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Subject: Re: Dave Portnoy, Megyn Kelly Slam Media Pearl-Clutching About Trump McDonalds Visit
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:44:50 -0000 (UTC)
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On Oct 22, 2024 at 4:04:58 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:52:25 -0400, Rhino
> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-10-22 4:29 PM, shawn wrote:
>>>  On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:57:17 -0400, Rhino
>>>  <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>>>  
>>>>  On 2024-10-22 4:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> 
>>>>  v
>>>>  Three things struck me about Trump's McDonald's visit:
>>>>  1. He was absolutely courteous with his trainer who showed him how to
>>>>  work the fryer and pack the fries. He didn't act as if he knew it all
>>>>  already and made sure he was doing the job correctly, although he may
>>>>  have been a touch over-generous with the salt.
>>>  
>>>>  2. The customers who he served at the drive-thru window were ecstatic to
>>>>  see him and chat with him. That didn't seem faked to me in the
>>>>  slightest. They were pleased as punch to be meeting him.
>>>  
>>>  That isn't a surprise as they were all hand picked Trump fans. They
>>>  each had to practice going through the line multiple times before
>>>  Trump arrived. So the Trump people knew these 'customers' were going
>>>  to be happy to see Trump.  A normal mix of customers would have given
>>>  a more varied set of reactions to having Trump hand out food.
>>>  
>> You know that for a fact they were screened to ensure their enthusiasm 
>> for Trump? Or is that just speculation?
> 
> It's been widely reported by people that were there.

Of course they were. All political events like this are stage-managed. I can't
believe you're just now cottoning to this.