Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:24 PM

RandySF (5,299 posts)

Romney staff refusing to let frostbitten children leave PA rally (UPDATED)

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UPDATE: I am seeing additional tweets about people begging to leave so they can use the bathroom. Not being let out. More than I can post.

This is happening right now at Mitt Romney’s rally in Pennsylvania. Apparently it’s freezing, and Romney’s staff is refusing to let rally-goers leave. People are begging reporters for help.

Absolutely incredible.

Michael Barbaro ‏@mikiebarb
"We've got to get out! My daughter is frostbitten," begs mom, asking to leave Romney rally. Staffer replies: "It's not cold enuf for that."

http://americablog.com/2012/11/romney-staff-refusing-to-let-frostbitten-children-leave-pa-rally.html

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Romney staff refusing to let frostbitten children leave PA rally (UPDATED) (Original post)	RandySF	Nov 2012	OP
This can't be true, can it?	meadowlark5	Nov 2012	#1
What was it	donnasgirl	Nov 2012	#54
The twitter name is Jackie Kucinich? Isn't that a rather unusual name? Would like to see more...	freshwest	Nov 2012	#119
Dennis Kucinich's daughter, Jackie, is a reporter with USA Today. A good one, at that.	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#126
I believe it, then. I love Dennis. We need to get this going by kicking, whatever! Thanks.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#130
I miss Dennis.	KamaAina	Nov 2012	#208
Easy answer, the corporate media refuses to listen to him. I met him, was very impressed.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#210
Where is the Ryan video of which you speak? I'd like to see that.	cui bono	Nov 2012	#157
I'll look for it and post it here for you. Disturbing thing.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#161
Paul Ryan Cracks Joke As 71 Year-Old Citizen Is Forced To The Ground (VIDEOS)	freshwest	Nov 2012	#169
Good god. I hope a really GOOD lawyer	Care Acutely	Nov 2012	#177
Check below. There's more. And I'll be posting from the link on how this story in PA is taking off.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#180
Another video from the same link:	freshwest	Nov 2012	#179
Thanks for posting. How do these thugs have anyone on their side at all	cui bono	Nov 2012	#189
There are vicious people in communities that support this. Having had to deal with some of these	freshwest	Nov 2012	#190
Links aren't working. Were they taken down?	calimary	Nov 2012	#213
No, they are working. Are you seeing the box with the exclaimation point?	freshwest	Nov 2012	#220
Being carried on other websites, and not just the USA Today reporter, but NYT:	freshwest	Nov 2012	#183
Illegal imprisonment	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#2
Really	MissDeeds	Nov 2012	#63
the Jim Jones approach	K-Matt	Nov 2012	#166
felony under § 2902	jeffsainio	Nov 2012	#224
If they willingly went to a Rmoney event,	central scrutinizer	Nov 2012	#90
They are getting a taste of what they are voting for	AgingAmerican	Nov 2012	#131
+1	freshwest	Nov 2012	#137
Hopefully a LOT of folks there just had an epiphany about who to vote for.	dixiegrrrrl	Nov 2012	#171
+47	BREMPRO	Nov 2012	#195
Well that's a guarantee to win their hearts, minds, and a vote...	Kalidurga	Nov 2012	#3
Seriously, you would think that	zbdent	Nov 2012	#4
Naw,...that costs money....	Spitfire of ATJ	Nov 2012	#43
Easy peachy and I would have done it already	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#5
Good point.	ItsTheMediaStupid	Nov 2012	#18
yup.	mopinko	Nov 2012	#134
How long until they whip out the fire hoses and start spraying the crowd? n/t	durablend	Nov 2012	#6
Forget frostbite...is holding people against their will is legal in PA?	HereSince1628	Nov 2012	#7
it sounds like the definition of False Arrest, iirc	eShirl	Nov 2012	#75
They should make a run for it anyway.	LisaL	Nov 2012	#8
Is this a political rally or a prison camp?	ItsTheMediaStupid	Nov 2012	#9
I would ask him for his name and position	Ilsa	Nov 2012	#10
I think it's a security issue.	DollarBillHines	Nov 2012	#11
No it's not a security issue..............	mrmpa	Nov 2012	#57
I'm sorry that happened to you. People do a lot of stupid things.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#64
Thank you..........	mrmpa	Nov 2012	#187
Anything that coerces or controls people is counter-productive.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#216
There have been reports in the media...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#147
Could be, but am guessing it has more to do with the very bad PR received	salin	Nov 2012	#66
That sounds typical of Romney.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#67
Good points...	DollarBillHines	Nov 2012	#72
Lots of people left the Westchester Romney rally after Kid Rock performed and before Romney spoke.nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Nov 2012	#112
Can't be.. there is fire code..	SomethingFishy	Nov 2012	#217
I'd call the cops	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#12
It certainly is, I think in all 50 states. Something called	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#25
Kidnapping.	WheelWalker	Nov 2012	#113
Yup.	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#128
Agreed! nt	avebury	Nov 2012	#49
Nah, remember EST?	Warpy	Nov 2012	#215
can these bastards be brought up on child abuse charges?	niyad	Nov 2012	#13
Watching it on cspan. people leaving with kids bundled up in blankets	sammytko	Nov 2012	#14
link?	barnabas63	Nov 2012	#23
Here's a snippet	ejbr	Nov 2012	#41
LOL!!!!	Spitfire of ATJ	Nov 2012	#48
Well, if you don't ask	ejbr	Nov 2012	#56
This message was self-deleted by its author	crunch60	Nov 2012	#108
Romney and Queen Ann have their own "Pope mobile" they are	crunch60	Nov 2012	#132
Holy crap!	beac	Nov 2012	#102
Wait, am I hearing boos??	MgtPA	Nov 2012	#105
I heard them too when the Queen was speaking.	Glimmer of Hope	Nov 2012	#111
LOL!	MgtPA	Nov 2012	#118
I think some are yelling "Show us your BOObs!"	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#135
They must have imported some guys from Philly	MgtPA	Nov 2012	#154
They did NOT use that music did they? OMG talk about drama queens Bwahahahaha	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#124
the booer got close enough yo the mics	SmileyRose	Nov 2012	#181
Sounded to me like there was a whole group of booers	MgtPA	Nov 2012	#186
What was with the triumphant fanfare music?	frogmarch	Nov 2012	#205
I was watching it on satellite CSPAN1 - road to the white house	sammytko	Nov 2012	#45
If you look behind Mittens--at the beginning of that speech, then fast forward...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#155
Yeah! You can see it thinning out if you just jump forward a few minutes at a time.	cui bono	Nov 2012	#164
They should call 911 - Romney needs a captive audience.	Historic NY	Nov 2012	#15
have they brought out the brown shirts and dogs yet? nt	hockeynut57	Nov 2012	#16
Now THAT is funny!	GitRDun	Nov 2012	#30
If he gets elected, that's just what we'll be seeing. nt	crunch60	Nov 2012	#138
Hmmm ...	Summer Hathaway	Nov 2012	#17
next tweet	OKNancy	Nov 2012	#19
What security concerns could they have?	Spazito	Nov 2012	#31
Security? Nonsense. When people leave an event you have fewer security problems, not more. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Nov 2012	#114
WTH are they even do in PA?	Cha	Nov 2012	#20
Giving a speech that says speeches don't matter.	Spitfire of ATJ	Nov 2012	#55
Gotta look good for the cameras. Can't have people leaving after	AllyCat	Nov 2012	#21
It's not cold enough for them to have frostbite	gristy	Nov 2012	#22
From hypocrite to hypothermia	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#24
Are we surprised that people who would bring their children to a Romney rally are hysterical liars?	yardwork	Nov 2012	#36
Are you saying it's not "LEGITIMATE frostbite"??	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#140
!	Barack_America	Nov 2012	#141
Folks get fussy about causes of necrosis ...	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#206
snort	bluesbassman	Nov 2012	#149
I just hope they are all right	animalcrackers	Nov 2012	#26
hahaha!	cui bono	Nov 2012	#165
Are these guys rallygoers, or hostages?	meow2u3	Nov 2012	#27
And those people are still going to vote for Romney? How dense can a person be? nt	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#28
Well, call the police and lodge a complaint, FCS!	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#29
It shows clearly what the Republicans think of "the masses"	jimlup	Nov 2012	#32
Wonder how many people will decide not to vote for him? nt	justiceischeap	Nov 2012	#33
OJ went to prison for such behavior.	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#34
wtf?	fishwax	Nov 2012	#35
Way to win votes Mitt!	BootinUp	Nov 2012	#37
If this was an Obama rally, the wingnuts would be saying we are getting what we deserve	proud2BlibKansan	Nov 2012	#38
They sure know how to keep it classy huh?	rbrnmw	Nov 2012	#39
It's illegal to hold people against their will.	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#40
Pharoah! Pharoah! Let my people go!	Junkdrawer	Nov 2012	#42
Dang he has a sexy singing voice.	psychmommy	Nov 2012	#136
He was a great human being....	Junkdrawer	Nov 2012	#143
Is it not more of a security concern if they stay and are agitated?	littlemissmartypants	Nov 2012	#44
Remember to tell your friends & neighbors lady	Care Acutely	Nov 2012	#77
What in the name of hell is going on at that event????	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#46
Must not have people leave, would look bad on camera. nt	Raine	Nov 2012	#47
Frostbite? It's 43! Toughen up, cupcake!	Brickbat	Nov 2012	#50
the frostbite may have been hyperbole BUT if there is wind chills.. maybe.	progressivebydesign	Nov 2012	#89
Obama needs to send in Seal Team 6	rightsideout	Nov 2012	#51
LOL	ywcachieve	Nov 2012	#129
Where the hell is swat when ya need em..	crunch60	Nov 2012	#145
Now that's the guy we want in charge of FEMA.	grantcart	Nov 2012	#52
HELP!!! were being held Hostage at a Romney rally!!!!	MFM008	Nov 2012	#53
Faux headline will be	rbrnmw	Nov 2012	#62
+ 1000! nt	Mc Mike	Nov 2012	#80
Sad, but true,	malachi	Nov 2012	#200
Think you can file kidnapping charges against them if they prevent you	crunch60	Nov 2012	#58
I would call the police. Then I would lay the guy out on the ground.	grantcart	Nov 2012	#59
This better be on every network.	silverweb	Nov 2012	#60
All they want is the photo op.	defacto7	Nov 2012	#61
Are you fucking kidding me ?!?	The Old Creak	Nov 2012	#65
I'm sending this to the ACLU right now	zentrum	Nov 2012	#68
Lots of people at the end waving flags and cheering too.	kerouac2	Nov 2012	#69
people leaving in droves while he's talking.. angry and cold, according to people there.	progressivebydesign	Nov 2012	#175
I had a college friend who was there	Patiod	Nov 2012	#198
Whoa!	Texasgal	Nov 2012	#70
This story needs to get to our friends at MSNBC	awake	Nov 2012	#71
Weather channel says it low 40s in Morrisville, PA now. Could have hypothermia but probably not	pam4water	Nov 2012	#73
"No one shall leave until fearless leader has spoken!"	Javaman	Nov 2012	#74
Makes sense. He's the Koches' man. Fred Koch was a friend of Stalin and Mussolini. Seig Heil!	freshwest	Nov 2012	#150
i really doubt this is a true story...	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#76
me too.	cali	Nov 2012	#79
Really? IMHO, Jackie Kucinich is a pretty credible source.	blue neen	Nov 2012	#158
"It's being reported that Romney staffers are refusing to allow....." That's true.	brewens	Nov 2012	#99
Hard to believe that the Romney campaign could be that stupid . . .	MrModerate	Nov 2012	#78
I believe it. Bet that they are BEHIND Romney or on camera.	progressivebydesign	Nov 2012	#81
Upthread, it says Jackie Kucinch, DK's daughter, a USA Today reporter, made the tweets.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#153
Yeah sorry. It is not that cold in PA tonight.	MadrasT	Nov 2012	#82
Cold is up to the beholder, esp. if not dressed for the weather.	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#92
Plus kids are way more susceptible to cold weather.	progressivebydesign	Nov 2012	#95
Too cold for kids, if not dressed properly, sure.	MadrasT	Nov 2012	#97
It's 37 in Pittsburgh. You want to tell me that it's okay for a kid to be in that for hours??	progressivebydesign	Nov 2012	#93
I said nothing of the sort.	MadrasT	Nov 2012	#98
What part of Pennsylvania are you in?	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#101
It doesn't matter if the kids were frostbit or the parents were exagerating	Chemisse	Nov 2012	#104
Exactly!	Barack_America	Nov 2012	#144
with wind chill it feels like 36	grantcart	Nov 2012	#152
The final act of desperation.	SCVDem	Nov 2012	#83
Give Mitt a break...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#159
Is this like some sort of nutty EST meeting from the 70s?	Arugula Latte	Nov 2012	#84
This is just another example of how Romney and his	drlindaphd	Nov 2012	#85
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	Nov 2012	#86
Someone just tweeted: "Well, it looks like the	sufrommich	Nov 2012	#87
Somebody call Fox and make it Obama's fault! Wait, Romney is in charee... Never mind.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#191
Welcome to the Hotel Romney. "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave."	adirondacker	Nov 2012	#88
LOL! That cracked me up, and welcome to DU!!	eqfan592	Nov 2012	#91
Thanks. I'm not "new" here, but have been on a long sabbatical from posting.	adirondacker	Nov 2012	#125
LOL !!! - Good One !!!	WillyT	Nov 2012	#123
"Etcha Sketchs on the ceiling...	KurtNYC	Nov 2012	#199
OMG	MissNostalgia	Nov 2012	#94
It might be cold but it is 40 degrees there right now	Botany	Nov 2012	#96
Someone should counsel her	humbled_opinion	Nov 2012	#100
If this is true, I bet it's in response to the news that people were streaming out of the last rally	Chemisse	Nov 2012	#103
Seriously, why would they care if they leave?? CNN/Faux isn't going to report that the masses are	CAG	Nov 2012	#106
If there are enough people there, they should provide warmth.	wisteria	Nov 2012	#107
Poor kids!	ivanincali00	Nov 2012	#109
I doubt the staff was preventing people from leaving unless	OhioBlue	Nov 2012	#110
On CSpan now, Mittens and Queen Ann..	cheriemedium59	Nov 2012	#115
Ignorant Parents....	Iggy	Nov 2012	#116
Their stupidity is astounding. They	Ilsa	Nov 2012	#151
Obviously God INTENDED for them to get frostbite	PossumSqueezins	Nov 2012	#117
You know if it's legitimate frostbite...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#160
30,000 Romney Rally attendees quite pissed off!	zwyziec	Nov 2012	#120
Great Idea!	chuckstevens	Nov 2012	#121
Mittens was running late today and was an hour late to this event.	Jennicut	Nov 2012	#122
Send USA Today your story of how you have been imprisoned	Democratopia	Nov 2012	#127
Wow!!!	skeewee08	Nov 2012	#133
Here's what Jonathan Capehart tweeted:	ailsagirl	Nov 2012	#139
Once a d*, always a d*	codjh9	Nov 2012	#142
If this is true, it sounds like their reaction to reports of people leaving during previous rallies	Matariki	Nov 2012	#146
If your child gets pneumonia at a Romney rally, don't worry. Obamacare covers that.	PATXgirl	Nov 2012	#148
fantastic way to win their hearts and minds	bodudedem2959_lib	Nov 2012	#156
He might also win some fingertips and noses that way too.	ck4829	Nov 2012	#203
Who would have thought...	Pilotguy	Nov 2012	#162
Why are these idiots taking their kids to a political rally in freezing cold weather?	cherish44	Nov 2012	#163
This is desperation on the part of Romney.	drm604	Nov 2012	#167
If he was going to have a useless rally in a state he can't win and be late...	cui bono	Nov 2012	#168
Republican family values	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Nov 2012	#170
Ha ha! Sad but true. As someone said a few years ago, ...	codjh9	Nov 2012	#172
I have just heard an official explanation why people were not allowed to leave	Democratopia	Nov 2012	#173
from various twitter feeds.. Romney still talking, people leaving in droves ANGRY and Cold..	progressivebydesign	Nov 2012	#174
Graphic I just did to commemorate this event....	Spitfire of ATJ	Nov 2012	#176
Imagine what a Mitt Romney Presidency would be like!	UCmeNdc	Nov 2012	#178
Don't Let The Serfs Out!	AnnieBW	Nov 2012	#182
Link doesn't work for me.	intheflow	Nov 2012	#184
I'm skeptical	SmileyRose	Nov 2012	#185
I read on USA Today's website	Tumbulu	Nov 2012	#188
Shit, I would have a (fake) seizure............	kooljerk666	Nov 2012	#192
If someone is at a Romney rally, chances are that voter leans toward him in the election.	tblue37	Nov 2012	#193
That is amazing.	D23MIURG23	Nov 2012	#194
Frostbite is cold enough for a child	rocktivity	Nov 2012	#196
That tape of that fella with Ryan NEEDS TO GO VIRAL!!!!!!!!!! My God look	onecent	Nov 2012	#197
AT 39 minute in Stephanie Mille & Rude Pundit are laffing at Mitt.......	kooljerk666	Nov 2012	#201
They aren't reairing Stephie today or tomorrow	Liberalynn	Nov 2012	#211
Archive.org has a Steph archive BUT........	kooljerk666	Nov 2012	#223
Welcome to Romneymerica!	ck4829	Nov 2012	#202
And that my friends, is how Romney will treat the workers (and future workers) of america.	Crowman1979	Nov 2012	#204
If this is true, it's kidnapping - they should have called the police and had those guys arrested!	George II	Nov 2012	#207
if we didn't have child labor laws	Enrique	Nov 2012	#209
Honestly, isn't this like hiking into Iran and then bitching when they detain you?	Poll_Blind	Nov 2012	#212
Yup... While I find the whole thing amusing,	SomethingFishy	Nov 2012	#218
They are treating their sheep like sheep.	oldbanjo	Nov 2012	#214
Sounds like hell freezes over at Romney event	randr	Nov 2012	#219
Nothing surprises me with Romney or his staff	lupojohn	Nov 2012	#221
hmmm. I make fun of people who believe everything they hear on Fox.	RitchieRich	Nov 2012	#222

Response to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:26 PM

meadowlark5 (500 posts)

1. This can't be true, can it?

If it is, how pathetic and psychopathic is that? I hope this gets spread around all over twitter and FB. God knows the media would never dare utter this on tv.

Romney staff refusing to let frostbitten children leave PA rally (UPDATED)

1. This can't be true, can it?

54. What was it

119. The twitter name is Jackie Kucinich? Isn't that a rather unusual name? Would like to see more...

126. Dennis Kucinich's daughter, Jackie, is a reporter with USA Today. A good one, at that.

130. I believe it, then. I love Dennis. We need to get this going by kicking, whatever! Thanks.

208. I miss Dennis.

210. Easy answer, the corporate media refuses to listen to him. I met him, was very impressed.

157. Where is the Ryan video of which you speak? I'd like to see that.

161. I'll look for it and post it here for you. Disturbing thing.

169. Paul Ryan Cracks Joke As 71 Year-Old Citizen Is Forced To The Ground (VIDEOS)

177. Good god. I hope a really GOOD lawyer

180. Check below. There's more. And I'll be posting from the link on how this story in PA is taking off.

179. Another video from the same link:

189. Thanks for posting. How do these thugs have anyone on their side at all

190. There are vicious people in communities that support this. Having had to deal with some of these

213. Links aren't working. Were they taken down?

220. No, they are working. Are you seeing the box with the exclaimation point?

183. Being carried on other websites, and not just the USA Today reporter, but NYT:

2. Illegal imprisonment

63. Really

166. the Jim Jones approach

224. felony under § 2902

90. If they willingly went to a Rmoney event,

131. They are getting a taste of what they are voting for

137. +1

171. Hopefully a LOT of folks there just had an epiphany about who to vote for.

195. +47

3. Well that's a guarantee to win their hearts, minds, and a vote...

4. Seriously, you would think that

43. Naw,...that costs money....

5. Easy peachy and I would have done it already

18. Good point.

134. yup.

6. How long until they whip out the fire hoses and start spraying the crowd? n/t

7. Forget frostbite...is holding people against their will is legal in PA?

75. it sounds like the definition of False Arrest, iirc

8. They should make a run for it anyway.

9. Is this a political rally or a prison camp?

10. I would ask him for his name and position

11. I think it's a security issue.

57. No it's not a security issue..............

64. I'm sorry that happened to you. People do a lot of stupid things.

187. Thank you..........

216. Anything that coerces or controls people is counter-productive.

147. There have been reports in the media...

66. Could be, but am guessing it has more to do with the very bad PR received

67. That sounds typical of Romney.

72. Good points...

112. Lots of people left the Westchester Romney rally after Kid Rock performed and before Romney spoke.nt

217. Can't be.. there is fire code..

12. I'd call the cops

25. It certainly is, I think in all 50 states. Something called

113. Kidnapping.

128. Yup.

49. Agreed! nt

215. Nah, remember EST?

13. can these bastards be brought up on child abuse charges?

14. Watching it on cspan. people leaving with kids bundled up in blankets

23. link?

41. Here's a snippet

48. LOL!!!!

56. Well, if you don't ask

132. Romney and Queen Ann have their own "Pope mobile" they are

102. Holy crap!

105. Wait, am I hearing boos??

111. I heard them too when the Queen was speaking.

118. LOL!

135. I think some are yelling "Show us your BOObs!"

154. They must have imported some guys from Philly

124. They did NOT use that music did they? OMG talk about drama queens Bwahahahaha

181. the booer got close enough yo the mics

186. Sounded to me like there was a whole group of booers

205. What was with the triumphant fanfare music?

45. I was watching it on satellite CSPAN1 - road to the white house

155. If you look behind Mittens--at the beginning of that speech, then fast forward...

164. Yeah! You can see it thinning out if you just jump forward a few minutes at a time.

15. They should call 911 - Romney needs a captive audience.

16. have they brought out the brown shirts and dogs yet? nt

30. Now THAT is funny!

149. snort