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Wounded Bear

(58,598 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:38 PM Oct 2017

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As a Marine, I have to say something I never wanted to say about Gen'l Kelly... [View all]

He has sunk to Ollie North territory for me.

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As a Marine, I have to say something I never wanted to say about Gen'l Kelly... [View all] Wounded Bear Oct 2017 OP

And Ollie North was a total disgrace to his uniform. nt Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #1

OHs NOs not that! democratisphere Oct 2017 #2

Wingnut welfare sharedvalues Oct 2017 #20

There are always an abundance of patronage and "Life after whatever" jobs democratisphere Oct 2017 #27

Wingnut Welfare. sharedvalues Oct 2017 #65

CNN True Blue American Oct 2017 #30

Santorum was a little tolerable years ago. Now he seems extremely bitter and downright nasty. George II Oct 2017 #40

Mr. Homophobe was a little tolerable? sharedvalues Oct 2017 #66

Yep. He's moderated his views somewhat, or maybe Alice11111 Oct 2017 #41

And so is General Kelly.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2017 #3

My Dad is a USMC vet (Korea) Still In Wisconsin Oct 2017 #4

Kelly's lie about FBI building funding degrades the integrity of the entire Officer Corps. keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #5

The Turd White House is where reputations go to die. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #6

You've got that right. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #23

au contraire.... weydowner Oct 2017 #58

He let Dumpster piss on his son. His son! thegoose Oct 2017 #54

Gen."Empty Barrel" Kelly will have to dodge the public for years oasis Oct 2017 #7

Ollie got more than that, they tried to make him a Senator KelleyKramer Oct 2017 #24

I'll give Nancy Reagan credit for helping to derail his chances. nt oasis Oct 2017 #35

Yeah, even the RW got too right for her. She came out for Alice11111 Oct 2017 #42

I was in the "Gator Navy" back in the '70's. yallerdawg Oct 2017 #8

Those would have been grunts... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #10

So was I. When were you in? RDANGELO Oct 2017 #26

1970-77 Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #34

Make it beyond O-4 and it's all politics sarge43 Oct 2017 #39

I hear you... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #45

"....we worked on their planes..." sarge43 Oct 2017 #46

Were you in Aviation Ordnance? Crowman2009 Oct 2017 #48

Avionics...Fire Control Radar.. Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #51

I assume you made that MOS your first choice. Crowman2009 Oct 2017 #57

Not exactly, not my choice... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #63

Minus the drug trafficking. sandensea Oct 2017 #9

You're welcome... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #12

He's still qualified to get a job at Faux News. nt procon Oct 2017 #11

Gen. Kelly demonstrated his talent. That was an entertaining piece of NCjack Oct 2017 #16

KELLY said it, he's a *military* dude, NOT a POLICY thinker. He's in over his pay grade. UTUSN Oct 2017 #13

Once it was revealed that he was mistaken about Congresswoman Wilsons speech Grammy23 Oct 2017 #14

He is still in the 50s mindset where women are "sacred" and "honored" BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #18

Remember... czarjak Oct 2017 #21

Hope died. Scary. McMaster doesn't seem any better. We Alice11111 Oct 2017 #44

And only white women, and a subset of those. n/t pnwmom Oct 2017 #67

If this were Gen. Kelly's reality show FakeNoose Oct 2017 #19

Trump sent him out there with that lie, and Kelly complied like a good little soldier Skittles Oct 2017 #25

Kelly's a fuckin' jellyfish. DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #31

He wasn't "mistaken" ... NanceGreggs Oct 2017 #28

At the VERY LEAST, he needs to rip Huckabee Sanders a new one. Stonepounder Oct 2017 #15

I guess it's true: world wide wally Oct 2017 #17

We assume the best about our military. hay rick Oct 2017 #22

Meritorious service? The ACLU disputes that! csziggy Oct 2017 #32

I wasn't aware of his background until I read the ACLU article this morning. hay rick Oct 2017 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2017 #29

His purposeful slander of the congresswoman for defending the honor of the wife of a fallen hero Trust Buster Oct 2017 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2017 #36

He's a terrible person -- and that's not new RandomAccess Oct 2017 #38

The Marine Oath of Enlistment spike jones Oct 2017 #43

"You cannot defend the Constitution AND obey the orders of Trump." Well said. diva77 Oct 2017 #49

I did a lot of work with the military in the 80's and 90's... Grins Oct 2017 #47

kr nt Tavarious Jackson Oct 2017 #50

A Marine does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #52

Kelly, trump and plenty of Rs have sunk well below Ollie North territory for me. Sunlei Oct 2017 #53

"I was authorized to do everything that I did" Oliver North. Kelly channeling North now. SummerSnow Oct 2017 #55

i dont see anything good coming out of this....i sense a real samnsara Oct 2017 #56

I agree with you! burrowowl Oct 2017 #59

Here is a post I put up 9 months ago about Oliver North. StevieM Oct 2017 #60

Yeah, I responded to that one. I wasn't kind to Ollie... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #64

I was very disappointed to hear him personally attack, & apparently lie, about Rep. Wilson. Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #61

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #62