Saturday, March 5, 2016

Hundreds Protested Outside GOP Debate in Detroit




On March 3rd, as Republican presidential candidates debated inside the Fox Theater in Detroit, hundreds of protesters gathered outside. Peaceful protesters demanded an increase in the minimum wage, decried to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and denounced Donald Trump. According to the Detroit Free Press, members of the National Action Network (NAN) and the Fight for $15 organization were among the demonstrators.






Flint water crisis protesters shouted "Shut this down!" and held signs that read "Flint Lives Matter" and "Fix Flint Now". One sign featured in a WXYZ-TV video showed a sign blasting Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Donald Trump as "Two Republican Racists".

Other protesters demonstrated against Trump. WXYZ-TV showed a woman holding a green sign that read "Down with Fascist Scum Drumpf", a reference to Trump's ancestral name as revealed by John Oliver. An amatuer video of the protests a cardboard "wall" that read 'Donald this is your future wall; send me the bill".





The Flint water crisis was expected to be a major issue at the GOP presidential debate. I wonder how protesters felt when Marco Rubio called the "politicization" of the crisis "unfair" and applauded Governor Snyder for allegedly taking responsibility for the problem. (Are you sure about that, Sen. Rubio?)

These protests serve as a reminder of the issues facing ordinary Americans: jobs, wages, inadequate infrastructure, and marginalization. Many voters desperately want political leaders to address these problems. If the Republican candidates are smart, they'll take these matters seriously. Unfortunately, I doubt they will.

(Hat tip to Crazy Eddie's Motie News for the WXYZ-TV video.)


6 comments:

  1. they never talked about any issues during the debate. it was beyond ridiculous.

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    1. Lana -- Two-thirds of the debate consisted of bickering and posturing. The Flint water crisis received some brief attention, but not enough.

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  2. If the Republican candidates are smart, they'll take these matters seriously. Unfortunately, I doubt they will.

    Of course not, they're too busy discussing Donald Trump's dick size and who will torture Middle Easterners the most. Saying that an issue has been "politicized" is just a gimmick to avoid a subject they'd rather not talk about.

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    1. Infidel -- Good point. Rubio was completely tone deaf when he made that remark.

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  3. Wow. One would almost think that Rubio was aiming for "suicide (of my campaign) by the stupid $%*^ that comes out of my mouth." Did he really think he'd find a sympathetic audience in Detroit for godsakes? How dumb is he?

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    1. Agi Tater -- I'm sure the residents of Flint were furious when he praised Snyder and complained about "politicization" of the problem. What was he thinking?

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