CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

The Orlando Weekly reports:

“Be very careful if the well being of your family is of importance.” That’s the threat Ed McGinty of the Villages said he received in the form of a hand-written note left on his door. McGinty, who was a counter-protester at a recent pro-Trump Villages golf cart parade, evidently has a reputation that precedes him. And, he says, that led to the note.

According to Villages-News.com, who refers to McGinty as a “well-known anti-Trump protester,” this threat is part of the reason he hit the streets using – what else? – his golf cart, was decked out with signs calling Trump all kinds of things: “Trump Bigot and Racist,” “Trump Is A Sexual Predator,” “Trump Filthy Pig,” and “Trump Compulsive Liar.”

The Villages is famously the most right wing town in Florida and locals are trying to get this guy arrested for his signs. They’ve even “reported” him to the Trump campaign. The Villages regularly hosts pro-Trump golf cart parades and he spoke there last year. Read the rest.

In right-wing #Florida retirement mecca The Villages, one man is carrying out a long-term protest against @realDonaldTrump using his golf cart. He’s been threatened & now one of his neighbors wants him arrested, but cops say he’s breaking no laws. https://t.co/DrtxET5MBN

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) January 30, 2020

Golf cart protests intensify in the Villages, as one anti-Trump Florida man receives threat https://t.co/Wigc4R4Ri9

— markpena (@MarkMarkpena) February 1, 2020

Ed McGinty cruises the Villages in a golf cart making a statement; he is not shy about his criticism of President Donald Trump, but McGinty said he recently found a threatening note on his door. https://t.co/7VRcb5wlKs

— WCJB-TV20 (@WCJB20) February 1, 2020