Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.



http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions of
patriotic Americans!




--
Truth Sounds Like Hate To Those Who Hate The Truth

On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.



http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions of
patriotic Americans!







Trump is a draft dodger.

I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my toe
removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.

It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:35:19 -0600, philo wrote:

It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

Golly. I never recall seeing snow until I was drafted (18) and going
to Europe. Might have been age when I crossed the state line (except
as infant).

philo wrote:

On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.

http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions
of patriotic Americans!


Trump is a draft dodger.

I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my
toe removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.

It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

How is it that all of the fake patriots who voted for him cannot see
this simple fact?

On Monday, January 22, 2018 at 10:28:10 PM UTC-5, Dove Tail wrote:
philo wrote:

On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.

http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions
of patriotic Americans!


Trump is a draft dodger.

I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my
toe removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.

It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

How is it that all of the fake patriots who voted for him cannot see
this simple fact?

And the disgusting hypocrisy, the despicable gall of Trump, was highlighted
at the very beginning of the campaign, when he said McCain is no war hero!
Here's a real hero, a guy who flew two dozen combat missions over North
Vietnam off a carrier, who was shot down, injured, tortured, held captive
for years. He served in the war that Trump dodged.
And the draft dodger says McCain is no hero? And then he went on
to say that he "prefers" the vets who were not captured, another despicable
insult against all POWs. The sad thing is that my Republican Party, the
party of Ike and Reagan, would have rejected Trump, denounced him, at that
point. That is what I fully expected to happen when I saw Trump say those
despicable things. Instead, this new bunch selected him as their
candidate, rejecting 16 other decent, qualified candidates. Go figure.

I still would not be surprised to see Trump finally say something so nuts,
so despicable, so terrible, that it finally leads to his demise.
Maybe Ommarosa has him on tape.

wrote:
On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.



http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions of
patriotic Americans!




Trump is a draft dodger.
I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my toe
removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.
It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

So shooting your toe off didn't do any good, you still got drafted.

On 01/23/2018 09:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Monday, January 22, 2018 at 10:28:10 PM UTC-5, Dove Tail wrote:
philo wrote:

On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.

http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions
of patriotic Americans!


Trump is a draft dodger.

I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my
toe removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.

It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

How is it that all of the fake patriots who voted for him cannot see
this simple fact?

And the disgusting hypocrisy, the despicable gall of Trump, was highlighted
at the very beginning of the campaign, when he said McCain is no war hero!
Here's a real hero, a guy who flew two dozen combat missions over North
Vietnam off a carrier, who was shot down, injured, tortured, held captive
for years. He served in the war that Trump dodged.
And the draft dodger says McCain is no hero? And then he went on
to say that he "prefers" the vets who were not captured, another despicable
insult against all POWs. The sad thing is that my Republican Party, the
party of Ike and Reagan, would have rejected Trump, denounced him, at that
point. That is what I fully expected to happen when I saw Trump say those
despicable things. Instead, this new bunch selected him as their
candidate, rejecting 16 other decent, qualified candidates. Go figure.

I still would not be surprised to see Trump finally say something so nuts,
so despicable, so terrible, that it finally leads to his demise.
Maybe Ommarosa has him on tape.




I have to say I was surprised Trump won after what he said about McCain.

On 01/23/2018 01:13 PM, mysterious traveler wrote:


wrote:
On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.
http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy
Bravo Senator!Â* Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of
millions of
patriotic Americans!
Trump is a draft dodger.
I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my
toe removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.
It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

So shooting your toe off didn't do any good, you still got drafted.





Doctor removed a stubborn cyst.

He gave me just enough anesthetic to get out of his office.
I broke out into a cold sweat on the bus and to my amazement two aspirin
was all I needed to stop the pain.
Now days you'd get a bottle of narcotics.


BTW: There was a guy in my Basic Training unit that was missing the tip
of his trigger finger. (It was a legit farm accident, he was not trying
to beat the draft.)

They just said; Use your next finger.

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 2:32:27 PM UTC-5, philo wrote:
On 01/23/2018 09:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Monday, January 22, 2018 at 10:28:10 PM UTC-5, Dove Tail wrote:
philo wrote:

On 01/21/2018 07:53 AM, Dove Tail wrote:
Here is a short, but outstanding speech, by Senator Tammy Duckworth,
who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.

http://tinyurl.com/y8k7douy


Bravo Senator! Your sentiments are echoed by hundreds of millions
of patriotic Americans!


Trump is a draft dodger.

I still recall passing my physical a few days after I had part of my
toe removed. I could barely walk but I was deemed A-1.

It had healed ok by the time I was drafted though.

How is it that all of the fake patriots who voted for him cannot see
this simple fact?

And the disgusting hypocrisy, the despicable gall of Trump, was highlighted
at the very beginning of the campaign, when he said McCain is no war hero!
Here's a real hero, a guy who flew two dozen combat missions over North
Vietnam off a carrier, who was shot down, injured, tortured, held captive
for years. He served in the war that Trump dodged.
And the draft dodger says McCain is no hero? And then he went on
to say that he "prefers" the vets who were not captured, another despicable
insult against all POWs. The sad thing is that my Republican Party, the
party of Ike and Reagan, would have rejected Trump, denounced him, at that
point. That is what I fully expected to happen when I saw Trump say those
despicable things. Instead, this new bunch selected him as their
candidate, rejecting 16 other decent, qualified candidates. Go figure.

I still would not be surprised to see Trump finally say something so nuts,
so despicable, so terrible, that it finally leads to his demise.
Maybe Ommarosa has him on tape.




I have to say I was surprised Trump won after what he said about McCain.

Not just that he won, but that there was virtually no blowback from the
remarks about McCain and POWs, not even any short term damage. And as
always, Trump refused to man up and apologize. That's apparently the new
Republican Party, it's sure not what I want to be affiliated with,
supporting and enabling. There are plenty of other things Trump has said
and done, but that one is the most defining, one of the worst, one that
you'd think would make Republicans vomit, but here we are.

philo wrote:


I have to say I was surprised Trump won after what he said about
McCain.

It just goes to prove that, in the USA, racism, hatred and greed are
far more powerful forces than patriotism and righteousness, at least
amongst a minority of the population.

--
Truth Sounds Like Hate To Those Who Hate The Truth

trader_4 wrote:

Not just that he won, but that there was virtually no blowback from
the remarks about McCain and POWs, not even any short term damage.

I am sure you mean there was no blowback from Trump supporters, the
great immoral unwashed of the United States.

There was massive blowback from the majority of the nation.

--
Truth Sounds Like Hate To Those Who Hate The Truth

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 3:20:57 PM UTC-5, Dove Tail wrote:
philo wrote:


I have to say I was surprised Trump won after what he said about
McCain.

It just goes to prove that, in the USA, racism, hatred and greed are
far more powerful forces than patriotism and righteousness, at least
amongst a minority of the population.

--

Sadly, what I'm seeing supports your assertion.