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  • MikM Away
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    Mik
    wrote on last edited by Mik
    #29

    Again, look at his actions. Does he seem like a president who doesn't respect our veterans? I can't see it. I don't think it is conceivable that he said, it, which is the essence of this thread.

    Look, the guy's an ass in many ways. But not this one.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • jon-nycJ Online
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      jon-nyc
      wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
      #30

      I could see holding that view if the diss on POWs hadn’t been caught on film but it was. And these are roughly the same sentiment.

      Only non-witches get due process.

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        #31

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        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • L Offline
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          Loki
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          #32

          So Trump doesn’t go to one cemetery in a helicopter due to weather but goes to another closer one by car in the rain the next day to honor fallen American soldiers and let’s his hair get wet.

          It just deconstructs a couple of the arguments by the “anonymously sources.

          What I posted are facts, what others posted are allegations.

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            Loki
            wrote on last edited by
            #33

            So the next day we see Trump pay tribute to veterans in the rain with no umbrella to protect his hair (wtf was that allegation that was floated this week) where he says something on the order of the vets NOBLY gave their lives to secure the peace...

            https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-pays-tribute-veterans-alliances-two-world-wars-n934966

            Context you will never see in the MSM and their anonymous allegations. Like I say always do your homework before believing the propaganda foisted at us.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by George K
              #34

              Are the "anonymous sources" telling the truth about Trump disparaging the veterans. That's possibly true.

              Are the same sources telling the truth about Trump not wanting to fly there? That's patently false.

              So, if they lie about one thing, why should you believe them about the other?

              Here's what the Atlantic reported:

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                Are the "anonymous sources" telling the truth about Trump disparaging the veterans. That's possibly true.

                Are the same sources telling the truth about Trump not wanting to fly there? That's patently false.

                So, if they lie about one thing, why should you believe them about the other?

                Here's what the Atlantic reported:

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                CopperC Offline
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                Copper
                wrote on last edited by
                #35

                @George-K said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                Here's what the Atlantic reported:

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                My grandfather got a leg full of German machine gun bullets at Belleau Wood

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                • L Offline
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                  Loki
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #36

                  His hair disheveled. That’s what we’ve come to folks as news. The next day all the major new stations show him honoring the dead in the rain with no umbrella. LOL.

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #37

                    Yeah, I get it. Trump is a vain, boorish, arrogant SOB.

                    In my opinion, he really is.

                    But, how unhinged is this reporting?

                    "Trump rejected the idea because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain..."

                    And you said that with a straight face. Did the Atlantic's "anonymous" sources say that, or did they just make it up? My guess is the latter.

                    He's an obnoxious prick, as I said. But if you're going to make ridiculous statements like that, back them up, preferably with names.

                    BTW: Did the Atlantic report on the next day's ceremonies (too lazy to look it up)?

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #38

                      Turley comments:

                      "The real story this week is not whether Trump or The Atlantic are lying but why either possibility is viewed as equally plausible. The public is left with an incredible tale told by two equally noncredible sources. That is the real story — and a truly sad one."

                      Yeah....

                      "Two equally non credible sources..."

                      Many here will say that Trump lies. Will they have the same opinion of Goldberg and The Atlantic?

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                      MikM 1 Reply Last reply
                      • RainmanR Offline
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                        Rainman
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                        #39

                        Yeah, and EVERYONE that points out the obvious still needs to cloak their position now with, "I am not a racist I think Trump's a jerk, but..."
                        We have been trained by TDS to always point out something negative, before sticking our toe in the water to carefully and cautiously present a perspective that is not anti-Trump.

                        I wish they would do it.

                        Could you imagine people, MSM or including forum members prefacing, "Although Trump has done much to be commended for..." before they slam him with innuendo?

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                        • George KG George K

                          Yeah, I get it. Trump is a vain, boorish, arrogant SOB.

                          In my opinion, he really is.

                          But, how unhinged is this reporting?

                          "Trump rejected the idea because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain..."

                          And you said that with a straight face. Did the Atlantic's "anonymous" sources say that, or did they just make it up? My guess is the latter.

                          He's an obnoxious prick, as I said. But if you're going to make ridiculous statements like that, back them up, preferably with names.

                          BTW: Did the Atlantic report on the next day's ceremonies (too lazy to look it up)?

                          MikM Away
                          MikM Away
                          Mik
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #40

                          @George-K said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                          Yeah, I get it. Trump is a vain, boorish, arrogant SOB.

                          In my opinion, he really is.

                          But, how unhinged is this reporting?

                          "Trump rejected the idea because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain..."

                          And you said that with a straight face. Did the Atlantic's "anonymous" sources say that, or did they just make it up? My guess is the latter.

                          He's an obnoxious prick, as I said. But if you're going to make ridiculous statements like that, back them up, preferably with names.

                          BTW: Did the Atlantic report on the next day's ceremonies (too lazy to look it up)?

                          We will stipulate his faults. But I think what Atlantic et al does is much worse.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • George KG George K

                            Turley comments:

                            "The real story this week is not whether Trump or The Atlantic are lying but why either possibility is viewed as equally plausible. The public is left with an incredible tale told by two equally noncredible sources. That is the real story — and a truly sad one."

                            Yeah....

                            "Two equally non credible sources..."

                            Many here will say that Trump lies. Will they have the same opinion of Goldberg and The Atlantic?

                            MikM Away
                            MikM Away
                            Mik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #41

                            @George-K said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                            Turley comments:

                            "The real story this week is not whether Trump or The Atlantic are lying but why either possibility is viewed as equally plausible. The public is left with an incredible tale told by two equally noncredible sources. That is the real story — and a truly sad one."

                            Yeah....

                            "Two equally non credible sources..."

                            Many here will say that Trump lies. Will they have the same opinion of Goldberg and The Atlantic?

                            You made the point i was trying to make in my last post, but more eloquently. Since I’ve had considerable wine tonight That could be expected.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • MikM Mik

                              @George-K said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                              Turley comments:

                              "The real story this week is not whether Trump or The Atlantic are lying but why either possibility is viewed as equally plausible. The public is left with an incredible tale told by two equally noncredible sources. That is the real story — and a truly sad one."

                              Yeah....

                              "Two equally non credible sources..."

                              Many here will say that Trump lies. Will they have the same opinion of Goldberg and The Atlantic?

                              You made the point i was trying to make in my last post, but more eloquently. Since I’ve had considerable wine tonight That could be expected.

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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #42

                              @Mik said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                              I’ve had considerable wine tonight

                              You say that as if it's a bad thing...

                              But, to return to the thread.

                              Based on the emails, it's obvious that The Atlantic has lied. If you're going to apply the "lie" standard to Trump, apply it to The Atlantic.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • MikM Mik

                                Again, look at his actions. Does he seem like a president who doesn't respect our veterans? I can't see it. I don't think it is conceivable that he said, it, which is the essence of this thread.

                                Look, the guy's an ass in many ways. But not this one.

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #43

                                @Mik said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                                Again, look at his actions. Does he seem like a president who doesn't respect our veterans? I can't see it.

                                “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
                                —Trump at a Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa

                                @Mik what are your thoughts on the above quote?

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  Copper
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #44

                                  Mr Trump remains occasionally impolite, no more or less than that.

                                  He does a more than acceptable job as president.

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                                  • MikM Away
                                    MikM Away
                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #45

                                    Aqua, that was a quote about one man who was constantly slagging him.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      Aqua, that was a quote about one man who was constantly slagging him.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #46

                                      @Mik said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                                      Aqua, that was a quote about one man who was constantly slagging him.

                                      And gave Comey the Steele Dossier.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        Aqua, that was a quote about one man who was constantly slagging him.

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                                        @Mik said in What bothers me about the trump veterans brouhaha:

                                        Aqua, that was a quote about one man who was constantly slagging him.

                                        Seems like he was referring to anyone who was captured in war.

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                                        • MikM Away
                                          MikM Away
                                          Mik
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #48

                                          Context, TG, context.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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