[Hoot Gibson]

I've never seen organized violent protests the likes of Chicago. And you know there has not been a single case of a presidential candidate canceling a political rally because of violence, nor has violence ever characterized a rally in the same manner as we saw there.

Militant and menacing looking thugs were all over the place. That is intimidation and that is a crime against the citizens of this country. Why downplay it's significance?

One thing is certain, the common thread that bound those protestors, bore no faint similarity to a desire to peacefully express their right to Free Speech through demonstration. What they did was to limit the Free Speech assault and the threat of assault to stymie rights of Mr Trump and all of his supporters.

I do not trust Donald Trump. Not even a little bit. I know that his angry rhetoric does not have a calming effect on his supporters and having authorities to quietly clear a venue of hecklers would be far more effective than endlessly whining about them.

Organized protests, including infiltration of indoor events is not unprecedented. Code Pink, Media Matters, the SEIU and other left wing groups have engaged in such activities for many years.

If you are expecting everybody to agree that no candidate has ever been victimized by protesters more that Donald Trump, then you are going to be disappointed. Other candidates have done a much better job at providing security for their campaign events. As long as Trump is safe from protesters, I really believe that he is happy to see protesters slip past security so that he can spend half his speeches directing the police to remove hecklers.

Since I ruled out ever voting for Trump, I really don't have much more interest in his campaign events than I have in Hillary's or Bernie's events. In my opinion, they are all liberal Democrats who would make a terrible president. If you think that is "downplaying" the protests against Trump, then you may be right.

If and when Trump locks up the nomination, my interest in politics will take a nosedive. I will just focus on keeping my head down and staying off his very lengthy enemies list.