Choice Sanders or Hillary supporters.

[Adsos Letter]

37. ^This^

[jtuck004]

48. When the real estate swindler told his brownshirts to lay hands on protesters he gave up any

protection of his rights to peaceful free speech.

[leftofcool]

54. Does that include blocking ambulance?

[awoke_in_2003]

42. When protesters are inside a Hillary, Bernie,...

or hell, even a Cruz rally, they are escorted out without being cold cocked.

[Helen Borg]

26. By having media cover the disruption 24/7?

Not obvious that it would have the desired effect.

[forest444]

35. Exactly.

This, moreover, will give the Trumpistas the chance to claim that the Donald is somehow being bullied (again).

In other words, these good people should realize they're playing right into his hands no matter how righteous their cause.

[7962]

29. Yes! We should silence all those with whom we disagree!!

Wait a minute, isnt that what we always accuse the GOP of doing??

This bullshit will do NOTHING but help that fool get MORE support

[Kip Humphrey]

2. "Arizona's revered Sheriff Joe Arpaio"??? Really??? I'm glad I don't live in Arizona!

[phantom power]

14. He is revered by a lot of people. On the other hand he's reviled by a lot of others.

[FreedomRain]

28. the last election was very close

and I would be surprised if there wasn't a dirty trick or 2 to put him over the top

[Turbineguy]

30. He's revered outside Arizona by

reactionary fascists as well.

[Kip Humphrey]

47. I'm still going to start calling him: The Arizona Id

[reACTIONary]

41. I don't even like driving through AZ eom

[msongs]

3. Trump campaign thanks the "protestors" for all the free publicity nt

[leftofcool]

5. And that is exactly what they are doing.

I get the protests but blocking traffic is not cool. Someone is going to get hurt.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Hurt? Yes, a vehicle ran into the crowd already, but very lucky nobody hurt. . . nt

[840high]

17. Ambulances are blocked, too. This

is not good.

[Miles Archer]

19. This is why I am not a fan of "Critical Mass."

"Protest" is valid and a cornerstone of our right to free speech.

A group of pricks on bikes preventing people from getting to and from work is a group of pricks on bikes.

I used to loathe these assholes when I lived in California.

[AzDar]

4. I don't think anyone has the right to tell another that they cannot speak, or be heard.

"I May Disagree With What You Say, But I Shall Defend To The Death Your Right To Say It"

[Helen Borg]

27. True but...

That assumes the system can prevent fascist forces from taking over. It's a big assumption, and it may be proven wrong by history. We don't know.

[AzDar]

43. There are no 'buts'... Either you believe in the Right to Free Speech, or you don't. The things that

people largely agree with don't need protection...

[juxtaposed]

55. Those are pretty strong words 'To the death'. If most of Trumps supporters had their way murder

would be a welcome tool for them against ppl. on the left. When Trump said ruff-up, punch, hurt, and take them out on stretchers he lost his free speech in my eyes. The only reason no one has been killed at one of his rallies is shit luck.
Block the roads, block the buildings, block anything that Trump is involved in.
Here's a post that sums it up better than I can.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027697578

[romanic]

6. These people are idiots!

Protesters are blocking a main highway leading into the Phoenix suburb where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to hold a campaign rally.

Blocking the rally itself would have been more effective than blocking an entire highway. How is blocking traffic for others not even interested in Trump going to help in the long run? Absolute stupidity that will just fuel Trump supporters into a backlashing frenzy.

[Crepuscular]

25. +100

Blocking a busy highway is about as idiotic a means of protest as I can think of, all it's going to do is piss people off and provide free publicity to Trump. If you want to protest, take a placard and start pounding the sidewalk outside of the facility where the rally is being held.

[7962]

32. Exactly

[Trust Buster]

7. They take away rights from commuters that did nothing to them.

I'll never support this kind of selfishness.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Agreed. For ex., farmer's perishable products can be destroyed by time delays

Someone can lose a house trying to get documentation to a courthouse on time. Women in labor might be delayed or forced to give birth in less than ideal circumstances -- let's hope the baby has no complications and the mother too. People can be late for jobs. People like waiters can lose their jobs.

Protests should only affect people with a direct interest or direct support of the opposing side. For example, sitting down at lunch counters or anti-war protesters blocking access to a defense contractor.

Massive street protests are scheduled ahead of time.

Otherwise, please stand aside and protest with signs and noise and (where possible) persuasion.

[Mz Pip]

10. I agree

All this is going to accomplish is turn even more people against those who oppose Trump. It's counterproductive.

Let people attend the hatefest. Don't physically interfere. Blocking traffic won't win anyone over.

[Miles Archer]

21. Saw your post after I posted about "Critical Mass" above, but...

...yeah. That is Critical Mass in 25 words or less.

[progree]

11. I think this does much more to help Trump than to hurt him as far as publicity and influencing

voters' decisions.

[Democat]

12. Let him speak and let Americans hear how wrong he is

This type of behavior makes him into the victim in the eyes of most Americans.

[phantom power]

15. Seems like Trump isn't the uniter he says he is. He's clearly quite divisive.

[840high]

18. This is not the wat to show that.

[phantom power]

39. Be that as it may...

I can't think of any other presidential candidate who has ever inspired people to blockade roads to their rallies. I wonder why that is...

[Sunlei]

24. The Republicans must be so Proud of their front runner.

[Dont call me Shirley]

33. Drumpf makes America hate again.

[21st Century Poet]

34. This is utterly idiotic.

This is so stupid, I don't even know where to begin.

1) You are not marginalising Trump. You are giving him even more free airtime than he already gets.

2) You are not turning people to the Clinton and Sanders cause, quite the opposite, in fact, because it makes the left look like hoodlums.

3) You are making people who are not even interested in the the Trump rally suffer, miss appointments, possibly lose jobs, die (if in an ambulance) and miss out on all sorts of important things. You might even be turning those people into Trump supporters.

4) You are taking away the right of peaceful political assembly to all the rally attendees.

5) You are doing something illegal.

How is any of this at all helpful to the Democratic cause?

[modem77]

36. I agree 100%

[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. Good list.

[WestSeattle2]

45. Well said. Whoever organized this is beyond stupid - unless it was Trump himself. In that

case, it is brilliant. Guarantees more free publicity, and incites his supporters, not only in Phoenix, but around the country.

[LiberalElite]

50. Agree nt

[leftofcool]

53. +1

[NobodyHere]

38. I hope the "protesters" get arrested

[WestSeattle2]

44. Well this is a great way to gin up support for Trump. Whose bright idea was this?

[lancer78]

51. Probably

the genius who interupted Bernie that one time.

[LibDemAlways]

49. Trump will be up another couple of points after this. Completely counter-productive.

[Mike Nelson]

52. This is not a good way to protest...

...people get mad at the protesters, not Trump. He could use it to portray protestors as idiots. And, someone could get hurt.

[billhicks76]

56. This IS False Right? Dont Need A Majority

Someone posted this
"The reason to do a major third candidate effort is to deny the Dems a majority of the electoral college, which throws the election to the House where Republicans of the establishment variety will almost certainly control. They can elect his third candidate as President even if he or she has only 1 electoral college vote. They will do anything to help Trump win a couple blue states to make this happen, and if necessary, and just like with the the republican convention, they will change the rules as needed, such as to proportional representation in some normally Blue electoral college states that are currently controlled by Republicans (michigan, pennsylvania, etc) . Dems are currently insisting that Repubs "meet, and vote, and do theif constitutional responsibility" on the supreme court nominee, and Repubs will want Dems to do the same thing with the House and the electoral college, so Dems won't even be able to refuse to meet, refuse to vote, or refuse to install the popular vote AND electoral college vote LOSER!! The sound you here is maniacal laughter of Republican Operatives."