Orange Duce

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old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:08 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:49 pm
CU77 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:48 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm Sen Duckworth highjacked the process & sealed his fate with her VP gambit.
Total vomitous garbage.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmShe literally forced him to retire by threatening to hold up the promotion of all Colonels & Generals before waiting to see if Trump would pull his name from the promotion list.
This is completely absurd. It's beneath even your usual craven levels of trump sycophancy.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmEven if Trump had, Vindman could have attended the War College for a year, stayed quiet & out of the news & been promoted next year if Biden wins.
Yes of course the sycophant says that the patriot should have just knuckled under. Of course.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm ...or he can now accept that job offer to be Ukraine's Defense Minister.
And you conclude with one of your trademarked snarky personal insults.

I really do have to go vomit now.
+1
You keyboard warriors do not understand how the military promotion process works.

Duckworth rushed to steal the spotlight before Trump even sent the list to the Senate. She could have waited to see if Trump would pull Vindman before declaring her filibuster, but then she would have been forced to share the spotlight with numerous other Senators.
Trump was spared from making a decision which would have come at significant political cost.
The way things are going for Trump. he might have decided that Vindman was not worth the fight & the standoff with the Senate (D)'s.
We understand enough. Everyone's puking because we all see what you understand and avoid talking about. This is on Trump, not on Senator Duckworth.
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seacoaster wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:58 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:08 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:49 pm
CU77 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:48 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm Sen Duckworth highjacked the process & sealed his fate with her VP gambit.
Total vomitous garbage.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmShe literally forced him to retire by threatening to hold up the promotion of all Colonels & Generals before waiting to see if Trump would pull his name from the promotion list.
This is completely absurd. It's beneath even your usual craven levels of trump sycophancy.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmEven if Trump had, Vindman could have attended the War College for a year, stayed quiet & out of the news & been promoted next year if Biden wins.
Yes of course the sycophant says that the patriot should have just knuckled under. Of course.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm ...or he can now accept that job offer to be Ukraine's Defense Minister.
And you conclude with one of your trademarked snarky personal insults.

I really do have to go vomit now.
+1
You keyboard warriors do not understand how the military promotion process works.

Duckworth rushed to steal the spotlight before Trump even sent the list to the Senate. She could have waited to see if Trump would pull Vindman before declaring her filibuster, but then she would have been forced to share the spotlight with numerous other Senators.
Trump was spared from making a decision which would have come at significant political cost.
The way things are going for Trump. he might have decided that Vindman was not worth the fight & the standoff with the Senate (D)'s.
We understand enough. Everyone's puking because we all see what you understand and avoid talking about. This is on Trump, not on Senator Duckworth.
Good. Choke on your puke, you partisan know nothings.

Did you see Colin Powell on Andrea Mitchell today ? He verified that the Army selected Vindman for promotion but Vindman decided to retire because he was afraid he'd be picked on or bullied (Powell's words). Where were all the tears for the able, war fighting Generals that Obama forced into retirement when they were needed most => Mattis, McChrystal & Flynn, because they spoke truth to Congress or criticized his policy, just as Vindman did.

Powell's the ultimate straight shooter. He endorsed Biden & was unsparing in his criticism of Trump, yet said it's a waste of assets for us to be sending more forces to Europe when there's no way that Russia's going to attack NATO. He also said the media was hysterical in their over-reaction to the Russian bounty leaked intel which the military does not take seriously. Poor old Andrea almost swooned.
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Brooklyn wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:30 pm Image

Donny Dump threatened to cut off funding to schools if they do not open in the fall.

Said Flump: “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!”



https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/08/tr ... -not-open/
This one particularly pissed me off having two kids who just “finished“ kindergarten and first grade. The past six months have been rough and were sitting here trying to figure out plans, APS will come out next week. Georgia is already cutting $950mm from the education budget for the following year because, like every state, lower tax revenues. Happen to have a ton of CDC people on my block and neighborhood, probably mostly lean semi strong left but I’ve had many reasonable conversations with them and never got the sense any of them would put politics in front of their professional responsibilities and they are care greatly about all people. This cat needs to get the F**k out of the way on education. And I’m deeply concerned about how important the social aspect of school is in these early years as well as the burden on us as parents. I can’t really take them to my little Regus office and working at home is beyond challenging, try having a important conference call and your daughter is tipping over a bookcase screwing around. But still to suggest that they should just be thrown to the mercy of a pandemic and literally that CDC recommendations are “too hard and too costly” is outrageous.

It’s all about the children who are our future right?
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That ain't even the half what they might do
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old salt wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:27 pm
seacoaster wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:58 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:08 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:49 pm
CU77 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:48 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm Sen Duckworth highjacked the process & sealed his fate with her VP gambit.
Total vomitous garbage.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmShe literally forced him to retire by threatening to hold up the promotion of all Colonels & Generals before waiting to see if Trump would pull his name from the promotion list.
This is completely absurd. It's beneath even your usual craven levels of trump sycophancy.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmEven if Trump had, Vindman could have attended the War College for a year, stayed quiet & out of the news & been promoted next year if Biden wins.
Yes of course the sycophant says that the patriot should have just knuckled under. Of course.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm ...or he can now accept that job offer to be Ukraine's Defense Minister.
And you conclude with one of your trademarked snarky personal insults.

I really do have to go vomit now.
+1
You keyboard warriors do not understand how the military promotion process works.

Duckworth rushed to steal the spotlight before Trump even sent the list to the Senate. She could have waited to see if Trump would pull Vindman before declaring her filibuster, but then she would have been forced to share the spotlight with numerous other Senators.
Trump was spared from making a decision which would have come at significant political cost.
The way things are going for Trump. he might have decided that Vindman was not worth the fight & the standoff with the Senate (D)'s.
We understand enough. Everyone's puking because we all see what you understand and avoid talking about. This is on Trump, not on Senator Duckworth.
Good. Choke on your puke, you partisan know nothings.

Did you see Colin Powell on Andrea Mitchell today ? He verified that the Army selected Vindman for promotion but Vindman decided to retire because he was afraid he'd be picked on or bullied (Powell's words). Where were all the tears for the able, war fighting Generals that Obama forced into retirement when they were needed most => Mattis, McChrystal & Flynn, because they spoke truth to Congress or criticized his policy, just as Vindman did.

Powell's the ultimate straight shooter. He endorsed Biden & was unsparing in his criticism of Trump, yet said it's a waste of assets for us to be sending more forces to Europe when there's no way that Russia's going to attack NATO. He also said the media was hysterical in their over-reaction to the Russian bounty leaked intel which the military does not take seriously. Poor old Andrea almost swooned.
Got a chuckle out of the popcorn eating YA; thanks for that.

And a chuckle that OS calls anyone partisan -- Mr. Pot, I'm Mr. Kettle.

You've moved the discussion to something else, which, after all, is a thing you do. The question was whether Vindman's retirement was, at its core, Duckworth's doing or the President's. I and maybe others think the basic fault lies with the President. You choose -- and I mean choose, always -- to forego criticism of the President in these situations, and go hard at the person with the D nearby. There's really no getting around it, even pulling General Powell in from the sidelines to help on special teams assignments.
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old salt wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:27 pm Did you see Colin Powell on Andrea Mitchell today?
Is this the same Colin Powell who went to the United Nations and lied to our faces about WMD in Iraq?

Yeah, some of us still remember.

https://theintercept.com/2018/02/06/lie ... ld-the-un/
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youthathletics wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:30 pm Image
That’s creepy. Some kind of popcorn sex fetish I haven’t yet learned about?
Same sword they knight you they gon' good night you with
Thats' only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
Don't believe me, ask Michael
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See Jesus, Judas; Caesar, Brutus
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seacoaster wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:40 pm
old salt wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:27 pm
seacoaster wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:58 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:08 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:49 pm
CU77 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:48 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm Sen Duckworth highjacked the process & sealed his fate with her VP gambit.
Total vomitous garbage.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmShe literally forced him to retire by threatening to hold up the promotion of all Colonels & Generals before waiting to see if Trump would pull his name from the promotion list.
This is completely absurd. It's beneath even your usual craven levels of trump sycophancy.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmEven if Trump had, Vindman could have attended the War College for a year, stayed quiet & out of the news & been promoted next year if Biden wins.
Yes of course the sycophant says that the patriot should have just knuckled under. Of course.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm ...or he can now accept that job offer to be Ukraine's Defense Minister.
And you conclude with one of your trademarked snarky personal insults.

I really do have to go vomit now.
+1
You keyboard warriors do not understand how the military promotion process works.

Duckworth rushed to steal the spotlight before Trump even sent the list to the Senate. She could have waited to see if Trump would pull Vindman before declaring her filibuster, but then she would have been forced to share the spotlight with numerous other Senators.
Trump was spared from making a decision which would have come at significant political cost.
The way things are going for Trump. he might have decided that Vindman was not worth the fight & the standoff with the Senate (D)'s.
We understand enough. Everyone's puking because we all see what you understand and avoid talking about. This is on Trump, not on Senator Duckworth.
Good. Choke on your puke, you partisan know nothings.

Did you see Colin Powell on Andrea Mitchell today ? He verified that the Army selected Vindman for promotion but Vindman decided to retire because he was afraid he'd be picked on or bullied (Powell's words). Where were all the tears for the able, war fighting Generals that Obama forced into retirement when they were needed most => Mattis, McChrystal & Flynn, because they spoke truth to Congress or criticized his policy, just as Vindman did.

Powell's the ultimate straight shooter. He endorsed Biden & was unsparing in his criticism of Trump, yet said it's a waste of assets for us to be sending more forces to Europe when there's no way that Russia's going to attack NATO. He also said the media was hysterical in their over-reaction to the Russian bounty leaked intel which the military does not take seriously. Poor old Andrea almost swooned.
Got a chuckle out of the popcorn eating YA; thanks for that.

And a chuckle that OS calls anyone partisan -- Mr. Pot, I'm Mr. Kettle.

You've moved the discussion to something else, which, after all, is a thing you do. The question was whether Vindman's retirement was, at its core, Duckworth's doing or the President's. I and maybe others think the basic fault lies with the President. You choose -- and I mean choose, always -- to forego criticism of the President in these situations, and go hard at the person with the D nearby. There's really no getting around it, even pulling General Powell in from the sidelines to help on special teams assignments.
Plus the whole “you don’t understand military so don’t opine” weak sauce. As if our boy doesn’t opine on all sorts of topics beyond his work experience.

Frequent and lame.

Still have the pump popcorn eater in my brain...it’s like a cover band version of Come on Eileen...
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That ain't even the half what they might do
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Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:11 pm

This one particularly ticked me off having two kids who just “finished“ kindergarten and first grade. The past six months have been rough and were sitting here trying to figure out plans, APS will come out next week. Georgia is already cutting $950mm from the education budget for the following year because, like every state, lower tax revenues. Happen to have a ton of CDC people on my block and neighborhood, probably mostly lean semi strong left but I’ve had many reasonable conversations with them and never got the sense any of them would put politics in front of their professional responsibilities and they are care greatly about all people. This cat needs to get the F**k out of the way on education. And I’m deeply concerned about how important the social aspect of school is in these early years as well as the burden on us as parents. I can’t really take them to my little Regus office and working at home is beyond challenging, try having a important conference call and your daughter is tipping over a bookcase screwing around. But still to suggest that they should just be thrown to the mercy of a pandemic and literally that CDC recommendations are “too hard and too costly” is outrageous.

It’s all about the children who are our future right?

Just what the hell is in Dump's diseased little mind?

Every commentator or researcher who has discussed the pandemic has said there will be another round of the outbreak in September. That it will likely be worse than what we are seeing today. If this is true, this will put the children in terrible jeopardy. Hopefully, somebody will get into his demented brain and persuade him that issues of science and health should be left up to the experts, not to delusional pundits like him.
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Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:07 pm
youthathletics wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:30 pm Image
That’s creepy. Some kind of popcorn sex fetish I haven’t yet learned about?
It is a reference to sitting back, eating popcorn, and enjoying the show.... from the back and forth of previous post.
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Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:07 pm
youthathletics wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:30 pm Image
That’s creepy. Some kind of popcorn sex fetish I haven’t yet learned about?
I do not recommend clicking on this link, but it's related (nothing sexual in nature): https://i.imgur.com/ahgQUul.mp4
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youthathletics wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:20 pm
Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:07 pm
youthathletics wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:30 pm Image
That’s creepy. Some kind of popcorn sex fetish I haven’t yet learned about?
It is a reference to sitting back, eating popcorn, and enjoying the show.... from the back and forth of previous post.
Oh I got it, the extra shimmy and the deviant look are what has me but it is funny.

Cant take eyes off it...
Same sword they knight you they gon' good night you with
Thats' only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
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holmes435 wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:24 pm
Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:07 pm
youthathletics wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:30 pm Image
That’s creepy. Some kind of popcorn sex fetish I haven’t yet learned about?
I do not recommend clicking on this link, but it's related (nothing sexual in nature): https://i.imgur.com/ahgQUul.mp4
Of course I clicked on it, I'm a estonian teenagers dream.

And it's disturbing. Highly disturbing.
Same sword they knight you they gon' good night you with
Thats' only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
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Brooklyn wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:01 pm
Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:11 pm

This one particularly ticked me off having two kids who just “finished“ kindergarten and first grade. The past six months have been rough and were sitting here trying to figure out plans, APS will come out next week. Georgia is already cutting $950mm from the education budget for the following year because, like every state, lower tax revenues. Happen to have a ton of CDC people on my block and neighborhood, probably mostly lean semi strong left but I’ve had many reasonable conversations with them and never got the sense any of them would put politics in front of their professional responsibilities and they are care greatly about all people. This cat needs to get the F**k out of the way on education. And I’m deeply concerned about how important the social aspect of school is in these early years as well as the burden on us as parents. I can’t really take them to my little Regus office and working at home is beyond challenging, try having a important conference call and your daughter is tipping over a bookcase screwing around. But still to suggest that they should just be thrown to the mercy of a pandemic and literally that CDC recommendations are “too hard and too costly” is outrageous.

It’s all about the children who are our future right?

Just what the hell is in Dump's diseased little mind?

Every commentator or researcher who has discussed the pandemic has said there will be another round of the outbreak in September. That it will likely be worse than what we are seeing today. If this is true, this will put the children in terrible jeopardy. Hopefully, somebody will get into his demented brain and persuade him that issues of science and health should be left up to the experts, not to delusional pundits like him.
Once I heard the the economy was going to struggle until kids went back to school, I knew this was coming. Trump’s only concern is being re-elected.
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Typical Lax Dad wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:33 pm
Once I heard the the economy was going to struggle until kids went back to school, I knew this was coming. Trump’s only concern is being re-elected.


Countries all over the world have managed to control the outbreaks of this dreaded disease. Somehow the USA under the "leadership" of the moron-in-chief still cannot do so. You have to wonder, how can anyone be so stupid as to defend or to even think of voting for him?
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Brooklyn wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:46 pm
Typical Lax Dad wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:33 pm
Once I heard the the economy was going to struggle until kids went back to school, I knew this was coming. Trump’s only concern is being re-elected.


Countries all over the world have managed to control the outbreaks of this dreaded disease. Somehow the USA under the "leadership" of the moron-in-chief still cannot do so. You have to wonder, how can anyone be so stupid as to defend or to even think of voting for him?
You can’t blame him. What was he supposed to do. It’s Fauci’s fault.
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Somehow a bunch of kids getting sick and bringing home a disease that may kill the parents does not strike me as a brilliant re-election plan.

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This guy died of corona a few days ago. No pre-existing conditions, no co-morbidities. Had a leg amputated before he went.
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Farfromgeneva wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:10 pm
seacoaster wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:40 pm
old salt wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:27 pm
seacoaster wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:58 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:08 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:49 pm
CU77 wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:48 pm
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm Sen Duckworth highjacked the process & sealed his fate with her VP gambit.
Total vomitous garbage.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmShe literally forced him to retire by threatening to hold up the promotion of all Colonels & Generals before waiting to see if Trump would pull his name from the promotion list.
This is completely absurd. It's beneath even your usual craven levels of trump sycophancy.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pmEven if Trump had, Vindman could have attended the War College for a year, stayed quiet & out of the news & been promoted next year if Biden wins.
Yes of course the sycophant says that the patriot should have just knuckled under. Of course.
old salt wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm ...or he can now accept that job offer to be Ukraine's Defense Minister.
And you conclude with one of your trademarked snarky personal insults.

I really do have to go vomit now.
+1
You keyboard warriors do not understand how the military promotion process works.

Duckworth rushed to steal the spotlight before Trump even sent the list to the Senate. She could have waited to see if Trump would pull Vindman before declaring her filibuster, but then she would have been forced to share the spotlight with numerous other Senators.
Trump was spared from making a decision which would have come at significant political cost.
The way things are going for Trump. he might have decided that Vindman was not worth the fight & the standoff with the Senate (D)'s.
We understand enough. Everyone's puking because we all see what you understand and avoid talking about. This is on Trump, not on Senator Duckworth.
Good. Choke on your puke, you partisan know nothings.

Did you see Colin Powell on Andrea Mitchell today ? He verified that the Army selected Vindman for promotion but Vindman decided to retire because he was afraid he'd be picked on or bullied (Powell's words). Where were all the tears for the able, war fighting Generals that Obama forced into retirement when they were needed most => Mattis, McChrystal & Flynn, because they spoke truth to Congress or criticized his policy, just as Vindman did.

Powell's the ultimate straight shooter. He endorsed Biden & was unsparing in his criticism of Trump, yet said it's a waste of assets for us to be sending more forces to Europe when there's no way that Russia's going to attack NATO. He also said the media was hysterical in their over-reaction to the Russian bounty leaked intel which the military does not take seriously. Poor old Andrea almost swooned.
Got a chuckle out of the popcorn eating YA; thanks for that.

And a chuckle that OS calls anyone partisan -- Mr. Pot, I'm Mr. Kettle.

You've moved the discussion to something else, which, after all, is a thing you do. The question was whether Vindman's retirement was, at its core, Duckworth's doing or the President's. I and maybe others think the basic fault lies with the President. You choose -- and I mean choose, always -- to forego criticism of the President in these situations, and go hard at the person with the D nearby. There's really no getting around it, even pulling General Powell in from the sidelines to help on special teams assignments.
Plus the whole “you don’t understand military so don’t opine” weak sauce. As if our boy doesn’t opine on all sorts of topics beyond his work experience.

Frequent and lame.

Still have the pump popcorn eater in my brain...it’s like a cover band version of Come on Eileen...
Yeah, Colin Powell doesn't know anything about the military either. Duckworth forced Vindman's hand & made it a media issue. She wanted to be seen standing up to Trump (before he had done anything about the promotion). Had she kept quiet, Esper & Milley would likely have been able to slip the promotion through. If Vindman wasn't on the list from the WH, then threaten to gum up the process. Duckworth wanted a fight with Trump over this to bolster her VP bona fides & struck early before she had to share the spotlight with any fellow Senators. Now she just looks like a craven opportunist.
If Vindman really wanted to continue his Army career, he'd have stayed on active duty & forced Trump's hand. ,,,but his lawyer says he's afraid of bullies.
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old salt wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:21 pm Had she kept quiet, Esper & Milley would likely have been able to slip the promotion through.
Well isn't that special!

It might have been possible to distract Bunker Boy enough not to notice what was happening, before he could carry out his spiteful and vindictive slap down of a true patriot.

Pathetic and sad that Lieutenant Colonel Vindman was wrong when he explained why his dad did not have to worry about him:

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