Three years ago today...
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I was surprised to see Trump doing this.
Struck me as a cheap photo-op.
"Lookat meee! I care."
Has any POTUS or VPOTUS done anything like this before this week? AFAIK, Trump didn't 2 years ago, or 1 year ago..
wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 13:14 last edited by@George-K said in Three years ago today...:
I was surprised to see Trump doing this.
Struck me as a cheap photo-op.
"Lookat meee! I care."
Spits out morning coffee.
I'm sorry, did you say you were surprised to see this? If so, I have a video of Trump holding up a bible.
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Trump’s motorcade hurt him in NOVA. They shut down all of the East/West corridors (7, Dulles Toll Road, and 66) because the GW Parkway is under construction. It shutdown traffic completely for 30 minutes in the middle of rush hour…It could have been better planned.
wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 13:15 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Three years ago today...:
Trump’s motorcade hurt him in NOVA. They shut down all of the East/West corridors (7, Dulles Toll Road, and 66) because the GW Parkway is under construction. It shutdown traffic completely for 30 minutes in the middle of rush hour…It could have been better planned.
Was that also the trip he took to the Eden Center to mingle with the Vietnamese population? He was along with Hung Cao (pronounced Hung Cow), and my favorite part was Trump saying "Great name. Hung cow. How can he lose with a name like that?"
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wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 13:18 last edited by
Unlike Harris, Trump can be spontaneously funny, which is a sign of wit and intelligence.
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wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 13:33 last edited by
Still waiting for the President Trump campaign to release video which they say proves they were in the right.
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wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 13:37 last edited by
@Jolly said in Three years ago today...:
Unlike Harris, Trump can be spontaneously funny, which is a sign of wit and intelligence.
That's what I tell my wife. I won't tell you what her response is in case children or sensitive people are reading.
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Still waiting for the President Trump campaign to release video which they say proves they were in the right.
wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 13:40 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Three years ago today...:
Still waiting for the President Trump campaign to release video which they say proves they were in the right.
Keep waiting. I suspect that Trump is not trying to appeal to your type of voter.
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@taiwan_girl said in Three years ago today...:
Still waiting for the President Trump campaign to release video which they say proves they were in the right.
Keep waiting. I suspect that Trump is not trying to appeal to your type of voter.
wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 02:11 last edited by@Jolly said in Three years ago today...:
@taiwan_girl said in Three years ago today...:
Still waiting for the President Trump campaign to release video which they say proves they were in the right.
Keep waiting. I suspect that Trump is not trying to appeal to your type of voter.
That is his current problem and dilemma. Currently, he is appealing to voters who are already going to vote for him.
IF he doesn't change his strategy, he will lose the election.
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 02:20 last edited by
Thou sayest.
Tell me, were you voting for Trump? Under any circumstances?
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 02:28 last edited by
I will tell you who I vote for when I mail in my ballot(s). LOL
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 03:14 last edited by
And tell us who your dead non-citizen great-grandmother votes for on her mail-in ballot too.
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 09:37 last edited by
Yeah, vote early and vote often.
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 19:01 last edited by
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/29/donald-trump-arlington-cemetery-army-employee-00176729
Army defends Arlington Cemetery staffer ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 19:29 last edited by Jolly
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 20:21 last edited by
Eugene Robinson at WaPo: Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
Donald Trump has shown the nation, once again, that he has no shame.
You knew that, of course. But hauling a camera crew to Arlington National Cemetery and exploiting the fresh graves of heroes — using them as props in his presidential campaign — was more than a violation of the cemetery’s rules; it was more, even, than a violation of federal law. It was a deeply dishonorable act by a shockingly dishonorable man.Just because we are accustomed to this kind of behavior from Trump does not mean we should accept it. Just because he has no sense of honor or appreciation of sacrifice does not mean we have to pretend honor and sacrifice no longer exist. Just because “Trump is an awful person” is an old story does not mean we should yawn at this latest demonstration and quickly move on.
Obama ad:
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Eugene Robinson at WaPo: Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
Donald Trump has shown the nation, once again, that he has no shame.
You knew that, of course. But hauling a camera crew to Arlington National Cemetery and exploiting the fresh graves of heroes — using them as props in his presidential campaign — was more than a violation of the cemetery’s rules; it was more, even, than a violation of federal law. It was a deeply dishonorable act by a shockingly dishonorable man.Just because we are accustomed to this kind of behavior from Trump does not mean we should accept it. Just because he has no sense of honor or appreciation of sacrifice does not mean we have to pretend honor and sacrifice no longer exist. Just because “Trump is an awful person” is an old story does not mean we should yawn at this latest demonstration and quickly move on.
Obama ad:
wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 22:41 last edited byAt least Obama didn't do it on the 11th anniversary that coincides with an election year.
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 23:08 last edited by jon-nyc
@George-K A serving Commander in Chief honoring fallen vets is quite different from an aspirant for office exploiting them during a campaign.
Maybe the gap would close a bit had Obama done that in September of 2012, but on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 it was the right thing to do. Indeed, imagine the reaction of the RWEC had he not done something like that.
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@George-K A serving Commander in Chief honoring fallen vets is quite different from an aspirant for office exploiting them during a campaign.
Maybe the gap would close a bit had Obama done that in September of 2012, but on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 it was the right thing to do. Indeed, imagine the reaction of the RWEC had he not done something like that.
wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 23:14 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Three years ago today...:
@George-K A serving Commander in Chief honoring fallen vets is quite different from an aspirant for office exploiting them during a campaign.
Maybe the gap would close a bit had Obama done that in September of 2012, but on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 it was the right thing to do. Indeed, imagine the reaction of the RWEC had he not done something like that.
Maybe this wouldn’t be a big deal if Biden or Harris ever actually spoke with any of the Gold Star parents or even read the names and acknowledged their sacrifice? Just a thought.
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 23:14 last edited by
Donny Fonzerelli Trump visits fallen soldiers.
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wrote on 29 Aug 2024, 23:25 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Three years ago today...:
Donny Fonzerelli Trump visits fallen soldiers.
And 95% of the families were grateful.
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wrote on 30 Aug 2024, 00:42 last edited by
@Jolly said in Three years ago today...:
Thou sayest.
Me Knowest! LOL
40% of the voting population will vote for President Trump, regardless of what he has said or done in the past, and regardless of what he says or does in the future to the election time.
40% of the voting population will vote for VP Harris, regardless of what she has said or done in the past, and regardless of what she says or does in the future to the election time.
20% will decide the election.
That is who both candidates should be focusing on - those 20%.
And trust me that the above, is not something that will sway the 20%.
(Having said that, I am 95% sure that President Trump had no decision or part in the whole fiasco. It is basically the fault of his campaign staff, but as has been said, it is perception...........)