Here's the guy who punk'd CPAC with Russian flags

[ehrnst]

Had fun handing out Russian flags with the word Trump on them out at CPAC. Also It was really fun calling Trump a fascist puppet to his face. Safe to say I won't be welcome back to CPAC anytime soon.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211884907783942&set=a.1026041897154.4575.1408472767&type=3&theater

[OldHippieChick]

1. Too clever.

I am now a YUUUUUUGE fan!

[brucefan]

2. Bravo!

[gopiscrap]

3. that guy needs to be the new communications director for the DNC

z

[MFM008]

5. lol

or chairman head
how BOLD!

[bluecollar2]

16. I agree....fantastic use of opportunity. ..n/t

[gopiscrap]

106. welcome to DU

[bluecollar2]

131. tks...actually been here since dubya

But lost it all during the hack...

[okieinpain]

102. +1 n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

114. EXCELLENT idea! n/t

[vi5]

152. No way...

...he's come up with genius ideas like this and then be told that we need to be more civil and willing to compromise, and not make Trump voters look stupid so that maybe they'll vote for us.

[gopiscrap]

154. Fuck all trump voters

may they all die and burn and rot in hell

[MFM008]

4. LOL

they were punked. OMG.
And they were to stupid to realize it.

[KittyWampus]

6. Having the lettering in gold was a nice touch.

[dae]

32. He covered/uncovered everything.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. I'm sure Trump will demand a full prosecution and Congressional investigation.

Into Hillary Clinton's secret ties behind Flag-gate.

Still pretty epic, if I say so myself.

[Lucinda]

8. He rocks!

[Maru Kitteh]

9. "Here! Have this red-white-and-blue Trump flag! Wave it when he goes onstage!"

99% of those dopes have no idea what any flag outside of 'Murica and the confederate flag. Maybe Canada because of the handy little maple leaf.

That's about it.

BRILLIANT.

[malaise]

107. That's why they got

punk'd

[Maru Kitteh]

128. You know

when the staff came around to collect the flags they were all like "But what's wrong with it? I like my red-white-n-blue TRUMP flag."


Even funnier? Look how many people fell for it and took one!

[dixiegrrrrl]

156. Jason has them for sale now,

goto http://www.traitortrumpflags.com .
All profits go to fund the #Resistance.

Just thought I would throw that out there...

[Cha]

126. lol

Link to tweet

My hero!

[MrScorpio]

132. Love this guy!

[Cha]

133. I know, huh! I read a tweet that ThinkProgress is trying to contact

him.. imagine they're not the only ones.

[Laffy Kat]

10. He's going far in life.

Hope he finds fame and fortune.

[StarryNite]

15. They're going to say that crap anyway,

might as well have fun at their expense and laugh at them the whole time! I think it was epic!

[Snackshack]

56. I am not disagreeing.

It was funny.

Just bad timing. Trumps supporters have shown a fondness for avoiding any critical thought and this plays right into the narrative Bannon and co want.

Us vs. Them..

If we are to stand any chance at holding trump and his minions responsible for what they do in the near future we are going to have to appeal to the more rational members of his constituents (if any exist, like it or not) since republicans control any and all means do this. What we are seeing in the town halls is promising but more republican voters are needed to demand their congressional reps do their job get the ball rolling on investigations. If republicans had not won the entire play ground last nov we would not need to appeal to anyone...but they did.

Dems, the left can continue to treat these people as we have with contempt / disgust (which did not work out real well last Nov) and hope/pray that between now and the mid terms trump does not cause irreversible damage AND that we actually win back the house or senate and regain control of committee chairs. But as I said that playbook did work out real well for us in Nov.

To those bemoaning "low post count" as a metric for authenticity. Remember many had to start new accounts in Nov.

[babylonsister]

77. It's 'us v. them' anyway, so I agree, he did

a major service. I saw this teased on aol and wasn't informed whose flag it was til I got here.

What do you suggest we all do for that everloving kumbaya moment? I think we're way beyond that.

[Snackshack]

91. We cannot afford to write them all off...

"What do you suggest we all do for that everloving kumbaya moment? I think we're way beyond that."

That is a really good question and one I do not have a good answer for. But a way is going to have to be found if we are going to avoid a complete breakdown nationally that eventually becomes violent. I would like to think that we have progressed as a nation and nothing would ever set off another event like in the 1860's but I am not so sure now. When two sides are unwilling to talk to each other there are not alot of options left. Hopefully appealing to the more rational/middle of the road republicans will help. You are right, some trump supporters are way beyond finding any common ground with but hopefully not all or we are in serious trouble.

[babylonsister]

96. For most of his

two terms, President Obama tried compromise, and that was with the supposedly intelligent people in the opposition party. It got him nowhere. So to think it will work now doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Look at the woefully inappropriate cabinet picks and then look at the rethugs who voted for them.

No, I don't see any sense in trying to get along with them, because they could not care less.

[denbot]

86. Yeah, lets just play nice and wait a few years before we raise any questions.

And yeah, it's us Democrats that treat neo-fascists with "contempt/disgust..
Thank you for you heartfelt concern.

[Snackshack]

93. Go get'em Rambo...

[lastlib]

135. :...appeal to the more rational members....."

And which one is that?

"Rational Trump supporter" is kinda like "honest Republican"--they haven't been proven to exist. Being oxmoronic, Trump supporters wouldn't be Trump supporters if they were rational, and rational individuals can't truly be rational if they support Hair Orangefeuhrer. I would expect to see unicorns, Bigfoots, and Loch Ness monsters before I would see a "rational Trump supporter."

[Old Vet]

143. IMHO its not low post count but substance that really matters most of the time..........

BTW, It is most certainly US vrs THEM IMO.

[smb]

147. If there are any sane reachable people left in the GOP...

...one way to cleave them off is to not let them to deny, even (or especially) to themselves, the abject stupidity and un-Americanness of the Trumpanzees. Highlighting the depths to which the GOP has sunk with clever stunts like this is one means to that end.

[madamesilverspurs]

19. Really???

Did he get paid for doing this? Or did he invest his own time and money? Unless you have proof that he was paid to do this, your comment is waaay off.


.

[NewJeffCT]

43. His Facebook profile

mentions that he is part of a group called Grassroots Campaigns since January of 2017. That said, it doesn't say that Grassroots Campaigns paid the big bucks for 25 cent flags or the guy paid a few hundred bucks out of his own pockets to do it.

[anneboleyn]

23. Lmfao @ the sudden proliferation of low-post-count "concern trollers" today

[Fred Sanders]

27. Yep. And they are clueless how obvious they are!

[Scruffy1]

105. Ignore them. This rocks.

Never let the opposition control the terms of the discussion. I guess were supposed to kow tow every lame ass statements these idiots make. I've been to a lot of protests in my lifetime, haven't received a penny, unlike the phony astroturf tea party.

[Snackshack]

49. You can thank the Nov

Hack for that.

[anneboleyn]

25. It "enforces" that CPAC members waving Russian flags are MORONS

You're not fooling anybody.

[brush]

35. He wasn't SELLING the flags, although some of those idiots would probably have paid for them

He got the job done, video on TV and social media.

I say well done.

[colorado_ufo]

57. That would be a step up!

Sell them! What irony! LOL! That would make PT Barnum proud.

[Blecht]

37. Thank you so much

For your concern.

[paleotn]

46. Whatever you say, comrade.

have a nice, 25 cent, red, white and blue flag to comfort you while you clutch your pearls.

[Skittles]

51. WTF

are you being serious here??? PLEASE.

[NBachers]

60. I suggest that you say a prayer for him to see the error of his errant ways and stop erring.

[SidDithers]

69. Oh FFS...

Sid

[NYC Liberal]

72. How does this "enforce that belief"? Was he paid?

[Snackshack]

84. This

It provides a point of actual proof that trump can point to to give credit to what so far has been a baseless accusation that people in opposition to republicans / trump are going to rallies/gatherings to disrupt. My point may seem trivial (obviously given the replies) and under different circumstances I would agree but look at all the things trump has been able to get his supporters to believe with out any actual evidence...we don't need to be handing it to them. Trump may be inept at actually governing but he is very familiar with image and perception of image and how to manipulate that.

If we are to stand any chance at holding trump and his minions responsible for what they do in the near future we are going to have to appeal to the more rational members of his constituents (if any exist, like it or not) since republicans control any and all means do this. What we are seeing in the town halls is promising but more republican voters are needed to demand their congressional reps do their job get the ball rolling on investigations. If republicans had not won the entire play ground last Nov we would not need to appeal to anyone...but they did.

Dems, the left can continue to treat these people as we have with contempt / disgust (which did not work out real well last Nov) and hope/pray that between now and the mid terms trump does not cause irreversible damage AND that we actually win back the house or senate and regain control of committee chairs.

[JNelson6563]

88. No, much wrongliness, bigly.

We have great power. It is a rare moment in history where the masses are actually putting their power to use. We are the majority. Many who did not vote in 2016 are now WIDE awake and joining this invigorating effort. Every day more people wake up to reality. Polls are ravaging Tinyhands, GOP pols are running from huge townhall crowds and there is no sign of the passion waning. Quite the contrary. Things are just heating up.

Now is not the time for timidity. This is the time for action. This prank is harmless. No one who would be up in arms about such a thing could IN ANY WAY be considered "rational" on any level.

The days of appeasement and kid gloves are behind us. This is a war for the proverbial soul of the country and it is time to stop caring about the feelings of the fascist enablers.

[Snackshack]

92. Great!

Great, that would be nice to see 7%0-90% of registered voters actually vote. I am not sanguine about this but maybe you are right and the apathy is finally broken.



If so then you are right and finding common ground is not needed.

[Dustlawyer]

142. I agree, but we need to be smart about it!

What we need to do with all of the marches is focus on getting the Constitutional Amendment passed that gets rid of campaign donations, Super PACS, Dark Money, and the Revolving Door and calls for Publicly Funded Elections.

Most of the problems we have are caused by the Plutocrats like the Koch Bros, DeVoss...and big Wall Streeters and MIC company heads who are able to control our politicians. Their money is what is driving the attacks on the middle class and poor, women and minorities, education and immigrants, and causing the various problems for many different groups of our society.

Cut off the legal bribes and things will start to benefit the rest of us!

[JNelson6563]

157. Gerrymandering plays a VERY big role here too.

If we could fix those two things much good could happen I think.

[smb]

148. Try Clutching Coal Instead Of Peals; Maybe You'll Make A Diamond

It provides a point of actual proof that trump can point to to give credit to what so far has been a baseless accusation that people in opposition to republicans / trump are going to rallies/gatherings to disrupt.

So? What's he gonna do about it? Whine that somebody made his supporters show off their ignorance on the convention floor? The fact that he actually is stoopid and thin-skinned enough to do that and thereby embarrass himself again is just the cherry on the sundae.

[JNelson6563]

85. I disagree.

This guy did it on his own and is admitting to it. It was a small spectacle, obviously a one-man, low budget production.

This is just another piece of evidence that shows how incredibly organic the resistance is. It's also creative, often hilarious and almost always energizing.

[Warren DeMontague]

100. O NO!

[msanthrope]

110. You seem concerned. Please feel free to air more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt

[xor]

112. Not sure I see your point on how that ties to protests and townhall meetings

At best it could give some ammunition the whole "creating fake news" stuff, but I don't see that really standing up to scrutiny in a discussion. And anyone who isn't intellectually honest enough to take this for what it is probably is too far up Trump's ass for it to matter either way.

[druidity33]

116. Why? Was he paid in some way? nt.

[still_one]

130. The only thing it enforces is they are fools. F**K em

[ehrnst]

12. Well - he just posted that his FB page has been hacked.

Along with several FB friends. That didn't take long....

[NightWatcher]

13. I hoped/knew that was one of ours protesting from the inside.

[Vinca]

14. That's so funny. Someone should hand them out at all Trump events.

[EarthFirst]

17. Does this guy have a PayPal link? I'd like to buy him a beer... nt

[dhill926]

42. I got the 2nd one...

[MineralMan]

18. Good Lad! Well Done!

[pinboy3niner]

20. Asked if he's the one to thank, he replied "Me and Ryan Clayton."

Bravo to both!

[flygal]

21. Oh man that was great!

[ismnotwasm]

22. NICE!

[Doreen]

24. I love it when someone can so easily expose the stupidity of the deplorables.

[yuiyoshida]

28. me too...

They should be handed out at all Trump Events, Free!

[mobeau69]

34. Why free? If the morons will pay money for a stupid hat made in China

they'll fork over some of their beer and cigarette money for a nice little "TRUMP" flag.

[yuiyoshida]

36. Oh true....

you are right, let someone fleece them for a change. The thing is, that people won't pay attention to the news, they could be handed out again, and again and they probably would not know they were Russian flags.

[smb]

149. Yep

This embarrassing moment surely won't turn up in Faux Snooze or Blightbart of any of the sources from which the Trumpoltroons get their (mis)information.

[keithbvadu2]

66. More than a stupid hat made in China

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028301424

Some bigger bucks.

[LakeArenal]

61. Oh they should pay.. They don't believe in "Free Handouts"

[yuiyoshida]

63. Yeah true, let them buy them...

They want to wave em anyway!

[BadgerMom]

26. LOVE IT!

[tiptonic]

29. LOL

Wish I had thought of that!!!

[Pacifist Patriot]

30. Brilliant!

[Jarqui]

31. Made my day :)

[paleotn]

48. my dear god....

...what unbelievable morons. I knew these white bread mf's were dumb, but jesus H. Christ on a f'ing stick!

[llmart]

70. LOL

Thanks for stating what I was going to!

They are some really stupid mf'ers, aren't they?

[NBachers]

64. I love the disapproving cluck cluck look on the Hitler Youth Corps guy.

[ALBliberal]

140. Love this! And Trump probably too stupid to

Get it at the speech! But he gets it now. Bulgy!

[pinboy3niner]

144. One of those photos shows Ryan Clayton, Charter's partner in the flag prank

Yes, it was TWO guys who did it, not one.

Ryan Clayton


Conversation with CPAC Protester Waving Russian Flag
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028702999

Clayton and Charter are activists from Americans Take Action.

[malaise]

33. Delish

[NightWatcher]

38. Buy that guy a beer

[aquamarina]

39. Well done.

Really illustrates just how stupid 45's sycophants are.

[Aviation Pro]

40. It just shows how fucking stupid....

...Trump supporters and CPAC attendees are. They didn't recognize the Russian flag.

Fucking morons.

[pinboy3niner]

41. And here's the guy who did it with him, Ryan Clayton

The Conservative Political Action Conference ejected its second troublemaker in as many days on Friday, tossing out a liberal activist who distributed miniature Russian flags – emblazoned with 'TRUMP' – for fans of the president to wave.

Ryan Clayton, a liberal activist, was escorted off the property of the suburban Washington hotel where CPAC is held annually.

CPAC spokesman Ian Walter confirmed Clayton's identity in an email to DailyMail.com.

Conference security quickly collected dozens of the flags, passed out before Donald Trump's mid-morning speech. 'If you're waving them, you will be removed,' one guard told attendees.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4257438/CPAC-boots-liberal-activist-Trump-branded-RUSSIAN-flags.html#ixzz4Zd1Tf1bf

[DinahMoeHum]

95. Not their first battle against the fascists, either. . .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-okeefe-event-beating_us_588f8339e4b02772c4e8265f

Somewhere in heaven, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin are smiling. Yippee!

[JudyM]

118. Whoa, good find, Dinah!

[Equinox Moon]

44. This made my day!

Thank you! Cheers and hoorah to the resistance!!



Love how creative people are!

[Chakaconcarne]

45. Elect this man head of the DNC!

[Warpy]

47. My hero!

If I was 40 years younger, I'd track him down and give him a big kiss, which if I were 40 years younger, he'd enjoy.

As for the punked folks at CPAC, well kiddies, stupidity will bite you in the asses every single time and we're sick of having you drag us down the tubes with you.

[BittyJenkins]

50. A picture is worth a thousand words!!!

Thank you and then some!

[mountain grammy]

52. I'm in love.

[notdarkyet]

53. Awesome. Hahaha.

[Leghorn21]

54. I really really want one of these flags! So does Malcolm Nance!

Malcolm Nance
@MalcolmNance

What the actual hell? Trump/Russia flags? Totally correct. I want one.

twitter.com/mla1396/status…
8:49 AM - 24 Feb 2017



Also, hey - the boys could sell these for (ACLU, Planned Parenthood, etc) fundraising purposes, non? I'd buy a couple, hell yeah!

[NBachers]

68. YES! Puke have their Made-In-China amulet lapel flag; now we have our de rigueur patriotic accessory

[Leghorn21]

76. So who can get ahold of those bad boys and get this flag-ball rollin?! eom

[Pachamama]

73. I want these flags too!!!!

Even a big one to hold up at protests or town halls.....the best thing is the GOLD TRUMP name splashed across the middle!!!

Says it all.... That is where the red, white and blue loyalty flows..... He did afterall say "we pledge allegiance to out flag"....that's his flag...

[Leghorn21]

79. Who knew I'm a marketing genius?! The boys could make and distribute and sell them and

hopefully donate to some worthy causes and keep a bit for their trouble and give their landlords a bit o' rent money as well!

They need to hurry though...someone's gonna steal this idea...and would you be surprised if it was trump and co. who ends up cashing in? No, I don't think you would! grrrrr

[Gothmog]

55. This is really very funny

[Idoru]

58. Hero of the Day

Well played, Sir, well played.

[Solly Mack]

59. K&R

[louis-t]

62. I knew it!!!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

65. K&R nt

[FuzzyRabbit]

67. Reminds me of Dick Tuck who pranked Richard Nixon

Tuck's most famous prank against Nixon is known as "the Chinatown Caper."[4] During his campaign for Governor of California in 1962, Nixon visited Chinatown in Los Angeles. At the campaign stop, a backdrop of children holding "welcome" signs in English and Chinese was set up. As Nixon spoke, an elder from the community whispered that one of the signs in Chinese said, "What about the Hughes loan?" The sign was a reference to an unsecured $205,000 loan that Howard Hughes had made to Nixon's brother, Donald. Nixon grabbed a sign and, on camera, ripped it up. . . .

Tuck is credited with waving a train out of the station while Nixon was still speaking. Tuck has at times taken responsibility claiming "Nixon's up there talking and suddenly the crowd goes out like the morning tide"[6] while at other times he has denied it entirely[7] saying that he did borrow a conductor's hat and wave to the engineer, but the train stayed put.[7]

In 1968, Tuck utilized Republican nominee Nixon's own campaign slogan against him; he hired a very pregnant African-American woman to wander around a Nixon rally in a predominantly white area, wearing a T-shirt that said, "Nixon's the One!"[8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tuck

[Leghorn21]

81. Aw, thanks for great memories, Fuzzy! - "waving a train out of the station", omg!! eom

[smb]

150. I Recall A Stunt From The 1960 Election

Apparently Dick Tuck has found out that Nixon and his staff would be eating at a certain Chinese restaurant, and arranged to replace their fortune cookies with ones bearing the message "Kennedy Will Win".

[cp]

71. Good work, sir!

Brilliant!

[Skittles]

74. HE IS MY HERO

I BOW TO THE MASTER

[cer7711]

75. Abbie Hoffman would be so proud of you!

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Salute!

I'll bet those clueless, flag-waving CPACers thought the red, white and blue somehow symbolized "Amuricanism".

[Pholus]

78. Is it bad to desire one of those flags? I THINK THEY'RE AWESOME!

[ailsagirl]

80. Very clever! And the people didn't know the flags were Russian??

The guy must have had a feeling they'd wave anything with "drumpf" on it.

[Historic NY]

138. Well they were red-white-blue......

and you know how they like to wrap themselves up in the flag....

[ailsagirl]

155. yep!!

[Nevernose]

82. False flag operation! False flag(s)!

Where's Alex Jones on the one day he might actually be useful? Aren't false flags totally his "thing?"

[hamsterjill]

83. My hero!!!

RESIST!!!!!!

[aggiesal]

87. He's on my Hall Of Fame list ...

Bravo

[tavernier]

89. Makes me think of the pranks on M*A*S*H

The writers would be proud!

[DeminPennswoods]

90. Instant Classic!

And these CPAC attendees were dumb enough to wave them!

I have to say many protestors are so cleaver with signs, costumes, chants and now a classic prank.

[bluevoter4life]

94. Not all heroes wear capes. eom

[DinahMoeHum]

97. CPAC? Thought it was CCCPAC. . .

[Rural_Progressive]

121. Hey wait a second!!

You mean that red flag with the gold doohickey in the corner ISN"T the Russian flag? Since when?

[BumRushDaShow]

98. Bravo

K&R

[Warren DeMontague]

99. brilliant.

bravo.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

101. That was awesome. :) n/t

[smirkymonkey]

103. Bravo!

Well done!

[Gothmog]

104. Yeah

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[kentuck]

108. That's a good one!

It didn't harm anyone. It is just funny!

[BeckyDem]

109. I love it!!!!!!!!!!

[dalton99a]

111. Truly epic.

[Fritz Walter]

113. I. Want.

Not just one of this flag, but also that t-shirt he's wearing.

Here's a golden (pardon the pun) opportunity for someone who produces advertising-specialty items:
1. The flags -- a keepsake for those who #RESIST;
2. A flag bumper-sticker or magnet. Poking fun at the Trumpsters who drive around with the MAGA stickers, while pointing out the Drumpf-Putin connection; and
3. T-shirts. In addition to the one that my latest hero is sporting in this photo, add one with the flag as depicted on the front, and a similar one, with the Russian flag and the letters -- also in gold -- TPYMП. (That's the ShitGibbon's name in Cyrillic, in case you didn't recognize it) on the back. Or vice-versa.

The opportunities are out there. Seize them.
And... well done, sir!

[NastyRiffraff]

115. He should get a public service award.

I love the stupid grins on some of these morons' faces as they happily wave a Russian flag, cunningly linked to Dump.

[zentrum]

117. Doesn't help us IMO

It makes it look like all of us who resist Rump are sort of black flag operators who create "fake news". Everything creepy that he or his followers do can now be blamed on "plants".

Not really helpful.

[smb]

151. Your Concern Is Noted nt

[meow2u3]

119. Incredibly brilliant punk job

Couldn't happen to a more deserving gang of thugs!

And the CCCPAC attendees actually accepted those Trump/Russian flags? What maroons! What ignoranimuses!!

[YOHABLO]

120. Emblematic of the conservative right wouldn't you say?

Horrifically stupid and gullible. This is why America has become so damn scary.

[SunSeeker]

122. Love this guy!

[Cha]

125. Si! Our Hero! ThinkProgress reporter...

Link to tweet

[joanbarnes]

123. BRILLIANT!

[Cha]

124. "..he got into the CPAC.. knowing they'd be too stupid to realize the joke.."

Link to tweet

My hero!

[underpants]

127. Damn I thought it was the dumbass staff. Too funny

[tallahasseedem]

129. A TRUE American hero!

[Chemisse]

134. This is delightful I can't deride the stupidity of Trump voters, though.

Since I would not have known it was a Russian flag either. I only recognize 2 national flags, ours and the Canadian flag. Flags just don't interest me.

Nevertheless, it was a perfect prank.

[NBachers]

136. Humor is the most subversive tactic of all.

[Ligyron]

137. Didn't take the security long to recognize the Russian flag.

Wonder why?

A couple of posters here yesterday bemoaned the fact that Trump supporters were now so out in the open about their love for Russia.

Jeez people...

[JPK]

139. Remember when a few years back......

I forget the gathering but the GOP righties booked Stephen Colbert thinking he was actually a right wing pundit because of his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report. They were stunned when he got up and spoke.

[randr]

141. This is exactly the kind of theater needed to combat the dingbats

Bravo my man!

[Sancho]

145. Is there a link to buy some of those flags??

[BlackM]

146. He's not the hero we deserve

But the Hero we need!

[queentoni]

153. speaking truth to power

Thank you for using your money and brilliant mind to expose the opposition for what they really are. Stupid and Pro Russian. You have brought thunderous laughter into my household where it feels like perseverance without success is endless. We will keep persistent resistance in the name of everything we hold dear. You are the best!

[gopiscrap]

158. Welcome to DU