{"id":29978,"date":"2020-02-08T20:14:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T20:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=29978"},"modified":"2020-02-08T20:20:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T20:20:21","slug":"this-is-how-to-play-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=29978","title":{"rendered":"This Is How To Play The Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5203,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.journalnow.com\\\/news\\\/columnists\\\/carpet-bombing-that-is-tv-political-advertising-is-only-just\\\/article_3d418e5c-7bad-5964-9772-0c750e74a12d.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/journalnow.com\\\/news\\\/columnists\\\/carpet-bombing-that-is-tv-political-advertising-is-only-just\\\/article_3d418e5c-7bad-5964-9772-0c750e74a12d.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5204,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.thedailybeast.com\\\/mike-bloomberg-is-paying-influencers-to-make-him-seem-cool-9&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260306001801\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.thedailybeast.com\\\/mike-bloomberg-is-paying-influencers-to-make-him-seem-cool-9\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 06:00:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 04:34:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 04:34:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5205,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.journalnow.com\\\/news\\\/local\\\/protest-greets-bloomberg-bus-in-winston-salem\\\/article_2ed81b3d-fc66-55a2-8488-66efc44457c5.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20210613141749\\\/https:\\\/\\\/journalnow.com\\\/news\\\/local\\\/protest-greets-bloomberg-bus-in-winston-salem\\\/article_2ed81b3d-fc66-55a2-8488-66efc44457c5.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 06:00:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 06:00:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5206,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.grnc.org\\\/join-grnc\\\/contribute&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240910151425\\\/https:\\\/\\\/grnc.org\\\/join-grnc\\\/contribute&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 06:00:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 06:00:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-147431441-1\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'UA-147431441-1');\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Bloomberg is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalnow.com\/news\/columnists\/carpet-bombing-that-is-tv-political-advertising-is-only-just\/article_3d418e5c-7bad-5964-9772-0c750e74a12d.html\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spending big bucks<\/a> to get his name and message out there. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/mike-bloomberg-is-paying-influencers-to-make-him-seem-cool-9\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even trying to buy influence on social media<\/a> with &#8220;micro-influencers&#8221; by paying them $150 to say nice things about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, Grass Roots North Carolina is an all volunteer organization that depends upon donations of both time and money to advance the message of freedom and gun rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when Mini Mike as Trump calls him comes to town, who gets the headlines? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Andy Stevens, Grass Roots North Carolina, and a handful of others protesting outside the new Bloomberg 2020 headquarters in Winston-Salem.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-protest-1-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-protest-1-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-protest-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-protest-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-protest-1-940x1255.jpg 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-protest-1.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Andy Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, Mini Mike himself was scarce but his campaign bus appeared in his stead. It looks like he also sent along some of his armed security staff to keep the non-elite at bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-2-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-2-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-2-940x1255.jpg 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-2.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Andy Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalnow.com\/news\/local\/protest-greets-bloomberg-bus-in-winston-salem\/article_2ed81b3d-fc66-55a2-8488-66efc44457c5.html\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winston-Salem Journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Protesters unhappy with Mike Bloomberg\u2019s stance on gun laws greeted the Democratic presidential candidate\u2019s campaign bus in downtown Winston-Salem, as the bus made its way on a gun-violence prevention tour across the state on Friday.<\/p><p>The small group of protesters gathered at the corner of Liberty and Fifth streets, right beside the Bloomberg campaign headquarters there. The protesters held up signs in support of gun rights and shouted slogans as the bus parked in front of the campaign headquarters and discharged its passengers.<\/p><p>\u201cForsyth County just passed a Second Amendment resolution, so we are in the right place at the right time,\u201d said protest organizer Andy Stevens. Stevens went on to say that the state would \u201cnot be bought by New York money.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Only three paragraphs in the whole article were devoted to Bloomberg&#8217;s campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a business mogul like Mini Mike, that wasn&#8217;t a great return on investment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GRNC, by contrast, did get a great return from their few home printed signs. If you&#8217;d like to help out, you could always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grnc.org\/join-grnc\/contribute\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">send a few bucks their way<\/a>. I don&#8217;t think they would turn your money down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-3-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29982\" width=\"600\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-3-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-3-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-3-940x1255.jpg 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GRNC-Bloomberg-3.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Andy Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Bloomberg is spending big bucks to get his name and message out there. 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