Take Your Military Parade and Drop it in Your Gold -Plated Toilet

Posted by $ MikeMarotta 7 years, 2 months ago to News
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"Let’s do it for the duly elected commander-in-chief, who was born on third base and blames the world for not just scoring it as a run. Whose entire “military” service consists of a private boarding-school diploma and five draft deferments. Who used the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard Academy’s graduating cadets to bitch about the media’s coverage of him, when he wasn’t confusing the Coast Guard with the Navy. Who couldn’t stand still or remember the words for the National Anthem at Arlington on Memorial Day next to his secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs chairman (but he’s still pretty sure NFL players of color who don’t show sufficient anthem-patriotism should be fired). Who doesn’t have a clue what evening colors are, but surmises they must be for him. Who accessorizes with troops. Who likes “people who weren’t captured;” tells Gold Star families he’s “made a lot of sacrifices;” calls safe sex in the 1990s “my personal Vietnam;” and blames “the generals” for battle casualties."


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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 7 years, 2 months ago
    I do think a military parade is a waste, but this is an unnecessary rant.
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  • Posted by CaptainKirk 7 years, 2 months ago
    Parade, no parade. Everything Trump says or does will be attacked, misconstrued and vilified.

    For example, Trump NEVER mentioned NFL Players of Color. In my opinion, Trump knows only ONE color: GREEN... And I am good with that.

    I don't care the color of the protesters from the NFL. To Be honest, I can't tell you what color they were, and I don't care. it's not about color.

    I swear to God if Trump offered Amnesty to over 1 million people, they would find a way to call it RACIST and WRONG HEADED... Ooops, too late.

    I admire ANY PERSON who can get up and keep moving the ball forward through this much BS being thrown at them... CONSTANTLY.

    #ThankYouTrump
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  • Posted by $ TomB666 7 years, 2 months ago
    Military parades bring back bad memories :-( Seems the General always selected the wrong uniform; Tan short sleeves when it was cold and Blues when it was hot. Saturday mornings spent marching up and down the parade field, (when we should have been in our bunks sleeping off the hangover from Friday night.) Yet somehow I stayed with it. I must be nuts?
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  • Posted by NealS 7 years, 2 months ago
    Being a Vietnam combat veteran I've learned to ignore this kind of post that has nothing whatsoever to do with a parade.
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  • Posted by jimjamesjames 7 years, 2 months ago
    IMHO, a parade is to celebrate. We have nothing to celebrate. Except electing Trump.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 7 years, 2 months ago
    It reads like a case study in an empire becoming over-extended, decadent, and corrupt.
    "The entire military establishment, shot through with waste, fraud, and abuse, can’t even audit itself, and Congress is too broken to even fund it, except through short-term continuing resolutions, because we have reached a point in America where Americans have their political teams to root for and no incentives to be humane or conciliatory to each other for a greater cause."
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  • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 2 months ago
    Funny you liberals find fiscal consciousness when a symbol to honor our soldiers is suggested.
    Not a fricking peep when we send plane loads of $$$$$$ CASH to IRAN .
    Not a sound when the libs pay for and incite riots across this land. GO TO HELL.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 2 months ago
    Let's end the moronic wars of empire and bring the troops back to actually defend America. I bet it can be done at 1/10th the current military budget, and troops will be available for parades to honor all the incompetent bureaucrats (and pols of both major parties) who are actually responsible for maiming and killing both troops and civilians.
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  • Posted by Lucky 7 years, 2 months ago
    I looked at some of the other articles on Task and Purpose.
    All the other ones I looked at seemed to be sensible.
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