In honor of #NationalPetDay, we thought readers might enjoy a retrospective post about Koko, the remarkable gorilla who learned the rudiments of sign language and used that skill to name her very own beloved pet kitten All Ball.
Sorry, we just re-read Chris Hayes’ tweet and it’s about something else entirely. Never mind.
Trump supporter who shoved protester in face says he likes Trump bc he's “no bullshit. All balls. Fuck you all balls. That’s what I’m about"
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 12, 2016
@chrislhayes is this real? This isn't real. Is this real?
— Dr. Danna Young??✌? (@dannagal) April 12, 2016
@chrislhayes please tell me that's a verbatim quote Chris. As much as it pains me to hope that it is, I don't care.
— Yasuko (@Yaaasssuko) April 12, 2016
Yes, a protester was shoved at a Donald Trump rally in Albany Monday night, and remarkably, the press had their eyes on the crowd and not the candidate and managed to catch video of the confrontation.
Fight breaks out at @realDonaldTrump rally at the @TUCenter pic.twitter.com/YMZh60seGp
— Kate Lisa (@KaitlynnLisa) April 11, 2016
Second half of fight inside @realDonaldTrump event at @TUCenter while #Trump speaks pic.twitter.com/c5bSOgJRKS
— Kate Lisa (@KaitlynnLisa) April 12, 2016
.@KateSeckinger @realDonaldTrump @TUCenter
not a trump fan, but that was no fight.— Gary Braden (@bradengw) April 12, 2016
@KateSeckinger @bradengw I think the word to use is assault. Why sugarcoat it?
— greg white (@redcap34) April 12, 2016
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Spoke to a Trump supporter named Mike after the rally who admitted to pushing a protester in the face because he was yelling in his face.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 12, 2016
He told me "I’ll snatch anybody up if they yell in my face over anything." https://t.co/6YonPuHJzT
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 12, 2016
Though the big news story of the day was Ted Cruz’s use of “Gestapo tactics” to sweep Colorado’s delegates right out from under Trump’s nose, reporters at tonight’s Trump rally were busy covering the crowd’s hostility toward them — not surprising the day after the Boston Globe published a fake front page describing the horrors of a Trump presidency.
— Noah Gray (@NoahGrayCNN) April 11, 2016
The new hashtag for this Trump rally, apparently? https://t.co/wmuUCHy0Qv
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 11, 2016
Context of #GetOffTheStairs –> press standing on press riser getting yelled at in unison, part of a strategic effort of fans sitting behind
— Noah Gray (@NoahGrayCNN) April 11, 2016
The crowd sitting behind the press riser has been screaming at the media to "get off the f*@%ing stairs" because they cant see for 20 mins.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/ralph_russ/status/719662688465469446
"And then you wonder why people hate the media" one says. We're in the campaign designated area, on the riser. https://t.co/t0tVdpXqry
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 11, 2016
Crowd chanting "get off the stairs"; some flipping off the press. pic.twitter.com/yZS9YxCdTb
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 11, 2016
Speaking of crowds, Trump managed to pack them in despite early reports of his campaign’s demise.
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/719675462457274373
In the meantime, Bernie Sanders’ audience was substantially smaller and, reportedly, much more mellow.
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/719600076235108352
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/719555289129869312
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/719600277377126402