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Ohiogal

(31,998 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:11 PM Aug 2018

Instead of a costly parade to puff up Trump's insatiable ego ....

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I would like to see a group of prominent Democrats speak up about the heinous waste of money ($92 million ) that Dumpy's parade is costing ..... and propose that, instead of a parade, why don't we honor our military by using that same amount of money to increase their pay and take better care of our sick and homeless veterans?

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Instead of a costly parade to puff up Trump's insatiable ego .... (Original Post) Ohiogal Aug 2018 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #1
I changed it. Ohiogal Aug 2018 #3
Self-deleted and now recommending. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #6
K&R discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2018 #2
Thank you! Ohiogal Aug 2018 #4
Or spend $92 mil in Chicago at140 Aug 2018 #5
Brilliant! Glamrock Aug 2018 #7
Aw, shucks! Ohiogal Aug 2018 #8
Hear, Hear! smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #9
I can't understand how any decent person Ohiogal Aug 2018 #10
Locking - this does not fit the Statement of Purpose for this forum muriel_volestrangler Aug 2018 #11

Response to Ohiogal (Original post)

Ohiogal

(31,998 posts)
3. I changed it.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:18 PM
Aug 2018

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
6. Self-deleted and now recommending. . . . nt
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:30 PM
Aug 2018

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
2. K&R
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:15 PM
Aug 2018

Love that idea!

Ohiogal

(31,998 posts)
4. Thank you!
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:19 PM
Aug 2018

at140

(6,110 posts)
5. Or spend $92 mil in Chicago
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:26 PM
Aug 2018

To reduce the horrendous blood bath of African-Americans every week.

Glamrock

(11,800 posts)
7. Brilliant!
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:31 PM
Aug 2018

Ohiogal

(31,998 posts)
8. Aw, shucks!
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 07:59 PM
Aug 2018
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
9. Hear, Hear!
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 08:18 PM
Aug 2018

More needs to be said about this obscene waste of money and the shameful neglect of our vets. This is an absolute outrage. I am not even in the military and it makes me furious that a draft-dodging coward is spending almost $100 million of taxpayer money to pay tribute to himself and consequently deprive deserving veterans and military members of the assistance that they so desperately need. I can't understand how any decent person could possibly support this.

Ohiogal

(31,998 posts)
10. I can't understand how any decent person
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 08:26 PM
Aug 2018

especially lawmakers ... can stay silent on this! Why are they all so afraid of speaking up against the Orange Turd? This is an outrage! I still can't believe it!

muriel_volestrangler

(101,316 posts)
11. Locking - this does not fit the Statement of Purpose for this forum
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 03:00 AM
Aug 2018

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