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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 10, 2024 14:55:50 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 10, 2024 15:11:50 GMT -5
This is a useless discussion. Army National Guard units are all about training. There's no such thing as a "routine training mission." I'll play my vet card here so show me your DD-214! š I am a service-connected DAV injured in physical training as a Navy JAG in Newport, RI. Walz's 24 years in the ARNG speaks for itself regardless if he misspoke. More US troops die during training than in combat operations Between 2006 and 2018, 31.9% of active-duty military deaths were the result of accidents, according to a congressional report updated last month. By comparison, 16.3% of service members who died during that time were killed in action. And a large majority of those accidents occurred in circumstances unrelated to combat āSince 2006 ā¦ a total of 16,652 active-duty personnel and mobilized reservists have died while serving in the US armed forces. Seventy-three percent of these casualties occurred under circumstances unrelated to war,ā the report states. It is a trend that has only seemed to pick up momentum of late, as noncombat deaths have exceeded the number of military members killed in action every year since 2015. In 2017, nearly four times as many service members died in training accidents as were killed in combat, according to a House Armed Services Committee report related to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 ā a key point highlighted by many lawmakers and military officials who argued for additional defense spending to help offset readiness issues that have compounded for years. www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/us-military-deadly-accidents/index.html
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Post by hoyajinx on Aug 10, 2024 15:47:47 GMT -5
This is a useless discussion. Army National Guard units are all about training. There's no such thing as a "routine training mission." I am a service-connected DAV injured in physical training as a Navy JAG in Newport, RI. Walz's 24 years in the ARNG speaks for itself regardless if he misspoke. More US troops die during training than in combat operations Between 2006 and 2018, 31.9% of active-duty military deaths were the result of accidents, according to a congressional report updated last month. By comparison, 16.3% of service members who died during that time were killed in action. And a large majority of those accidents occurred in circumstances unrelated to combat āSince 2006 ā¦ a total of 16,652 active-duty personnel and mobilized reservists have died while serving in the US armed forces. Seventy-three percent of these casualties occurred under circumstances unrelated to war,ā the report states. It is a trend that has only seemed to pick up momentum of late, as noncombat deaths have exceeded the number of military members killed in action every year since 2015. In 2017, nearly four times as many service members died in training accidents as were killed in combat, according to a House Armed Services Committee report related to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 ā a key point highlighted by many lawmakers and military officials who argued for additional defense spending to help offset readiness issues that have compounded for years. www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/us-military-deadly-accidents/index.htmlThis is what happens when you are grasping at straws. Iām not saying they canāt turn this around (the last six weeks of this thing have been wildly unpredictable), but the Trump campaign is in a death spiral right now. They are looking for anything to stop it. But their biggest weakness is Trump. He is completely unhinged and is likely to have many more unforced errors like his disastrous press conference.
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 10, 2024 15:50:45 GMT -5
This is a useless discussion. Army National Guard units are all about training. There's no such thing as a "routine training mission." I am a service-connected DAV injured in physical training as a Navy JAG in Newport, RI. Walz's 24 years in the ARNG speaks for itself regardless if he misspoke. More US troops die during training than in combat operations Between 2006 and 2018, 31.9% of active-duty military deaths were the result of accidents, according to a congressional report updated last month. By comparison, 16.3% of service members who died during that time were killed in action. And a large majority of those accidents occurred in circumstances unrelated to combat āSince 2006 ā¦ a total of 16,652 active-duty personnel and mobilized reservists have died while serving in the US armed forces. Seventy-three percent of these casualties occurred under circumstances unrelated to war,ā the report states. It is a trend that has only seemed to pick up momentum of late, as noncombat deaths have exceeded the number of military members killed in action every year since 2015. In 2017, nearly four times as many service members died in training accidents as were killed in combat, according to a House Armed Services Committee report related to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 ā a key point highlighted by many lawmakers and military officials who argued for additional defense spending to help offset readiness issues that have compounded for years. www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/us-military-deadly-accidents/index.htmlThis is what happens when you are grasping at straws. Iām not saying they canāt turn this around (the last six weeks of this thing have been wildly unpredictable), but the Trump campaign is in a death spiral right now. They are looking for anything to stop it. But their biggest weakness is Trump. He is completely unhinged and is likely to have many more unforced errors like his disastrous press conference. LaCivita is the POS who Swift Boated Kerry so he's gone back to that playbook. Desperation. Democrats, sink this swiftboat immediately www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/08/republican-vance-walz-swiftboating/
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Post by hoyajinx on Aug 10, 2024 16:24:47 GMT -5
Trump campaign hacked. Couple of interesting quotes from the campaign with respect to these: āThese documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process.ā Apparently Trumpās team is upset that others are trying āto interfere with the election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process.ā They feel like thatās Trump teamās job alone. They donāt want their toes stepped on. āAny media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America's enemies and doing exactly what they want.ā Now that the shoe is on the other foot from 2016, Trumpās team is singing a very different tune. It was fair game then, so why not now? Also, itās a tacit acknowledgement that the Russians interfered on behalf of Trump in 2016, despite the denials at the time and since. If publishing is ādoing what they wantā now, it must have been then as well. www.politico.com/news/2024/08/10/trump-campaign-hack-00173503
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Post by tashoya on Aug 10, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -5
Oatmeal brain. Imagine the collective intelligence deficit of a party that would promote this guy as their candidate. Why would anyone remain in such a political party unless they were slow or extremely gullible. I wonder where all of the "concern" about mental decline has gone from the Right? Has Fox not told them yet how to lie about it so they don't know what to say or could it be that they never really gave a crap about it in the first place unless it had a "D" next to the person's name? If it's the latter, I'm pretty sure there are words for that.
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 10, 2024 22:09:59 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 10, 2024 22:12:31 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 10, 2024 22:16:13 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Aug 10, 2024 23:04:25 GMT -5
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Post by guru on Aug 11, 2024 0:33:01 GMT -5
So the Harris camp admits WalzāMisspokeā about his military career English translation: He lied and got caught. Well that does it, I guess you have no choice but to vote for Trump. Elvado strikes again with a lightning bolt of idiocy!
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Post by guru on Aug 11, 2024 0:34:33 GMT -5
This is what happens when you are grasping at straws. Iām not saying they canāt turn this around (the last six weeks of this thing have been wildly unpredictable), but the Trump campaign is in a death spiral right now. They are looking for anything to stop it. But their biggest weakness is Trump. He is completely unhinged and is likely to have many more unforced errors like his disastrous press conference. LaCivita is the POS who Swift Boated Kerry so he's gone back to that playbook. Desperation. Democrats, sink this swiftboat immediately www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/08/republican-vance-walz-swiftboating/When your candidate is Donald J. Trump, aka Commander Bone Spurs, you canāt Swift Boat anyone.
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 11, 2024 3:51:14 GMT -5
So the Harris camp admits WalzāMisspokeā about his military career English translation: He lied and got caught. Donnie Bone Spurs says come on down.
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 11, 2024 3:54:43 GMT -5
But Biden is the demented one.
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Post by hoyajinx on Aug 11, 2024 4:42:41 GMT -5
But Biden is the demented one. Iām not sure youāve heard, but age and cognition are no longer factors because spineless sellout Chris Sununu declared them not to be. So no one has to worry about that anymore, thankfully. It couldnāt possibly be because the guy he wants to win is now the old, doddering imbecile Republicans made the centerpiece of their attacks. No, heās way too honest to do something like that. thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4821814-chris-sununu-donald-trump-kamala-harris-2024-election/amp/
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 11, 2024 9:20:10 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 11, 2024 9:27:26 GMT -5
Deadbeat Don the Con. Trumpās campaign has been notorious for flaking on bills for security. According to a 2019 report from the Center for Public Integrity, Trump owed more than $840,000 to various city governments, and likely more, as Trumpās campaign does not acknowledge a single one of these city governments as debt in his federal campaign financial disclosures. In Billings, the protective measures put in place for his September 2018 rally resulted in 1,362 overtime hours between Billings PD and the Yellowstone County Sheriffās office: 951 hours from the former, and 411 hours from the latter, bringing the total cost to $58,830. While the Yellowstone Sheriffās office did not bill Trumpās campaign for the $12,930 cost it incurred ā a standard practice the office follows for all political campaigns ā Billings PD did, and as of the publication date of this article, that $45,900 bill has been left unpaid. Earlier that year, Vice President Mike Pence and Donald Trump Jr. also made stops in Billings. The vice president spoke at a public rally on July 25, also at MetraPark, organized by America First Policies. Donald Trump Jr. spoke at the Republican Convention in Billings on June 22. According to an internal memo sent to city council on Sept. 13, 2018, Vice President Mike Penceās July 25 visit required 647.50 hours of overtime pay, totalling $31,200. Donald Trump Jr.ās visit ran $5,000 in overtime pay, bringing the total amount spent by the Billings Police Department alone on security for Trumpās campaign rallies in Billings in 2018 to $82,100. Billings isnāt alone. Missoula county commissioners also sent a bill to the Trump campaign in 2018 for nearly $13,000 for public safety staffing costs. The county requested $10,835.41 for officer salaries, $1,059.26 for dispatcher salaries, $693.72 for Office of Emergency Management salaries, and $334.43 for miscellaneous expenses. According to Missoula County Communications Manager Allison Franz, that bill has also not been paid. dailymontanan.com/2024/08/08/when-trump-comes-to-town-he-brings-excitement-leaves-unpaid-bills/
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