Tammy Duckworth: I will not be lectured on the military by a 5 time draft dodger like Trump

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  1. JakeStarkey

    JakeStarkey Well-Known Member

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    Good for Tammy.

    Donald, shut up, listen, learn.

     
  2. Thought Criminal

    Thought Criminal Well-Known Member Donor

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    I didn't play the video, but I assume she's just another Lefty, using the 'shut down debate' tactic.
     
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    Then you would be wrong
     
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    Agreed good for Tammy, but I hope that also applies to LW draft dodging past Presidents, Senators, Repsentatives and other anti-military Liberals.

    FWIW, I have no respect for chickhawks, draft dodgers or anyone that is anti-military.
     
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    She's a retired LTC who lost both her legs and a big chuck of her arm due to an RPG striking her helicopter. If she wants to tell Trump and all of Congress to go **** themselves, I support her right to do so. She's earned it unlike most of those dooshes.
     
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    Interesting how you completely ignored the post that explained how much of herself Duckworth sacrificed for this country. Did you do that on purpose or was it just an oversight?
     
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    Female John McCain.
     
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    And that is a bad thing?
     
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    Which post? The one that patiently explained who she was? The one that I hit the "like" button for before I responded to the other poster? That one?

    The Max Rockatansky poster simply gave information, and an opinion, there didn't seem to be anything else for me to do.

    The poster bowerbird claimed I was wrong in my quick take, my at a glance, instant analysis. That prompted me to read about her positions on issues. What I found, reinforced my first impression. I suspect that if I listened to the video, I'd be convinced further.
     
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    Good then at least you gave her that courtesy.
     
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    Thought Criminal Well-Known Member Donor

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    Sorry, but I can't make out what you mean. You still have time to edit that. I get that you meant 'listening', but I have no idea what 'sudd' was supposed to be. Google says it's a swamp in Sudan.
     
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    Bloody auto correct on spellchecker

    Invents words sometimes
     
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    Stating that Duckworth lost limbs while in the service of the armed forces of the USA is an opinion?
     
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    I don't really know where to go with this post. It seems to go all over the place. Ill try my best, by breaking it down into parts.

    "And?"

    I think the subject of the thread is an hard-core leftist grandstanding.

    "She paid her dues."

    Doesn't begin to describe it. Her sacrifice went far above and beyond what a country would ask for in service to it.

    "I did"

    Thank you.

    "and I am not liberal"

    Political leanings are irrelevant to military service. Getting the job done is the only thing that matters. Politics, and political agendas, have no place in the military.

    "Bob Dole did"


    Yes, he did.

    "he's conservative"

    Without question.

    "and thinks the Alt Right is insane."

    Well, this is out of left field.

    I don't have a very good understanding of 'alt-right'. I believe no one else does either.

    Here's what I think about them: I think they are a group of outspoken young conservatives, who have a wide range of views. I think that hard core KKK types saw this legitimate trend, and tried to get themselves identified with them, in order to gain legitimacy for themselves. Then, Lefty saw the alt-right threat, and successfully got them all painted as KKK types.

    This article represents all that I know about the 'alt-right'. I can't vouch for it's accuracy, but it seems to be well thought out.

    http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/

    "What about you?"

    I served 20 years in the military. I don't consider myself as having paid any dues.
     
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    You figure any veteran would be glad Trump
    allows the military to be the military. At least Trump doesn’t play armchair General from the WH getting our soldiers killed due to moronic rules of engagement that set them up to be fodder.
     
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    You did not watch the video...pass an admittedly uninformed opinion upon an honorable decorated veteran of the American armed forces and point a finger at others for distorting? Really?
     
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    Yes, really.

    Prove me wrong, though. Prove that I distorted anything. Clearly, you distorted my post.
     
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    You are clearly floundering so I will let you off the hook. Your obvious ignorance as to who Tammy Duckworth is is apparent but I must say, your disdain, for a true American hero who actually served and sacrificed for her country is more than a little ****ed-up. Even a non-American would be able to plainly see her worth as American patriot.
     
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    So you are inspired by American Politics, when they are leftist American Politics :) Either way they still haven't anything to do with you or your way of life in the "Down Under" ;)
     
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    Oh, so you disguise your lack of proving my opinion wrong, and your continued distortion of my post, as being generous. I expect that you'll get some more 'likes' for that bit of gymnastics.
     
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    Well ya, if you throw Brain Cancer in to it!
     
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    Yeah, you paid your dues, and I salute you.

    The Alt Right is far more than "group of outspoken young conservatives, who have a wide range of views".

    The Alt Right is a combination of white ethno state enthusiasts, racialists, nativists, uber nationalists, who are violently anti democracy.
     
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