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Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz as VP

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Reeko, Aug 6, 2024.

  1. AroundTheWorld

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    Do you at least have air conditioning where you sleep there?
     
  2. SamFisher

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    Name one, you're a MAGA, we know who you're voting for.

    Like most of "the American people" you've never even watched "a presidential candidate press conference" in your life, I don't ever recall doing so either - because nobody other than very tiny group of reporters gives a **** about this type of thing.

    But anyway keep harping on it - you're making up ground, lol.
     
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  3. Two Sandwiches

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    Maybe Trump is scared post assassination attempt.
     
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    He always sounds incoherent, but when he can't stop his pathological lying it's pointless for anyone to make decisions based on what he says at debates, on interviews, or anywhere else. Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies.
     
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    This is easy to find. Go to YouTube, type the candidate's name, year they ran, and press conference. You'll see several appear. This is quite normal for presidential races in the US.

    I guess Kamala will wait for the debates since Trump isn't scared anymore, right?
     
  6. Reeko

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    the contrast between Harris/Walz and mentally ill Trump/Vance is insane



    one is about hope, happiness, and looking towards the future…the other is about hate, fear, anger and how everyone is out to get u
     
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    Is that what a presidential candidate is supposed to sound like? I seem to have forgotten....
     
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    the GOP had already printed anti-Josh Shapiro flyers at an event JD Vance was at the day Tim Walz was announced as the VP

    they desperately wanted it to be Shapiro because they had a lot more ways to attack and go after him…just like they wanted Biden instead of Harris
     
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    Yeah I didn't ask you to find something on YouTube I asked if you or any normies actually gave a **** at the time about whether DC or local reporters ask a candidate questions - the answer is about as much as they cared even when Trump, Obama, Bush was in office and not just a candidate - not at all
     
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    For those who want to understand how Walz retired from the Guard ... Adam Kinzinger, a retired Air National Guardsman, explains ...



    For those readers in the crowd ...

    The Swiftboating of Walz is Sick, Inacurate, and Will Fail

    Weak men attack stronger men to make themselves feel better

    Adam Kinzinger
    Aug 08, 2024

    As anyone who has served in the military knows, there are often good-spirited jokes about other branches and jobs. The Air Force gets called the “Chair Force” (we love this, actually), the Marines get called dumb, and so on. While not true, these jokes keep interservice rivalries lively and everyone on their toes. In general, we all respect each other and understand that whether you are kicking down doors, flying planes, gassing vehicles, or cooking food, you are willing to do what 98 percent of the country isn’t: serve for a cause above all others. This makes the attacks on Tim Walz, particularly from JD Vance, especially sickening.

    JD Vance was an enlisted Marine who served honorably. While he didn’t see combat (he was in public affairs), he still deployed and served his nation as expected. He got out at the end of his service commitment and did not make it a 20-year career. Tim Walz joined the Army Guard and served honorably for 24 years, achieving the highest enlisted rank offered. That is quite an accomplishment. The nation should be proud, and JD Vance should be respectful of his fellow warrior.

    The attacks on Walz have proven to be not only false but also disgusting. I will debunk the attacks that have been floating around. But first and foremost, keep one thing in mind: Donald Trump not only didn’t serve in the military, he actively avoided service by claiming he had “bone spurs.” With him, everything is a projection, and he’s projecting his cowardice onto others, in this case, Gov. Walz.

    First Lie: Governor Walz quickly exited the military after learning he was going to deploy, thereby leaving his men out to dry.

    Truth: Gov. Walz actually put in his paperwork for retirement before any deployments were alerted. In fact, he served for four years AFTER 9/11 and two years after the Iraq war. He did not leave at the first sign of combat. He stayed well past when he could have retired at 20 years.

    Even if he had learned of a deployment and then retired (he didn’t), there were countless people during that time who were retirement eligible and left when deployments were on the horizon. After 20 years of serving, it was their right, and who could fault them?

    Lie: Gov. Walz left his men without leadership.

    Truth: His unit was fully staffed and had adequate leadership without him. In fact, had the unit not had appropriate staffing, they could have denied his retirement and ordered a “stop loss,” which happened to thousands of military members in jobs that needed people. Stop loss was used regularly and would have been enacted if the situation deemed it.

    Lie: Gov. Walz never made Chief Master Sgt.

    Truth: He was a CMSGT for a few years, and after retiring, was only demoted because he had not completed his professional military education and hadn’t served in that rank long enough to retire in it. To retire at a rank, you must have held it for three years. I retired as a Lt Colonel; had I retired before being an LTC for three years, I would have reverted to the previous rank of Major. There is no dishonor in this; it happens all the time. I still would hold the title of LTC.

    In fact, in the Army aviation branch, many officers resign their commissions to become warrant officers, a lower rank, so they can keep flying and do less desk work. This is common in the Army National Guard, and just because they did that doesn’t mean it was a scandalous demotion.

    The attacks from anyone, especially the coward Trump, are a disservice not just to Gov. Walz but to anyone who served in uniform. Now, any military member thinking of running for office could be dissuaded because who knows how any part of your military record could be twisted or distorted to make your service look less than honorable.

    We have a pandemic in this country of weak men attacking stronger men to feel better about themselves and to denigrate military service to make their own lack of service not appear so self-serving or cowardly. It bodes darkly for the future, and we must push back against this with everything we have. Serving in the military is honorable and must be seen as such, regardless of the veteran’s party affiliation.

    Finally, JD Vance got out after his initial enlistment. If we wanted to play his game, we could say he left his country out to dry by not reenlisting, and if he was a real hero, he would have stayed. Of course, I don’t mean that, he served honorably, but it’s equivalent to what they are doing to Gov. Walz now. And it makes me sick.
     
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    Dems have been playing and outmaneuvering MAGA at every turn

    all that oppo research on Shapiro gone to waste and now they’re scrambling

    b-b-but Walz had a DUI 30 years ago

    s-s-s-stolen valor

    oh wait, no, we got it…Radical left liberal who wants a transgender world!!! Yeah, that’s the one
     
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    She chose a white male similarly as her husband.

    Strategy initiated
     
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    I like how Gov. Walz always looks like he's ready to run through a f***ing wall for her. He doesn't look like he has that bewilderment that people always have standing being trumpybear trying to comprehend the stupid s*** he just said but still trying to look supportive...with that sexy smokey eye look...
     
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    I really want her to outlaw BUYBACKS or at least cause them to be taxable as income.

    DD
     
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    good video and very informative…thanks for posting
     
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    Interesting. I'm liking the serious tone too versus bubbly fake aunt lady of 2019 (or that's how her speeches hit me then). We have serious issues, and I know she has a serious side and she needs to keep leading with that. The bulldog football coach over her shoulder works well too, LOL.

    My buddies who live in Minn. keep texting me about how Walz is a real deal. I hadn't followed him at all. (Unlike some, *clears throat*, I'm mostly interested in the state where I live and the state where I grew up.)
     
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    Did u see how she handled the protestors during her speech yesterday? I thought she did a great job
     
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    Loved it. Adult in the room, basically.
     
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    keep digging that hole deeper and deeper
     
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    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    It's not a hole though, homie. It's just enough flimsy talking points to keep their committed voters in house as long as possible. Coffee talk at the retirement home, etc. Like, I literally know this b/c I just got back from visiting relatives in one.

    With stuff like this, they aren't even trying for new voters, at all. Can't risk the diehard white GOPers actually hearing something real about Walz. Gotta feed them some flack, STAT.
     
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