This pic says it all- Thank you Mr. Trump

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I feel like Jesse Ventura is about to be elected POTUS who btw is probably pissed that he's not running after witnessing what's going on.
 

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Trump said POW's aren't heroes because they were caught. I'm sure his disrespect is double for a wounded soldier. Nugent crapped his pants to avoid the draft and Trump used money. You crazy rePubs sure have some messed up values... fk Trumpo and his fake a$$. I for one despise the man and anyone who is ignorant enough to support him.
 

mneilmont

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Trump said POW's aren't heroes because they were caught
That is a very far cry from what he said. I do not disagree. Being a POW is not required to be a hero. IMO, everyone who participated in WWll to defend our country was a hero. Some paid higher prices than others, but that does not create levels of heroism. They were all heroes.
 

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That is a very far cry from what he said. I do not disagree. Being a POW is not required to be a hero. IMO, everyone who participated in WWll to defend our country was a hero. Some paid higher prices than others, but that does not create levels of heroism. They were all heroes.
I pretty much make it a point to not criticize another mans service.
 

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I pretty much make it a point to not criticize another mans service.
Hopefully, you could not possibly read any part of my comments as being critical.

In my eyes, my step-father was definitely a hero. When asked what he did in the army, his response was that he drove a tank for Patton. On his second tour, he assumed he would be reassigned to a tank for Patton. Instead, he was given a motorcycle to carry messages BEHIND enemy lines. He was in jeopardy all his military life, but was never captured nor wounded. IMO, he was very much a hero for doing what he did and was lucky and skilled enough to successfully accomplish the mission assigned him.

I have kicked my *** many times for allowing him to go to his grave without getting his full story. As I sit here tonight, I realize I was very selfish growing up around him and never asking him to share his stories. He never volunteered to speak of his military. I overheard many stories when several neighbors and visiting relatives, all who served, sat around our kitchen table at the Christmas card game and drank the 7% beer an Uncle brought from Ohio. They would roar laughing at the funny tales. None were sad stories, but they all related to the funny tales as each had the floor. The hell of it is that that they each had a story to tell, but no one was interested enough to listen. Sad that was all lost as each one died.
 

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I pretty much make it a point to not criticize another mans service.
I agree. What Trump said talking about McCain should be insulting to every American. No sense attempting to defend or rationalize his comments or behavior.
 

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Trump said POW's aren't heroes because they were caught. I'm sure his disrespect is double for a wounded soldier. Nugent crapped his pants to avoid the draft and Trump used money. You crazy rePubs sure have some messed up values... fk Trumpo and his fake a$$. I for one despise the man and anyone who is ignorant enough to support him.

Exactly. Why vets are supporting Trump after what he said about McCain is beyond my understanding. That was complete and total disrespect to every veteran out there.
 

Shipyard Dog

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That is a very far cry from what he said. I do not disagree. Being a POW is not required to be a hero. IMO, everyone who participated in WWll to defend our country was a hero. Some paid higher prices than others, but that does not create levels of heroism. They were all heroes.
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"He's not a war hero," Trump said at the Iowa Family Leadership Summit when moderator Frank Luntz brought up McCain, who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.



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Donald Trump won't call John McCain a war hero

Immediately modifying his original remarks, Trump said, "He's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK?"
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"He's not a war hero," Trump said at the Iowa Family Leadership Summit when moderator Frank Luntz brought up McCain, who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.



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Donald Trump won't call John McCain a war hero

Immediately modifying his original remarks, Trump said, "He's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK?"
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Yea...this is all an exercise in damage control at this point. Trump **** the bed and now he's acting like the best thing that ever happened to vets. He's pathetic.
 

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Yea...this is all an exercise in damage control at this point. Trump **** the bed and now he's acting like the best thing that ever happened to vets. He's pathetic.
You can't say he **** the bed. He's leading in the polls.
 

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leading just the GOP polls.
You might as well get used to the idea that Hillary is most likely not going to be the nominee, and if she is? She'll be doing it under the cloud of an indictment. You all need to get behind Bernie in a big way and figure out how to polish that old turd into a candidate people can get behind. As it currently stands, if Hillary is the nominee, the GOP is sleepwalking into the WhiteHouse.
 

bamaEER

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You might as well get used to the idea that Hillary is most likely not going to be the nominee, and if she is? She'll be doing it under the cloud of an indictment. You all need to get behind Bernie in a big way and figure out how to polish that old turd into a candidate people can get behind. As it currently stands, if Hillary is the nominee, the GOP is sleepwalking into the WhiteHouse.
If she is indicted, so be it. If not, she trumps Trump. Either way, I'm voting for Kasich. I guarantee I will never be accused of voting for Trump.
 

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"He's not a war hero," Trump said at the Iowa Family Leadership Summit when moderator Frank Luntz brought up McCain, who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.



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Donald Trump won't call John McCain a war hero

Immediately modifying his original remarks, Trump said, "He's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK?"
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Trump said "I like people NOT Captured". WWll participants who protected the US were ALL heroes. He repeated multiple times that he did not say John McCain was not a hero. He only said that one did not have to be captured to be a hero of that war.

Now if you folks want to argue that all who served without injury or capture fail to qualify as hero are going to be rejected. All who served were heroes.

I understand your desire to put a little dressing on it to slam Trump, but at least have some basis for your position.
 

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Trump said "I like people NOT Captured". WWll participants who protected the US were ALL heroes. He repeated multiple times that he did not say John McCain was not a hero. He only said that one did not have to be captured to be a hero of that war.

Now if you folks want to argue that all who served without injury or capture fail to qualify as hero are going to be rejected. All who served were heroes.

I understand your desire to put a little dressing on it to slam Trump, but at least have some basis for your position.
I'm not a hero, but I can damn sure tell you some stories about some.
 

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Personality wins at the end of the day. It's going to be a close race between her shrill personality and Trump's loud obnoxious personality.
 

mneilmont

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I'm not a hero, but I can damn sure tell you some stories about some.
Dog, either I am drunk, or you are. The last few posts you made directly did not connect, or were not intended to do so. Were you attempting to send me a message? Do you disagree with what I heard while listening to Luntz and Trump? I did not hear him say that McCain was not a hero as is being alleged here. If you heard different, please state so.

I cringed when he said what he said, and I did not near him say McCain anything about McCain not being a hero. Luntze pressed and I still did not hear him say that. There is no secrete that Trump does not see McCain as a good conservative Senator - and I agree. He wore the maverick hat too long and with too much pride for my taste. But Trump nor I said anything about his war record. I did not think his war record in and of itself qualified him to be President of US. That still should not be taken as anything negative about his hero war record.

If you have something to tell me, please speak openly. I think we can discuss any misunderstandings, but I cannot read between the lines if you are saying something that I am missing.
 

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Dog, either I am drunk, or you are. The last few posts you made directly did not connect, or were not intended to do so. Were you attempting to send me a message? Do you disagree with what I heard while listening to Luntz and Trump? I did not hear him say that McCain was not a hero as is being alleged here. If you heard different, please state so.

I cringed when he said what he said, and I did not near him say McCain anything about McCain not being a hero. Luntze pressed and I still did not hear him say that. There is no secrete that Trump does not see McCain as a good conservative Senator - and I agree. He wore the maverick hat too long and with too much pride for my taste. But Trump nor I said anything about his war record. I did not think his war record in and of itself qualified him to be President of US. That still should not be taken as anything negative about his hero war record.

If you have something to tell me, please speak openly. I think we can discuss any misunderstandings, but I cannot read between the lines if you are saying something that I am missing.
My posts just happened to be in response to yours. There was nothing necessarily pointed towards you.
 

dave

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Yea...this is all an exercise in damage control at this point. Trump **** the bed and now he's acting like the best thing that ever happened to vets. He's pathetic.
It is called politics. You dont seem to mind when one of your democrats does it. Now drink Hillary's bath water some more.
 

mneilmont

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My posts just happened to be in response to yours. There was nothing necessarily pointed towards you.
Dog, I don't take it personally. I am simply trying to understand what your response was/is, so I can attempt to reconcile.
 

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It is called politics. You dont seem to mind when one of your democrats does it. Now drink Hillary's bath water some more.
Did Hillary attack POW's, Muslims, women, etc? No, what Trymp does isnt politics, it's clinical narcissism
 

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ok alice.

Hey, it's your party bud. The Republicans throwing their support behind him is ludicrous. He won't win the general election. And his nomination will single-handedly give the victory to whatever Democrat gets the nomination. Again, Trumps plan the entire time.....
 

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And you are too stupid to understand that he is single handedly destroying the GOP's chances in the general election. Which is probably his plan from the beginning....
Let's be honest, unless you all somehow pull Biden off the rack, it's doubtful a Dem takes this one. The country is not going to vote someone who has been indicted for countless felonies to be President and a self proclaimed socialist isn't being voted in either. Against those two options we could run W again and win.
 

MountaineerWV

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Let's be honest, unless you all somehow pull Biden off the rack, it's doubtful a Dem takes this one. The country is not going to vote someone who has been indicted for countless felonies to be President and a self proclaimed socialist isn't being voted in either. Against those two options we could run W again and win.

Mark it down......Democrats win with at least 55% of the vote over Trump.

And the "you all" statement towards me is not accurate. I'm a registered Democrat, yes. But I've voted Republican several times. I just can't stand Trump or Cruz. Rubio......I could see voting for. And, I'm not a Hillary fan either. She's just the lesser of the two evils right now.
 

mneilmont

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Mark it down......Democrats win with at least 55% of the vote over Trump.

And the "you all" statement towards me is not accurate. I'm a registered Democrat, yes. But I've voted Republican several times. I just can't stand Trump or Cruz. Rubio......I could see voting for. And, I'm not a Hillary fan either. She's just the lesser of the two evils right now.
It is pretty obvious and easy to see Hillary's past that is questionable. What Repubs do you see as less qualified and force you to take Hillary as "lesser of two evils"? What has she ever succeeded at? What position did she improve enough to say that it was better because of her having been there? What is the fault you find with Repubs that makes either less qualified?

Just trying to see what person/type you would like to see in the office. Not personal.
 

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Mark it down......Democrats win with at least 55% of the vote over Trump.

And the "you all" statement towards me is not accurate. I'm a registered Democrat, yes. But I've voted Republican several times. I just can't stand Trump or Cruz. Rubio......I could see voting for. And, I'm not a Hillary fan either. She's just the lesser of the two evils right now.
If Trump is the nominee then I'll be part of the 55%. I'm not voting for him.
 
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Trump said "I like people NOT Captured". WWll participants who protected the US were ALL heroes. He repeated multiple times that he did not say John McCain was not a hero. He only said that one did not have to be captured to be a hero of that war.

Now if you folks want to argue that all who served without injury or capture fail to qualify as hero are going to be rejected. All who served were heroes.

I understand your desire to put a little dressing on it to slam Trump, but at least have some basis for your position.
You dumbass. You don't even know what war McCain served in. And what part of "he's not a war hero" do you not understand?
 

dave

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Hey, it's your party bud. The Republicans throwing their support behind him is ludicrous. He won't win the general election. And his nomination will single-handedly give the victory to whatever Democrat gets the nomination. Again, Trumps plan the entire time.....
I guess we will see. In the meantime I am going to enjoy watching you ladies pee yourselves every time Trumps wants.
 

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Let's be honest, unless you all somehow pull Biden off the rack, it's doubtful a Dem takes this one. The country is not going to vote someone who has been indicted for countless felonies to be President and a self proclaimed socialist isn't being voted in either. Against those two options we could run W again and win.
Should be the case, but the GOP is f'ing it up if they nominate Cruz or Trump. Literally anyone else would win this year.