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delisen

(6,036 posts)
46. I thought it was about us. Mnuchin thinks its about respect
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 05:08 PM
Sep 2017

for the military and first responders.

He doesn't understand what our country is about.

What an authoritarian. Where did he go to school?

You vill zubmit zu our nationaliztic xenophobia! truthisfreedom Sep 2017 #1
What a nerve!! Scarsdale Sep 2017 #6
Take your taxpayer-funded private jet to a game and talk it over with the players. PSPS Sep 2017 #2
There should also be a rule about using taxpayer money to fly on private jets oberliner Sep 2017 #3
Just like he could see the eclipse on his own time and not employ use if a government plane. SweetieD Sep 2017 #4
Shut your mouth, Steve. You're on the People's time. PubliusEnigma Sep 2017 #5
Not to mention Control-Z Sep 2017 #18
And kneeling NFL players on the field aren't on the public's time. rlegro Sep 2017 #41
K & R Thank you, great perspective! KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #45
That's the important point Yupster Sep 2017 #57
No political protest on "Company Time"? Zoonart Sep 2017 #7
Creep. If someone murders a member of his family, is he going to wait until after punching out Aristus Sep 2017 #8
18 U.S. Code 227 - Wrongfully influencing a private entitys employment decisions Julian Englis Sep 2017 #9
I feel like we have been overlooking this Control-Z Sep 2017 #22
And it's habitual- one of the women who turned him down had some tv job and he made calls to try bettyellen Sep 2017 #35
As much as I detest Trump and his race baiting shit, he didn't break any law onenote Sep 2017 #23
Julian, Julain , Julian Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #28
but wait , trump dosent give a hoot hoot hoot about our laws . AllaN01Bear Sep 2017 #31
Is Mnuchin an "executive branch employee"? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #43
Yes onenote Sep 2017 #58
And YOU can fly on your Lear's and Gulfstreams on YOUR time,and YOUR nickle. Bengus81 Sep 2017 #10
Bullshit.... that's totally between the players and the NFL groundloop Sep 2017 #11
The game is not going on during the national anthem, you little widow-robbing dipshit. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #12
Not your decision congress critter. Bradical79 Sep 2017 #13
Mnuchin should focus on doing personal travel on his own dime. nt DRoseDARs Sep 2017 #14
+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #15
Where has "military and first responders" come from? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #16
Mnuchin doesn't get to hide behind "the military and first responders." ChubbyStar Sep 2017 #25
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"--Samuel Johnson LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2017 #37
And while we're on the subject of first responders, the money mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #44
My initial reaction to that line was to note the blurring, blending, linking of petronius Sep 2017 #63
Was Just Going To Ask The Same Question ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #69
Exactly. They haven't got a clue, but they are perfectly Ilsa Sep 2017 #82
The right has been deifying them Retrograde Sep 2017 #84
Fart Noises Solly Mack Sep 2017 #17
Munchkin can start paying for his own travel DeminPennswoods Sep 2017 #19
The NFL owners seem to support their players. TNNurse Sep 2017 #20
Munchkin... handmade34 Sep 2017 #21
The military did not fight to defend a flag or a song onenote Sep 2017 #24
That's the oath I took Cold War Spook Sep 2017 #49
Want respect? Give respect. Grifters like Trump & Mnuchin can't understand. nt NCjack Sep 2017 #26
Mnuchin really needs a bloody nose. What an obnoxious asshole. Eyeball_Kid Sep 2017 #27
Ugh, he is such a smarmy little weasel! smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #78
Mnuchin and trump have done their best to avoid paying taxes in support of our troops and their beachbum bob Sep 2017 #29
So he wants a "rule" that players have to stand and respect the flag? Jarqui Sep 2017 #30
What happened to the government staying out of private business affairs? bitterross Sep 2017 #32
But, but, but....don't you dare criticize... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #47
read the constititution mr. dRumphurher. AllaN01Bear Sep 2017 #33
Somebody please pnuch that guy in the face! longship Sep 2017 #34
A new interpretation of the first amendment? JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2017 #36
Awesome! disalitervisum Sep 2017 #66
Did the right wingers whine that Tim Tebow should pray on his 'personal time' rather than game time? keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #38
Unless Mnuchin is a team owner he can kindly STFU Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #39
When I marched sarisataka Sep 2017 #40
Since when has the flag only stood for the military and LEOs?! obamanut2012 Sep 2017 #42
I thought it was about us. Mnuchin thinks its about respect delisen Sep 2017 #46
Educate me, please. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #48
Hey Mnuchin STFU, your job is to be a BEAN COUNTER Zambero Sep 2017 #50
He is Wrong! Denis 11 Sep 2017 #51
Fact is TwinkieHoHo Sep 2017 #52
Some folks can afford the luxury of not having politics in every aspect of their Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #54
Exactly TwinkieHoHo Sep 2017 #55
"Cant we have one refuge?" Why? Politics affects most of us continuously. Having people many uppityperson Sep 2017 #56
Because most people I would think TwinkieHoHo Sep 2017 #59
Having what in their face, that non white people are treated differently than white people? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #60
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #67
You don't think a political forum canetoad Sep 2017 #68
Yes, you told us already you have the luxury of being able to ignore politics, race, etc Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #71
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #77
North Korea? mcar Sep 2017 #73
You mean, like having to stand when the ntl anthem is played at sporting events? uppityperson Sep 2017 #75
Why is the ntl anthem played at sporting event with expectation everyone stand ok, but uppityperson Sep 2017 #74
But let's not get political, shall we? mcar Sep 2017 #79
Have what in their face? uppityperson Sep 2017 #61
Then why are you here... tenderfoot Sep 2017 #81
Does your sentiment apply equally to the anthem, itself a political statement, being played? LanternWaste Sep 2017 #70
Yeah, and you can pay to charter your own fucking private jet next time, asshole Warpy Sep 2017 #53
It's a reflection of Mnuchin's incapacity to love. rooboy Sep 2017 #62
Exactly a Repuklican talking point WinstonSmith00 Sep 2017 #64
As opposed to government time? NFL players are always on NFL time. truthisfreedom Sep 2017 #65
Why is the treasury secretary talking about this shit? RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #72
Treasury secretaries should talk about football on their own time lol! unblock Sep 2017 #76
And Minchin can fly on his own dime blueinredohio Sep 2017 #80
You should pay for your itcfish Sep 2017 #83
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