The only rank higher than a four-star general is civilian.
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He might be a 5-star General currently in command. He can still be questioned by a reporter or any other citizen. The first amendment does not make any exceptions about the military.
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Just the latest chapter in the still being written non-fiction novel :
Everything/body Trump Touches Turns to Shit
ETA h/t Rick Wilson
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Trumpās new 4 star button pusher has become quite the television star. No stopping him now.
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Nope, not until that seat in the board of directors of Lockheed or General Dynamics is lined up.
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Especially not when the X Gen was caught lyingā¦right, huckleberry!
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Sounds like Sanders is hiding behind Kelly
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More Sarah: āI think if anybody is pushing a lot of fabricated things right now, I think most of that would be coming from the news media.ā
Yes, indeed. Itās the news media that is coming up with the proof that Trump, you, Kelly and the rest of the sycophants are fabricating, prevaricating, lying, making shit upā¦and they are pushing that out there to the public.
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To summarize:
It is inappropriate to doubt the integrity or question the claims of the POTUS, his military leadership, or his appointed staff members. To do so is unAmerican. *
- unless a Democrat happens to be the standing President, or the staffer has contradicted policies or statements made by the POTUS ā¦ in which case itās everyoneās civic duty to challenge, insult, belittle, and threaten the anti-Trump infidels.
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Let me be direct and succinct: Fuck you, Sarah. We are the American people and we will question whoever we want, including you and those you are working for. Let me repeat: Fuck you.
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Dictatorship from the top to the soon to be far more downtrodden.
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Kelly had said most Americans didnāt even know anyone who knew anyone who belonged to the āone per cent,ā he was now explicitly denying a majority of Americansāor the journalists representing themāthe right to ask questions. This was a new twist on the Trump Administrationās technique of shunning and shaming unfriendly members of the news media, except this time, it was framed explicitly in terms of national loyalty. As if on cue, the first reporter allowed to speak inserted the phrase āSemper Fiāāa literal loyalty oathāinto his question.
Yep, press isnāt always the best at looking out for Americans.
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What pure bullsh*t !!! NO Marine would so dishonor the Corp and himself by what Kelly did yesterday! He is not a glowing representative of the Marine Corp - he is a disgrace for lying and for attacking a member of Congress !
He should be ashamed of himself, he disgraced himself.
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āIf you want to go after Gen. Kelly, thatās up to you,ā Sanders said. āBut I think that, if you want to get into a debate with a four-star Marine general, I think that thatās something highly inappropriate.ā
Iām only a lowly retired Army Colonel but Iād gladly debate this particular four-star over this matter.
While serving my country I never found it inappropriate to stand my ground when I knew I was in the right. I got that from my first boss, Army Colonel David Hackworth, a truly honorable soldier.
So Sarah, how about we stop speaking your nonsense psycho-babble and get down into the nitty-gritty details of what happened in Niger, HMMMmmmm?
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Reminds me of a jury-duty experience where, during the voir dire, the prosecutor asked potential jurors whether they would give more credibility to a police officer than other testimony. My response: ātheyād better have some corroborating evidenceā got me excused.
Oops, Gen. Kelly and SHS, thereās video and itās refuting, so Iām going to feel free to question.
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Kneel? Of course not! Kneeing is disrespectful of the Flag, and The Military, and DONNIE!
Oh, wait, no - youāre white, youāre supposed to kneel in front of Generals, and Donnie, and donāt forget to tug your forelock - they love it when you tug your forelockā¦
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Iām thinking about the āPirates of Penzanceā and Major General Stanley who lies about being an āaarphanā
Just bear in mind that we are wards in Chancery-
And Father is a Major-General!
SAMUEL:
Weād better pause, or danger may befall-
Their father is a Major-General!
DAUGHTERS:
Yes, yes, he is a Major-General!
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I donāt either. I think the polling firms and the media are always afraid to show how unpopular a president can actually be. Especially a Republican one, who they try to boost as much as possible.
As far as the twelve Americans go, Tena: a few of them might still like Trump, but they sure as hell wouldnāt have the balls to admit it. Itās like admitting that you have a poster of Charles Manson above your bed.
And donāt you just want to slap the hell out of that rancid turd, Sarah Sansabelt? Whereās Hannibal Lecter and his fava beans when you need him, huh?
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As we say in Minnesota, all hot, no dish.
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While all this nonsense is going on, the House is queuing up the Kansas-style Senate budget bill for a once-in-a-lifetime transfer of wealth from the 99% to the 1%, setting up massive cuts in health care and discretionary spending in 2018. If we repeat the Kansas experiment, time to start preparing for the Depression of 2019.
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