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In reply to the discussion: Acting Navy secretary blasts ousted aircraft carrier captain as 'stupid' in address to ship's crew [View all]groundloop
(11,514 posts)59. Simply turning their backs on him would have been great
I'm sure the crew was ordered to endure that speech, he should have been talking to the backs of their heads after that remark.
Damn, that was a dumb-assed move that's going to backfire bigly against tRump. Should have just kept his mouth shut.
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Acting Navy secretary blasts ousted aircraft carrier captain as 'stupid' in address to ship's crew [View all]
orangecrush
Apr 2020
OP
I just commented on another thread, how very unusual and damaging this is--
BusyBeingBest
Apr 2020
#1
right from the tRump book on morale boosting. And all of this has shown our enemies how very
yaesu
Apr 2020
#2
Very true & that would at least make the pressers a little more tolerable. On a side note, our
yaesu
Apr 2020
#21
I am absolutely certain that mouldy got a standing ovafion. Are there any sharks around Guam.
niyad
Apr 2020
#4
...after having spent the previous six hours chumming for sharks.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Apr 2020
#74
the statement is pretty much an admission that he was fired because the media picked up the story
unblock
Apr 2020
#75
This vile outburst also berates all sailors on the--and their families. #RememberInNovermber
riversedge
Apr 2020
#9
When this administration and the people he appointed applaud the actions of Edward Gallagher, this
still_one
Apr 2020
#11
Since your a fucking "ACTING" POS for the navy............................go fuck yourself..........
turbinetree
Apr 2020
#13
Did he? I was under the impression that he was just a businessman trump crony, not a Navy man.
scarletwoman
Apr 2020
#50
Got it, thank you. It really is hard to believe he ever served - has he no pride? (nt)
scarletwoman
Apr 2020
#57
Right? And he fired Crozier over criticism in an email. Now who's the betraying leaker?
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#45
Modly does exactly what he accused Crozier of: leaking criticism to the public. Resign Modly!
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#43
And that is supposed to increase morale on that ship - yeah right :-( BTW, has there been any proof
iluvtennis
Apr 2020
#48
I'm surprised he even made it off the ship without having to swim.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2020
#53
Like I posted earlier; I'm running out of words to describe these Jack wads
captain queeg
Apr 2020
#54
Let us see/examine who has been pissed off by this corrupt and disgusting administration...
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2020
#55
Transcript of "Acting" Navy Sec: said to the sailors: -Crozier "too naive or too stupid" to be
riversedge
Apr 2020
#73