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3catwoman3

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42. Thanks for the explanation.

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 11:29 AM

Mar 2017

My husband is a 21 yr AF vet, and I was active duty for 4 and reserves for 8, so I've seen plenty of senior officers with with lots of medals and ribbons, and most of the harsher regimes around the planet seem to favor very gaudy uniforms, but this did seem waaaaaaaaaaaay over the top.

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...And the neat part was when he used a dead guy's wife to make himself look good [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2017 OP

That was a despicable stunt. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #1

Shhhh.. the truth shall not be spoken.. Cha Mar 2017 #2

What was even worse was... Else You Are Mad Mar 2017 #3

And she was totally alone Bettie Mar 2017 #21

I thought the same thing mtngirl47 Mar 2017 #27

They would have been at Bettie Mar 2017 #29

I was, and still am, totally heartbroken for her. Totally heartbroken. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #45

Yes, if she wanted to be there Bettie Mar 2017 #46

It'll take a little time before they "get it". oasis Mar 2017 #4

You can only look at stuff like this Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #5

Someone once said that being a straight, white man... MrScorpio Mar 2017 #7

I would agree Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #11

Yeah, anyone with a D after their name Bettie Mar 2017 #32

I walk around every single day with constant mixed feelings of anger/sadness/sickness Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #35

the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief was grabbing 'stolen valor' Achilleaze Mar 2017 #6

Good gawd! 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #20

It's a photo shop of some North Korean general. n/t sarge43 Mar 2017 #24

Are you sure? Plucketeer Mar 2017 #36

Good point sarge43 Mar 2017 #39

Thanks for the explanation. 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #42

considering his fathers position on his death Astroman Mar 2017 #8

He's gaslighting the country MrScorpio Mar 2017 #9

What bothered me the most jehop61 Mar 2017 #10

Ivanka's owner Plucketeer Mar 2017 #37

At an early point of having the cameras on her, she looked like she wanted it to be over. logosoco Mar 2017 #12

The Minority President finds yet another way to make it be all about himself Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #14

And that is scary as f**k. logosoco Mar 2017 #15

It reminded me of this BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #17

When the biggest applause of the night is for a dead man sent on a useless mission ... Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #13

Now there is a meme going around that the Dems refused to stand up for her. LisaM Mar 2017 #16

boy-potus puppet heaven05 Mar 2017 #28

And that SEAL's father has criticized him for the bungled operation. George II Mar 2017 #18

didn't watch heaven05 Mar 2017 #26

I didn't watch it either, but all the stupid networks were hawking the speech at "8 O'Clock".... George II Mar 2017 #31

despicable stunt shawnivan110 Mar 2017 #19

Stay klassie, Don. sarge43 Mar 2017 #22

His father is not buying it. The soldiers wife, I feel bad for her. BeckyDem Mar 2017 #23

k&r bigtree Mar 2017 #25

Crass expolitation. Turbineguy Mar 2017 #30

Good post but I don't think you stated the problem clearly enough malaise Mar 2017 #33

While I feel sorry for the widow for the death of her husband, avebury Mar 2017 #34

Her husband was just killed a month ago lunatica Mar 2017 #38

Amen, PRETZEL Mar 2017 #48

Van Jones said atreides1 Mar 2017 #40

I had a visceral reaction to that mcar Mar 2017 #41

That was so contemptible. I really could not believe anyone could smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #43

I was just discussing this on FB, in fact Orrex Mar 2017 #44

I'm still not over it bravenak Mar 2017 #47

I thought it was absolutely sickening Skittles Mar 2017 #49