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Op-Ed by General Mark Hertling (ret) https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/opinions/gallagher-richard-spencer-navy-seal-trident-hertling/index.html ends with this "As a first-year cadet at West Point, we were required to memorize Brevet Major William Worth's "Battalion Orders," a little know...

Also consider these facts - one of Gallagher's lawyers is Marc Mukasy who is also a Trump Organization legal counsel. Also on the legal team is convicted felon Bernard Kerik - both are connected directly to Rudy Colludy and his security firm as well as to Fox News. Mere coincidence???? Think again. ...

NYT: "The secretary of the Navy and the admiral who leads the SEALs have threatened to resign or be fired if plans to expel a commando from the elite unit in a war crimes case are halted by President Trump" Exactly. No problem there. Salty, I'm simply figuring that these folks know more t...

Well for Sicilians and others from Southern Italy it wasn't always so easy - not to take issue with Dmac's assertions in many cases and places but elsewhere (like New Orleans) it may have been quite different and certainly more than just name-calling. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/12/o...

Marvelous and very serious speech by satirist/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on the dangers to civilization of social media unchecked. Worth your time to listen to it in full...and then think about what it means for all of us and the world

He just returned from his LAST timeout last week.

Per George Bernard Shaw and totally applicable in this case

"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."

I don't think USN thinks a tweet is a "lawful Presidential order" as they announced that the hearings for Gallagher and the others will proceed.

Will have to await the stable genius' next move

Our current anti-Russian sentiment smacks of political opportunism -- sour grapes over a single election loss. If it doesn't look like a duck. quack like a duck or otherwise resemble a duck - it isn't an EFFING DUCK! Sadly, for you facts don't seem to matter. We are WAY BEYOND sour grapes and an el...

I'd be interested in the view of some of the Navy and other military branch vets on this issue especially in terms of command discipline in elite units. Word is some very senior naval officers might be resigning or even relieved before it is over.

An interesting take on Biden's difficulties speaking during the primary campaign which some have attributed to mental decline but actually may be rooted in his history as a stutterer. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/ The author, also a stutterer,...

Check out this whodunit by Ryan Lizza in Esquire https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a23471864/devin-nunes-family-farm-iowa-california/ Apparently, Devin Nunes' family dairy farm in the CA district he represents was sold in 2006 and the family then moved to Sibley IA and acquired a new dairy farm ...

Anyone else notice yesterday when the stable genius exited AF1 in Austin that he used the lower (shorter) stairs and was accompanied by the WH Physician?

Uh-oh.

The fix may apparently be in https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-hosted-zuckerberg-undisclosed-dinner-white-house-october-n1087986?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October along with Peter Thiel. What's the over/under that NADA gets do...

Then there's this today from former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov - not exactly your run of the mill nutjob but an expert on Vlad methodology from personal experience "Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63 Biden announced his candidacy on April 25th. The very next week, Trump spoke with Putin on the...

The defense is now that Sondland never heard directly from Trump on quid pro quo. So that makes Sondland Willie Cici. Cici tells the FBI that Michael killed McCluskey and Sollozzo and also ordered many other murders. But Cici can't implicate Michael because the Corleones always used buffers. So Cic...

Is that you Frito Bandito in this clip?

I never cease to be amazed by people here who hold folks they disagree with to such low standards (as in the case of the Lt. Col) and then give the biggest dirtbag of them all (CiC) a complete pass on everything he does. I can't wait to see how you spin the latest SEAL case, where the Admiral in cha...

With all the chaos that has ensued today where Nunes and Lt. Col. get caught in an impasse on a question he could clearly answer then is afraid to answer, then his attorney and Adam have to intervene....yet again. Jim Jordan nailed it, where he painted the roadmap the democrats have taken dating ba...

Here’s a history lesson for you: For those of you looking for the Cliff's Notes version, here is the answer: Yes, Hitler and the Nazis were socialists, for the simple reasons that they were staunchly anti-capitalist and believed that the means of production in their society should be controlled by ...