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Post by hoyajinx on Aug 31, 2024 6:08:08 GMT -5
Going there wasn’t the problem, political or not. You can take issue with how gross it is to go there for political purposes. It was all the other circumstances surrounding it that is the huge problem here and makes this visit different than visits from literally every other president or presidential candidate. Oh, yeah. No one goes to a cemetery to smile and do a thumbs up for a camera crew… well, except candidate Trump… This guy has used the graves of dead soldiers, the Bible, and the uniform of a dead fireman as props. Every decent person is appalled by this behavior. He is worse than despicable.
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Post by hoyajinx on Aug 31, 2024 6:12:55 GMT -5
Oh, yeah. No one goes to a cemetery to smile and do a thumbs up for a camera crew… well, except candidate Trump… And have his campaign post a Tik Tok video of it! Elvado is simply immune to facts and reason. Arlington Cemetery staff dealt directly with Mast’s chief of staff, James Langenderfer, briefing him extensively on the rules, which include no campaign events at the cemetery. They also reiterated that only an official Arlington National Cemetery photographer — and no campaign photographer — could be used at Section 60, the location of the recent American war dead. The source said Langenderfer told them the Trump campaign agreed to these rules. NPR reached out to Mast’s staff and asked if Langenderfer was briefed and relayed that information to the Trump campaign. They did not address the questions but instead released a statement. In the statement to NPR, Mast said: "President Trump conducted no politics at Arlington National Cemetery." The statement comes a day after Trump shared a TikTok video including footage from Arlington National Cemetery that likely violates a federal law against using military cemeteries for campaigning purposes. www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-5092087/trump-arlington-cemetery-altercation-videoAnd then, instead of apologizing, LaCivita reposted the video while attacking Army officials. These are people have outright contempt for law and order and common decency. www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-campaign-arlington-cemetery-incident-b2604575.html
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 6:18:47 GMT -5
Oh, yeah. No one goes to a cemetery to smile and do a thumbs up for a camera crew… well, except candidate Trump… This guy has used the graves of dead soldiers, the Bible, and the uniform of a dead fireman as props. Every decent person is appalled by this behavior. He is worse than despicable. So stipulated… Did he ever accuse someone of killing his wife in a DWI that never happened?
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 31, 2024 6:19:55 GMT -5
This article sums it up quite well.
It’s fine to have contempt for “politicians”, This goes well beyond that category.
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 31, 2024 6:32:40 GMT -5
This is extremely bad news for the GOP misogyny ticket as is their despicable disdain for those serving the rest of us in the military.
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 31, 2024 6:42:12 GMT -5
No amount of false equivalency and goalpost moving can excuse the undeniable narcissistic sociopathy of this despicable man.
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 31, 2024 6:47:04 GMT -5
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Post by Massholya on Aug 31, 2024 8:29:20 GMT -5
This guy has used the graves of dead soldiers, the Bible, and the uniform of a dead fireman as props. Every decent person is appalled by this behavior. He is worse than despicable. So stipulated… Did he ever accuse someone of killing his wife in a DWI that never happened? What aboutism all day every day. Any other defense of your party or is this and “wallet” all you can come up with?
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 8:54:51 GMT -5
So stipulated… Did he ever accuse someone of killing his wife in a DWI that never happened? What aboutism all day every day. Any other defense of your party or is this and “wallet” all you can come up with? Nope. The choices in front of the American people disgust me. A convicted felon narcissist and an empty suit replacement for demented old fool.
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Post by Massholya on Aug 31, 2024 9:16:14 GMT -5
What aboutism all day every day. Any other defense of your party or is this and “wallet” all you can come up with? Nope. The choices in front of the American people disgust me. A convicted felon narcissist and an empty suit replacement for demented old fool. As an aside, very strange what aboutism comment to come up with. Biden’s wife died in 1972. There were almost no laws against drunk driving nor was it frequently prosecuted or investigated. There certainly was no technology to test for it. Such an accident these days would routinely involve tests of blood alcohol levels but certainly not in those days and no one would have been particularly keen to look for it. Biden may have believed that to have been the case whether it was true or not but it’s not like they ran a blood alcohol level on the guy that came back negative. Sounds like it was a very subjective investigation. Biden certainly abused his position to publicly impugn someone whether it was justified or not. I agree he was wrong to do so. Nevertheless weird example to bring up. Abusing one’s position and media exposure to spread misinformation has been done on a much grander level and cost the lives of millions of people in the modern age. Strange to pick this example.
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 9:25:45 GMT -5
Nope. The choices in front of the American people disgust me. A convicted felon narcissist and an empty suit replacement for demented old fool. As an aside, very strange what aboutism comment to come up with. Biden’s wife died in 1972. There were almost no laws against drunk driving nor was it frequently prosecuted or investigated. There certainly was no technology to test for it. Such an accident these days would routinely involve tests of blood alcohol levels but certainly not in those days and no one would have been particularly keen to look for it. Biden may have believed that to have been the case whether it was true or not but it’s not like they ran a blood alcohol level on the guy that came back negative. Sounds like it was a very subjective investigation. Biden certainly abused his position to publicly impugn someone whether it was justified or not. I agree he was wrong to do so. Nevertheless weird example to bring up. Abusing one’s position and media exposure to spread misinformation has been done on a much grander level and cost the lives of millions of people in the modern age. Strange to pick this example. It is illustrative of the fact that Joe Biden has been a lying piece of crap from the door. Naval Academy appointment, three degrees, full academic scholarship to law school, top of his class, etc etc etc He was never “good old Joe from Scranton”. He was a power hungry liar from day one.
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Post by Massholya on Aug 31, 2024 10:21:08 GMT -5
As an aside, very strange what aboutism comment to come up with. Biden’s wife died in 1972. There were almost no laws against drunk driving nor was it frequently prosecuted or investigated. There certainly was no technology to test for it. Such an accident these days would routinely involve tests of blood alcohol levels but certainly not in those days and no one would have been particularly keen to look for it. Biden may have believed that to have been the case whether it was true or not but it’s not like they ran a blood alcohol level on the guy that came back negative. Sounds like it was a very subjective investigation. Biden certainly abused his position to publicly impugn someone whether it was justified or not. I agree he was wrong to do so. Nevertheless weird example to bring up. Abusing one’s position and media exposure to spread misinformation has been done on a much grander level and cost the lives of millions of people in the modern age. Strange to pick this example. It is illustrative of the fact that Joe Biden has been a lying piece of crap from the door. Naval Academy appointment, three degrees, full academic scholarship to law school, top of his class, etc etc etc He was never “good old Joe from Scranton”. He was a power hungry liar from day one. I see. So again it’s what about the other politicians. There are two politicians running for president. Which one do you think is better for America and democracy? Of the two, I mean. Not Joe Biden who isn’t currently running for president. Our system makes it a binary choice which I understand is not always ideal but of the two is there one that you think is better even though you’ve made it clear that you won’t vote?
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 31, 2024 10:39:21 GMT -5
It is illustrative of the fact that Joe Biden has been a lying piece of crap from the door. Naval Academy appointment, three degrees, full academic scholarship to law school, top of his class, etc etc etc He was never “good old Joe from Scranton”. He was a power hungry liar from day one. I see. So again it’s what about the other politicians. There are two politicians running for president. Which one do you think is better for America and democracy? Of the two, I mean. Not Joe Biden who isn’t currently running for president. Our system makes it a binary choice which I understand is not always ideal but of the two is there one that you think is better even though you’ve made it clear that you won’t vote? Strange. Similar to Demented Donnie, Elvado can't shake himself from his Biden obsession. 😀 Last I checked, Biden is no longer a candidate for President.
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 31, 2024 10:53:50 GMT -5
Only the best people . . . Loyalty to Trump helped Corey Lewandowski survive harassment scandal Days after a Republican donor accused Corey Lewandowski, a longtime Donald Trump adviser, of sexually harassing her at a Las Vegas charity dinner in September 2021, she received an unexpected and apologetic phone call. The call was from the former president seeking to reassure her, said the donor, Trashelle Odom, who alleged that Lewandowski had repeatedly groped her and made sexually explicit comments at the event. “I really appreciated him taking the time to call me,” Odom said in a recent interview with The Washington Post, speaking about Trump’s outreach, which has not been previously reported. Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest son, also called to check on her, she said, and promised that Lewandowski would face consequences. He was quickly ejected from his leadership role at a pro-Trump organization, with a Trump spokesman announcing that Lewandowski “will no longer be associated with Trump World.” But three years later, Lewandowski, 50, is officially back in the fold. The former president recently named him a senior campaign adviser — leaving Odom feeling distraught and betrayed. Trump’s whole campaign is a test of traditional mechanisms of accountability — for himself and those around him. He is seeking to return to power after a felony conviction for falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal and a civil jury verdict that he committed sexual abuse in the 1990s — wide-ranging legal consequences that he and his allies have converted into a rallying cry and used to cast themselves as victims. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/31/corey-lewandowski-trump-sexual-harassment/
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 11:19:39 GMT -5
I see. So again it’s what about the other politicians. There are two politicians running for president. Which one do you think is better for America and democracy? Of the two, I mean. Not Joe Biden who isn’t currently running for president. Our system makes it a binary choice which I understand is not always ideal but of the two is there one that you think is better even though you’ve made it clear that you won’t vote? Strange. Similar to Demented Donnie, Elvado can't shake himself from his Biden obsession. 😀 Last I checked, Biden is no longer a candidate for President. Since Ms Harris’ only discernible qualification for the job is having served as Oatmeal Brain’s VP, it is kind of relevant. She did do a fine job of helping cover for his decline.
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Post by hoya9797 on Aug 31, 2024 13:51:48 GMT -5
Strange. Similar to Demented Donnie, Elvado can't shake himself from his Biden obsession. 😀 Last I checked, Biden is no longer a candidate for President. Since Ms Harris’ only discernible qualification for the job is having served as Oatmeal Brain’s VP, it is kind of relevant. She did do a fine job of helping cover for his decline. You voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and you have the balls to say that the sitting VP and former US Senator has little qualification for the job? Get the f out of here with that crap.
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 14:17:44 GMT -5
Since Ms Harris’ only discernible qualification for the job is having served as Oatmeal Brain’s VP, it is kind of relevant. She did do a fine job of helping cover for his decline. You voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and you have the balls to say that the sitting VP and former US Senator has little qualification for the job? Get the f out of here with that crap. So Dan Quayle would have been qualified to be President?
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 31, 2024 14:53:00 GMT -5
Since Ms Harris’ only discernible qualification for the job is having served as Oatmeal Brain’s VP, it is kind of relevant. She did do a fine job of helping cover for his decline. You voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and you have the balls to say that the sitting VP and former US Senator has little qualification for the job? Get the f out of here with that crap. And DA of SF and California Attorney General. Elvado's animus toward Biden is so over the top I think Biden must have turned him down for a Capitol Hill internship during his Georgetown years! 😀 Elvado with the "Same old tired playbook." But it is entertaining to see him melt down. Maybe it's some type of bizarre therapy to exorcise his demons? 😄
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Post by hoya9797 on Aug 31, 2024 15:07:12 GMT -5
You voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and you have the balls to say that the sitting VP and former US Senator has little qualification for the job? Get the f out of here with that crap. So Dan Quayle would have been qualified to be President? Sure, the guy was in Congress for 12 years and then VP for 4 years so his background made him as qualified as many if not most Presidential candidates over the years.
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