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TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
43. Handing us the Military...AS WELL AS...
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 03:41 AM
Oct 2019

--The Military
--The FBI
--The CIA
--Employees of the State Department
--Employees of the IRS (Ever since they started kicking the shit out of Lois Lerner, before Trump even took power)
--Immigrants
--Latinos
--Half the police departments (specifically, the half that have to deal with f-ing crooks and gang bangers that get their guns from straw man purchases in Georgia, Arizona and Texas.)
--Russia haters


Seriously, I can't believe what a bunch of sh--theads the Republicans are being about this. Trump is TOXIC to all of these groups. They have to decide whether to kick him off the ship, or GO DOWN WITH HIM. But they're too spineless to throw him off the ship, because he might make a mean tweet about them.

Also, I suppose they have reason to be afraid. They've spent 20 years turning their base into a rabid, homicidal mob. But, as YASSIR ARAFAT found out, once you BUILD a base like that, you can't just turn it off. Arafat's own PLO started turning on HIM when he tried to make a deal with Israel. Republicans are now finding this out. They've turned their base into a monster, and they can't turn the monster off.

But this is pretty impressive! Ever since I was a boy (hell of a long time ago), the GOP has WRAPPED THEMSELVES IN THE FLAG. The GOP used to claim (hypocritically) that they supported the Military (despite throwing them into war after war, and not paying their medical bills afterwards), law enforcement officials; and also claimed to be the only ones 'tough' enough to stand up to Russia. As false as it was, it took them a good 30 years to build the illusion that they supported all those groups; and their dogged support for Trump is costing them all of that in just four or five years!

Some in the military are standing up and doing their duty. MineralMan Oct 2019 #1
Yes! It's gonna take some work and time Baked Potato Oct 2019 #2
This is more important than anyone realizes. Baitball Blogger Oct 2019 #3
Yes, Trump is hanging them out Baked Potato Oct 2019 #21
1000% stopdiggin Oct 2019 #22
They have always wanted to look like flag wavers and Bible beaters. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #4
Speaking as a vet this would be nice, but Scalded Nun Oct 2019 #5
I think most people in uniform or who have worn it would throw up ooky Oct 2019 #7
The Military depends on Americans Baked Potato Oct 2019 #13
Or looked the other way.. Grins Oct 2019 #31
Also, but will the military go along with being handed? UTUSN Oct 2019 #44
More Iraq veterans run as Democrats these days. tinrobot Oct 2019 #6
Still much work to be done. Tertullian Oct 2019 #8
The Republican leadership is committing suicide Baked Potato Oct 2019 #20
Good! I look forward to it! calimary Oct 2019 #42
Well put! Baked Potato Oct 2019 #49
I think there's an additional reason why they were happy. calimary Oct 2019 #50
Yes, I remember those days well Baked Potato Oct 2019 #51
That's the trouble with Trump. patphil Oct 2019 #9
He's incapable of showing "need" of anything Baked Potato Oct 2019 #18
yup. mopinko Oct 2019 #10
Thank you for that Baked Potato Oct 2019 #17
Draft-Dodger Trump ... Tennessee Hillbilly Oct 2019 #11
His rally crowds are more important Baked Potato Oct 2019 #16
I don't buy it Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #12
Disabled Veterans don't pay taxes on disability pay Baked Potato Oct 2019 #15
They used to on their settlement Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #19
$30K back??? RainCaster Oct 2019 #23
Hurt his back Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #25
Oh Yeah! +1000 blue-wave Oct 2019 #14
I will never understand why so many military veterans OliverQ Oct 2019 #24
I do not understand why the Democrats do not start releasing ads LeftTurn3623 Oct 2019 #26
Exactly! Baked Potato Oct 2019 #29
True. H2O Man Oct 2019 #27
But I thought the Scrotal Tumor tweeted that Pluvious Oct 2019 #28
He's dreaming... Baked Potato Oct 2019 #30
+1000 CanonRay Oct 2019 #32
We started losing them when Trump took office. Trueblue Texan Oct 2019 #33
Trump sent the military to the border to involuntarily involve them Baked Potato Oct 2019 #37
with all due respect to the military (I am a veteran) Skittles Oct 2019 #34
K&R bdamomma Oct 2019 #35
This 1000% Catch2.2 Oct 2019 #36
I think I heard that by their own internal polling, military support for Trump is at 45% TlalocW Oct 2019 #38
Check out this recent article concerning the top military brass and Trump Baked Potato Oct 2019 #39
Great article---deserves a OP of its own so I posted in Editorials. Thanks riversedge Oct 2019 #52
Thanks, good deal! Baked Potato Oct 2019 #53
I do not think it's an exclusive thing Lithos Oct 2019 #40
Trump's brand of sloppy, unconventional style causes suspicion in the ranks Baked Potato Oct 2019 #41
Handing us the Military...AS WELL AS... TrollBuster9090 Oct 2019 #43
Hear Hear! Baked Potato Oct 2019 #45
"handing us the Military" I would live to believe you are right, but I think we should not Nitram Oct 2019 #46
I believe the military Falcata Oct 2019 #47
Yes, and they are people Baked Potato Oct 2019 #48
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