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Trump blasts Biden over 'total surrender' in Afghanistan at massive Alabama rally

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Posted by Fred 2021-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 When the US invaded Afghanistan to go after Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden I felt we had no friends there. 20 years later, as Biden bungles the draw down and thousands upon thousands swarmed the US planes begging to leave with us, I realized our young men and women in uniform had won the hearts, the minds, the trust, and became close family to the people of Afghanistan.

God Bless our Troops. You did good.

Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-08-23 00:19|| 2021-08-23 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Had no idea the crowd was that large. Watch part of it on Newsmax and crowd shots were scarce.

Posted by bman 2021-08-23 15:51|| 2021-08-23 15:51|| Front Page Top

#3 [sarc]
Obviously a doctored photo, Orange Man can't have that many supporters in the whole country, MSM told me so!
[sarc off]

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2021-08-23 18:14|| 2021-08-23 18:14|| Front Page Top

#4 A couple things to look for in crowd pix:
With sparse crowds, was the pic taken *before* the venue filled up?
For big fake crowds, you can often see repeated groups or patterns of people where the 'photographer' used the clone brush to add in some extras.

It is possible to go full Hollywood set extension mode to add people and buildings. It looks great but takes money and time so you will not see it as part of the regular news cycle.

Posted by SteveS 2021-08-23 19:35|| 2021-08-23 19:35|| Front Page Top

#5 All that is harder to do in videos than static photos. We have a video here.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-23 20:33|| 2021-08-23 20:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Not suggesting the crowd vid was hinky. Just riffing off AlmostAnon's sarc on a subject of nerdly interest. Although, you would be surprised at what a skilled compositor can do with footage.

Posted by SteveS 2021-08-23 20:48|| 2021-08-23 20:48|| Front Page Top

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