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By TH Spangler
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One of the reasons I voted for Trump, was for a shift in middle east policy. Obama Biden were on the wrong side most of the time.

I also voted for an end to TPP, and the end to offshoring manufacturing jobs Asia ... that should have been providing high school educated us citizens a path to middleclass.

I voted for judiciary appointments.

I voted for the person I thought would best protect my religious freedom.

I support right to life. I support capitalism. I support a fair judicial system regardless of your politics.

And beleive it or not I see the need for wealth redistribution. But not Biden style, tax and redistribute via goverment program and free checks to individuals.

New technology, plus the offshoring to slave labor has created a super rich class to the detriment of a once strong middle, upper middle class. We need to tax these elite, global corporations and use the money, plus tariffs to incentivize them to repatriot money and US manufacturing. Senators Scott's enterprise zones are waiting.

That's why I voted for Trump. I've never care less who indorced him. So far so good. 👍
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By Purple Haize
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My mom sent my something similar. You must have copy and pasted. Ha
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By thepostman
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I was just about to say, I just saw this on Facebook....word for word.
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By jbock13
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TH Spangler wrote:One of the reasons I voted for Trump, was for a shift in middle east policy. Obama Biden were on the wrong side most of the time.

I also voted for an end to TPP, and the end to offshoring manufacturing jobs Asia ... that should have been providing high school educated us citizens a path to middleclass.

I voted for judiciary appointments.

I voted for the person I thought would best protect my religious freedom.

I support right to life. I support capitalism. I support a fair judicial system regardless of your politics.

And beleive it or not I see the need for wealth redistribution. But not Biden style, tax and redistribute via goverment program and free checks to individuals.

New technology, plus the offshoring to slave labor has created a super rich class to the detriment of a once strong middle, upper middle class. We need to tax these elite, global corporations and use the money, plus tariffs to incentivize them to repatriot money and US manufacturing. Senators Scott's enterprise zones are waiting.

That's why I voted for Trump. I've never care less who indorced him. So far so good. 👍
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: why TRUMP is making America Great!

Forward this to your friends in the next 5 minutes or you don’t love your kuntry!

By the way... “indorced”? Really?
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By TH Spangler
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Why you picking on me :lol: . There's one poster on here, I have to read his post 3 times before I figure out what's he's saying. Go pick on him :lol:
By thepostman
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I mean you copied and pasted something from Facebook and didn't even bother to proofread it, what do you really expect?

I am glad it doesn't matter who "indorced" him though. :D
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By TH Spangler
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thepostman wrote: September 3rd, 2020, 3:16 pm I mean you copied and pasted something from Facebook and didn't even bother to proofread it, what do you really expect?

I am glad it doesn't matter who "indorced" him though. :D
Go look at my post from early 2016, before the election. Those were my issues then. He's keeping his promises. 👍
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By jbock13
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TH Spangler wrote:
Go look at my post from early 2016, before the election. Those were my issues then. He's keeping his promises. 👍
There’s an old saying. If you hate something, don’t do it too.
By stokesjokes
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... rs/615997/

I know most of you will wave this off as "fake news," but it's obviously not made out of whole cloth. We know the nasty things he's said about McCain's service, we know he canceled the cemetery visit, and we know how he treated Humayun Khan's parents as a candidate. The article claims 4 independent sources, and given Trump's history of rhetoric, does it really seem out of character?
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By adam42381
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stokesjokes wrote: September 4th, 2020, 11:50 am https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... rs/615997/

I know most of you will wave this off as "fake news," but it's obviously not made out of whole cloth. We know the nasty things he's said about McCain's service, we know he canceled the cemetery visit, and we know how he treated Humayun Khan's parents as a candidate. The article claims 4 independent sources, and given Trump's history of rhetoric, does it really seem out of character?
This thing is blowing up. I know, I'm one of the libs you guys want to trigger, but this seems like a huge story that is more than likely true. It is well sourced and I would imagine it will end up being confirmed. I don't know that it will move the needle because nothing does, but this should be a big deal.
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By chris leedlelee
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Multiple people who were purported to be there have refuted this article. The only "losers" are the people who actually believe such intentional misinformation. Even John Bolton, who was no fan of Trump, never recounts such an event when he spoke of their trip to France.
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By TH Spangler
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adam42381 wrote: September 4th, 2020, 12:32 pm
stokesjokes wrote: September 4th, 2020, 11:50 am https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... rs/615997/

I know most of you will wave this off as "fake news," but it's obviously not made out of whole cloth. We know the nasty things he's said about McCain's service, we know he canceled the cemetery visit, and we know how he treated Humayun Khan's parents as a candidate. The article claims 4 independent sources, and given Trump's history of rhetoric, does it really seem out of character?
This thing is blowing up. I know, I'm one of the libs you guys want to trigger, but this seems like a huge story that is more than likely true. It is well sourced and I would imagine it will end up being confirmed. I don't know that it will move the needle because nothing does, but this should be a big deal.
And it's not even October yet 😄

The reason Oct surprises dosen't move the needle is because the dem platform is so very bad.
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By RubberMallet
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yeah its not enough of a rock solid source for it to hold weight. if all the other things he's said haven't mattered, this possibly being true will do nothing when joe biden is out there reading page breaks and footnotes to prepared answers to approved questions.
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By Purple Haize
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stokesjokes wrote: September 4th, 2020, 11:50 am https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... rs/615997/

I know most of you will wave this off as "fake news," but it's obviously not made out of whole cloth. We know the nasty things he's said about McCain's service, we know he canceled the cemetery visit, and we know how he treated Humayun Khan's parents as a candidate. The article claims 4 independent sources, and given Trump's history of rhetoric, does it really seem out of character?
Considering the first paragraph of the article is patently false. Followed by a list of unnamed sources, balanced with people who were actually there saying these comments weren’t made. Toss in a story from 2 years ago just now coming out from an Administration that leaks like a sieve at the time.
Color me skeptical
By stokesjokes
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I understand the skepticism on some of it, but there's also another angle to it: why trust the denials from an administration who is also denying to say things that Trump is on record saying? If we know Trump is lying about not calling McCain a loser, why should we trust when he says the rest of it didn't happen?

At the very least, we know it's not out of character, and that itself should be a problem.

I do think RubberMallett is right, though. If supporters have let the rest of it slide, why would this move their needle?

Also, source on the first paragraph being false? I don't know too much about it, I just remember the incident being reported, not the reasoning.
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By Purple Haize
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That’s a lot to unpack. For starters you are saying Sure it might not be true but since other things might be true than this should be true. There was a large portion of military people who loathes McCain, Trump wasn’t alone.
As for the Paris thing the weather was bad as verified by the person in charge of Marine 1 and it was grounded. I’ll try and pull up the actual emails later
By thepostman
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There may be a large portion of the military who weren't fans of McCain politically, but we all respected him and his military service. Trump's statements about McCain's service has never sat well with me.

Anyways, I don’t buy this article because there are facts that are complete lies but this just speaks to the fact that Trunp is awful at hiring people.

But one thing I wish the general public would understand is that military members, much like the rest of America, have a pretty diverse collection of poltical views. Shocker, i know...
By stokesjokes
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I'm not saying it "should" be true, but it certainly wouldn't be surprising, and it's a journalist claiming 4 independent sources, we will see if anyone steps forward to go on record.

And for McCain, sure, Trump can loathe him along with others, but now Trump's trying to deny calling him a loser, something that can be verified on the same twitter account he's denying it from! If that doesn't make you look twice at his other denials, you're not trying. It's like the BOT with Jerry Jr, refusing to look at the evidence because you think he's good for your cause.
By thepostman
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Yeah, Trump is a professional liar. All polticians are. But most don't do it so flippantly as Trump. It is who he has always been.
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By TH Spangler
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thepostman wrote: September 4th, 2020, 2:56 pm Yeah, Trump is a professional liar. All polticians are. But most don't do it so flippantly as Trump. It is who he has always been.
So be it, I'm thankful a Republican "politician" saved us from Hillary Clinton.
By thepostman
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Yeah, I'm still glad Hillary isn't our president. At least you aren't trying to deny that trump is a liar. I see so much of that and that is just nsane.
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By TH Spangler
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thepostman wrote: September 4th, 2020, 3:16 pm Yeah, I'm still glad Hillary isn't our president. At least you aren't trying to deny that trump is a liar. I see so much of that and that is just nsane.
John Bolton hates Trump and was there. He says the Atlantic article is :BS

Like you said though, ALL politicians spin half truths, lies I guess. I judge politicans by their results.
By rhezick
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From Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffon -

"This former official heard the President say about American veterans: "What's in it for them? They don't make any money." Source: "It was a character flaw of the President. He could not understand why someone would die for their country, not worth it."

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By Purple Haize
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thepostman wrote: September 4th, 2020, 2:36 pm There may be a large portion of the military who weren't fans of McCain politically, but we all respected him and his military service. Trump's statements about McCain's service has never sat well with me.

Anyways, I don’t buy this article because there are facts that are complete lies but this just speaks to the fact that Trunp is awful at hiring people.

But one thing I wish the general public would understand is that military members, much like the rest of America, have a pretty diverse collection of poltical views. Shocker, i know...
I had several family members in the military during Vietnam. McCain “and people like him” were not their favorite. His politics aside there were legit people in the Military who did not think highly of him. Personally he was apparently a dick as well.
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