LET’S MAKE IT INTO A MUSIC

William Lindsey :toad:

"In Oaks, Pennsylvania, tonight, Trump was supposed to take questions from preselected attendees at a town hall with South Dakota governor Kristi Noem. He did, at first, although his answers were all over the place and he urged people to vote on January 5. But then, in the hot and crowded space, two people needed medical attention."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14-2024

William Lindsey :toad:

"Slurring, Trump then said: 'Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music. Let’s make it into a music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?' And then he stood on stage and swayed for 39 minutes of songs from his personal playlist before seeming to recall that he was supposed to be talking about the election, which he suddenly told the confused crowd was 'the most important election in the history of our country' before turning back to the music."

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William Lindsey :toad:

"Rob Crilly of the U.K.’s The Daily Mail wrote: 'I was at Trump's golden escalator launch, flew out of Washington with him in 2020 and have probably been to 100 rallies, give or take. Have never seen anything like tonight.' The headline over Marianne LeVine’s Washington Post story about the event read: 'Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town-hall episode.'"

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William Lindsey :toad:

“'The scene comes as Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and called into question his mental acuity.'”

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William Lindsey :toad:

Newsweek's headline:

"Crowd Leaves Early as Trump Dances to Music on Stage For 39 Minutes"

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https://www.newsweek.com/trump-crowd-leaves-early-audience-made-listen-music-long-time-1969034

cognitively accessible math

@wdlindsy ... as if that's normal, ignoring his insitence that nobody was leaving, and that he was incoherent. Granted, they quoted other folks noting the bizarreness of it all.

Callisto

@wdlindsy Because it's just Harris saying he isn't all there We have to report BOTH sides!

William Lindsey :toad:

"For 39 minutes, Trump swayed, bopped — sometimes stopping to speak — as he turned the event into almost a living-room listening session of his favorite songs from his self-curated rally playlist.

He played nine tracks. He danced. He shook hands with people onstage. He pointed to the crowd. … He was done answering questions for the night."

~ Marianne LeVine

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/14/trump-music-sways-town-hall/

William Lindsey :toad:

"Mr. Trump had his staff fire up his campaign playlist, standing on the stage for about half an hour and swaying to songs as his crowd slowly dwindled.

He bobbed his head through the Village People’s 'Y.M.C.A.,' his usual closing song."

~ Michael Gold

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nytimes.com

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William Lindsey :toad:

"He swayed soberly to Rufus Wainwright’s version of 'Hallelujah,' watched a Sinead O’Connor video, rocked along to Elvis, watched the crowd during 'Rich Men North of Richmond' and then, finally, left the stage to shake hands on his way out during one last song.

The impromptu D.J. session was a strange conclusion to a political event that had started on familiar turf."

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Kernou

@wdlindsy He couldn't handle Kristi Noem's cold, psychopassive aggression.

Abram Kedge

@wdlindsy damn, so close. He should have played Wainwright's "Going to a Town".

-- Tell me, do you really think you go to hell for having loved?
Tell me, enough of thinking everything that you've done is good

Runyan50

@wdlindsy Astounding that #Republicans are not seeking his removal from the ballot. He will not make it past 2026 without residential treatment. They will have to pay his caregivers A LOT.

Runyan50

@wdlindsy Game over.

Runyan50

@wdlindsy He lost his concentration and covered it up. His answer to inflation was bizarre and rote. He realized he was broadcasting his decompensation. He should not appear in public after sundown.

Burnt Veggies

@wdlindsy The irony of him playing Rich Men North of Richmond to his audience.

FrankNation

@wdlindsy And no one asked him if he was okay. No one left the stage because they liked whatever that was. Someone who cared would get power of attorney and get him to a doctor.

William Lindsey :toad:

Maya Boddie reports on the puzzled reaction of Fox News' Bryan Llenas to the "very strange Trump Town Hall. Noting that Trump abruptly stopped taking questions and started playing (and bobbing to) music), Llenas writes,

"For about an hour there was an impromptu concert. Idk. Goodnight."

When your own family finally sees that the drunk uncle at the Thanksgiving table is not merely drunk but deranged….

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https://www.alternet.org/fox-news-correspondent-trump-rally/

Kevin Leecaster

@wdlindsy
In the few clips of Trump's mental breakdown on stage last night in Pennsylvania that I watched I was focused on the dog shooting Kristi Noem.

She could not hide her dismay at the team she joined it sure looked like to me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/14/trump-music-sways-town-hall/?utm_campaign=wp_todays_headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_headlines&carta-url=https://s2.washingtonpost.com/car-ln-tr/3f4cd50/670e3d22e44ca65c7f148e91/6532689e53777545025e0552/15/59/670e3d22e44ca65c7f148e91

William Lindsey :toad:

"On Monday, Kamala Harris' campaign released a letter authorized by 250 healthcare professionals demanding that Trump release his medical information."

The letter states,

"With no recent disclosure of health information from Donald Trump, we are left to extrapolate from public appearance."

~ Sarah K. Burris

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