• Re: Trump's Parade Is Very Unpopular

    From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Sat Jun 14 13:46:08 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:102ju03$2f1$[email protected]:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-d isapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779>

    --bks






    "I'm Allowed to Do Whatever I Want"
    Trump, Sept 6 2923
    https://tinyurl.com/yc24uaey

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 14 09:38:11 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ... <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779>

    --bks

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Sun Jun 15 09:24:07 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779>

    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this story
    is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC
    seriously?

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Sun Jun 15 10:39:33 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:

    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    <https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/trumps-military-parade-how-many-people-attended-no-kings-394399/>

    Trump’s military parade roundly mocked for low attendance, languid marches

    Commentators on the parade also noted how ‘low-energy’ some of the soldiers
    taking part in the demonstration were. Christopher David, a prominent
    former member of the US Army, described the display as sloppy, and
    speculated about their allegiance to the Commander in Chief.

    “I’ve marched in more military parades than I even care to remember.
    Probably watched dozens more as a spectator. And this is easily the worst
    and sloppiest marching I’ve ever witnessed at a formal military parade. It
    feels like a big “f*** you” to Trump from the soldiers.”

    --
    Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi.
    (What Jove may do, is not permitted to a cow.)

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 15 14:23:20 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:
    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    --bks

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Sun Jun 15 17:59:00 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:102ml0o$qbu$2 @reader1.panix.com:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:
    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    --bks




    Conservatives can never again pretend to
    care about "wasteful government spending".

    Not that they ever did..............



    "Deficits don't matter"
    Dick Cheney, Jan 2024

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  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 15 14:19:10 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:59:00 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:102ml0o$qbu$2 >@reader1.panix.com:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:
    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    --bks




    Conservatives can never again pretend to
    care about "wasteful government spending".

    Not that they ever did..............



    "Deficits don't matter"
    Dick Cheney, Jan 2024


    Nonsense...

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  • From Dutch@21:1/5 to NoBody on Sun Jun 15 12:58:08 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/15/2025 6:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779>

    --bks

    No link to the poll

    You are incompetent to evaluate polling methodology.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 15 21:49:25 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ... <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jun 15 23:24:07 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote:
    ...
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    ...
    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    According to every observer who isn't in the cult. It was so
    dull, Melania fell asleep. The VIP bleachers were half empty: <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    --bks

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  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to Sherman on Sun Jun 15 19:19:32 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ...
    <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

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  • From pothead@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Sun Jun 15 23:34:00 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 2025-06-15, LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ... >><https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    Here's one from the ultra far left, Trump hating Washington Post.

    "I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it
    For the army, this was mission accomplished."

    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/15/military-parade-worth-watching-patriotism/>


    "I arrived for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington on a drizzly Saturday afternoon with considerable consternation and concern.

    I knew that President Donald Trump had been agitating for such a spectacle since 2017, but that his first secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, had refused, because he viewed this as something that occurred in dictatorships such as Russia and North Korea. In
    private, Mattis reportedly said he would rather “swallow acid” than have troops parading through the capital.

    Make sense of the latest news and debates with our daily newsletter
    Now, Trump has a far more accommodating, and far less qualified, secretary of defense in Pete Hegseth, thereby opening the door to the politicization of the U.S. armed forces. That danger has been on display in the past week, with Trump deploying the
    National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles over the protests of local leaders and delivering a campaign-style speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that produced disturbing video clips of 82nd Airborne troops cheering while he bashed Democrats and
    the media.

    My worry was that Trump would turn the Army parade into just another political pageant. Those concerns only grew when I saw how many of the spectators were wearing MAGA hats or shirts.


    Follow Trump’s second term

    Follow
    But my apprehension began to melt away as soon as the music started to play and the soldiers began to march. Dear reader, I hope you do not think I am going soft on Trump if I tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed the entire parade.

    As a military history nerd, I loved to see the soldiers marching by in period uniforms from the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. I thrilled to the flybys from historic
    aircraft — including a C-47 transport, P-51 fighter aircraft and a Huey helicopter — and the daring skydiving of the Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team. I thought it was cool to see some soldiers going by on horseback, while others drove historic
    vehicles such as Jeeps and M4 Sherman tanks. Near the end, the Army even showcased its weapons of the future with a drone flyby and a walk-by from drones resembling dogs.

    One of the more controversial aspects of the parade was the participation of 70-ton M1 Abrams tank, which had the potential to tear up city streets and to recall unpleasant images from other countries of what happens when tanks enter the capital. (“
    Thanks but no tanks,” read a protest sign I glimpsed on my way in.) But I enjoyed seeing the smoke-belching monsters rattle down the street, and it was hard to see anything threatening about it when the crew members were smiling and waving at the
    spectators and, in some cases, making heart gestures with their hands.

    This was not a menacing, goose-stepping parade a la Moscow or Pyongyang. It was America’s army on display, and I appreciated how many of the GIs were women or ethnic minorities — a reminder of the limits of Hegseth’s anti-DEI purges in a force that
    truly represents the entire country.

    I think it was a good thing for Americans to be reminded of the glorious history of their army — a force for freedom that has defeated some of the most monstrous evils of the past two centuries, including the Confederacy, Imperial and Nazi Germany,
    Imperial Japan, and the Soviet empire. Granted, the Army has also engaged in reprehensible conduct over the centuries, from the American Indian Wars to Abu Ghraib, but it makes sense on a day like this to celebrate, rather than criticize, the soldiers
    who put their lives on the line to defend us.

    My enjoyment of the parade, admittedly, was heightened by the fact that I was sitting at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 14th Street, safely out of sight of the reviewing stand on the Ellipse where Trump sat glowering as the troops marched past. I
    was greatly relieved that Trump, in a rare amount of self-control, kept his remarks short and focused on the Army — not, as is usually the case, on glorifying himself or bashing his political opponents.

    I even secretly enjoyed the post-parade ceremony where Trump led a group of new soldiers in taking their oath of enlistment. I hope he noted that they swore to “support and defend the Constitution,” not the MAGA movement, and that while they vowed to
    obey the president’s orders and those of “officers appointed over me,” there was an important addendum: “according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.” (Those regulations prohibit “partisan political activity.”)

    Rolling Stone headlined its story about the day: “Trump’s military birthday was a gross failure.” I think that’s right, but the flip side is that the Army’s military parade was an absolute success. In other words, Trump did not hijack the event.
    For the Army, this was mission accomplished. With night falling on Washington and the skies clearing up, I’m sure that the generals left the festivities with as much relief as I did"


    --
    "No Kings" Protests.....
    Brought to you by the party who anointed
    Kamala to be their candidate w/o a single vote....

    Let *that* sink in.

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to NoBody on Sun Jun 15 19:38:06 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779>

    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this story
    is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

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  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to Sherman on Sun Jun 15 19:42:53 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:24:07 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote:
    ...
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    ...
    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    According to every observer who isn't in the cult. It was so
    dull, Melania fell asleep. The VIP bleachers were half empty: ><https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    --bks


    More leftists chime in.

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  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jun 15 19:44:55 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779>

    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this story
    is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Mon Jun 16 09:58:11 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:

    Leftists lie..

    Hmmm, how about proper video footage?

    "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1R5q7hbv7qI"" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V86xFwtRPYk"

    But we must acknowledge:
    All typical MAGAts live in their fantasy world!

    Talking of *losers* :-P

    --
    Stingendes MAGA Müllhaufen

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jun 15 23:42:28 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    ...
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    ...
    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Har! Already the cult has backpedaled to "fairly popular".
    Even Speed-of-light-girl can see the lipstick on the pig.

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 15 23:36:02 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches

    Video here: <https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3lrmivogmgc2p>

    --bks

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 15 17:48:22 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 2025-06-15 17:22, c186282 wrote:
    On 6/15/25 7:34 PM, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-15, LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ...
    <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-
    military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

        --bks

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    Here's one from the ultra far left, Trump hating Washington Post.

    "I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it
    For the army, this was mission accomplished."

    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/15/military-parade-
    worth-watching-patriotism/>


    "I arrived for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington
    on a drizzly Saturday afternoon with considerable consternation and
    concern.

    I knew that President Donald Trump had been agitating for such a
    spectacle since 2017, but that his first secretary of defense, Jim
    Mattis, had refused, because he viewed this as something that occurred
    in dictatorships such as Russia and North Korea. In private, Mattis
    reportedly said he would rather “swallow acid” than have troops
    parading through the capital.

    Make sense of the latest news and debates with our daily newsletter
    Now, Trump has a far more accommodating, and far less qualified,
    secretary of defense in Pete Hegseth, thereby opening the door to the
    politicization of the U.S. armed forces. That danger has been on
    display in the past week, with Trump deploying the National Guard and
    U.S. Marines to Los Angeles over the protests of local leaders and
    delivering a campaign-style speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that
    produced disturbing video clips of 82nd Airborne troops cheering while
    he bashed Democrats and the media.

    My worry was that Trump would turn the Army parade into just another
    political pageant. Those concerns only grew when I saw how many of the
    spectators were wearing MAGA hats or shirts.


    Follow Trump’s second term

    Follow
    But my apprehension began to melt away as soon as the music started to
    play and the soldiers began to march. Dear reader, I hope you do not
    think I am going soft on Trump if I tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed
    the entire parade.

    As a military history nerd, I loved to see the soldiers marching by in
    period uniforms from the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War
    I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. I
    thrilled to the flybys from historic aircraft — including a C-47
    transport, P-51 fighter aircraft and a Huey helicopter — and the
    daring skydiving of the Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team. I
    thought it was cool to see some soldiers going by on horseback, while
    others drove historic vehicles such as Jeeps and M4 Sherman tanks.
    Near the end, the Army even showcased its weapons of the future with a
    drone flyby and a walk-by from drones resembling dogs.

    One of the more controversial aspects of the parade was the
    participation of 70-ton M1 Abrams tank, which had the potential to
    tear up city streets and to recall unpleasant images from other
    countries of what happens when tanks enter the capital. (“Thanks but
    no tanks,” read a protest sign I glimpsed on my way in.) But I enjoyed
    seeing the smoke-belching monsters rattle down the street, and it was
    hard to see anything threatening about it when the crew members were
    smiling and waving at the spectators and, in some cases, making heart
    gestures with their hands.

    This was not a menacing, goose-stepping parade a la Moscow or
    Pyongyang. It was America’s army on display, and I appreciated how
    many of the GIs were women or ethnic minorities — a reminder of the
    limits of Hegseth’s anti-DEI purges in a force that truly represents
    the entire country.

    I think it was a good thing for Americans to be reminded of the
    glorious history of their army — a force for freedom that has defeated
    some of the most monstrous evils of the past two centuries, including
    the Confederacy, Imperial and Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and the
    Soviet empire. Granted, the Army has also engaged in reprehensible
    conduct over the centuries, from the American Indian Wars to Abu
    Ghraib, but it makes sense on a day like this to celebrate, rather
    than criticize, the soldiers who put their lives on the line to defend
    us.

    My enjoyment of the parade, admittedly, was heightened by the fact
    that I was sitting at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 14th
    Street, safely out of sight of the reviewing stand on the Ellipse
    where Trump sat glowering as the troops marched past. I was greatly
    relieved that Trump, in a rare amount of self-control, kept his
    remarks short and focused on the Army — not, as is usually the case,
    on glorifying himself or bashing his political opponents.

    I even secretly enjoyed the post-parade ceremony where Trump led a
    group of new soldiers in taking their oath of enlistment. I hope he
    noted that they swore to “support and defend the Constitution,” not
    the MAGA movement, and that while they vowed to obey the president’s
    orders and those of “officers appointed over me,” there was an
    important addendum: “according to regulations and the Uniform Code of
    Military Justice.” (Those regulations prohibit “partisan political
    activity.”)

    Rolling Stone headlined its story about the day: “Trump’s military
    birthday was a gross failure.” I think that’s right, but the flip side >> is that the Army’s military parade was an absolute success. In other
    words, Trump did not hijack the event. For the Army, this was mission
    accomplished. With night falling on Washington and the skies clearing
    up, I’m sure that the generals left the festivities with as much
    relief as I did"


      They just can NEVER admit that Trump had a pretty good
      idea there   :-)

      The fun bit seems to be their delusions that Trump and
      the evil awful MAGAs were gonna roll the tanks up the
      Capitol steps and declare a coup ..... that's stage
      four TDS for sure !


    Noem declared the troops were in LA to override local government.

    Just wait.

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to pothead on Sun Jun 15 20:22:39 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/15/25 7:34 PM, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-15, LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ...
    <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    Here's one from the ultra far left, Trump hating Washington Post.

    "I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it
    For the army, this was mission accomplished."

    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/15/military-parade-worth-watching-patriotism/>


    "I arrived for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington on a drizzly Saturday afternoon with considerable consternation and concern.

    I knew that President Donald Trump had been agitating for such a spectacle since 2017, but that his first secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, had refused, because he viewed this as something that occurred in dictatorships such as Russia and North Korea.
    In private, Mattis reportedly said he would rather “swallow acid” than have troops parading through the capital.

    Make sense of the latest news and debates with our daily newsletter
    Now, Trump has a far more accommodating, and far less qualified, secretary of defense in Pete Hegseth, thereby opening the door to the politicization of the U.S. armed forces. That danger has been on display in the past week, with Trump deploying the
    National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles over the protests of local leaders and delivering a campaign-style speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that produced disturbing video clips of 82nd Airborne troops cheering while he bashed Democrats and
    the media.

    My worry was that Trump would turn the Army parade into just another political pageant. Those concerns only grew when I saw how many of the spectators were wearing MAGA hats or shirts.


    Follow Trump’s second term

    Follow
    But my apprehension began to melt away as soon as the music started to play and the soldiers began to march. Dear reader, I hope you do not think I am going soft on Trump if I tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed the entire parade.

    As a military history nerd, I loved to see the soldiers marching by in period uniforms from the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. I thrilled to the flybys from historic
    aircraft — including a C-47 transport, P-51 fighter aircraft and a Huey helicopter — and the daring skydiving of the Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team. I thought it was cool to see some soldiers going by on horseback, while others drove historic
    vehicles such as Jeeps and M4 Sherman tanks. Near the end, the Army even showcased its weapons of the future with a drone flyby and a walk-by from drones resembling dogs.

    One of the more controversial aspects of the parade was the participation of 70-ton M1 Abrams tank, which had the potential to tear up city streets and to recall unpleasant images from other countries of what happens when tanks enter the capital. (“
    Thanks but no tanks,” read a protest sign I glimpsed on my way in.) But I enjoyed seeing the smoke-belching monsters rattle down the street, and it was hard to see anything threatening about it when the crew members were smiling and waving at the
    spectators and, in some cases, making heart gestures with their hands.

    This was not a menacing, goose-stepping parade a la Moscow or Pyongyang. It was America’s army on display, and I appreciated how many of the GIs were women or ethnic minorities — a reminder of the limits of Hegseth’s anti-DEI purges in a force
    that truly represents the entire country.

    I think it was a good thing for Americans to be reminded of the glorious history of their army — a force for freedom that has defeated some of the most monstrous evils of the past two centuries, including the Confederacy, Imperial and Nazi Germany,
    Imperial Japan, and the Soviet empire. Granted, the Army has also engaged in reprehensible conduct over the centuries, from the American Indian Wars to Abu Ghraib, but it makes sense on a day like this to celebrate, rather than criticize, the soldiers
    who put their lives on the line to defend us.

    My enjoyment of the parade, admittedly, was heightened by the fact that I was sitting at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 14th Street, safely out of sight of the reviewing stand on the Ellipse where Trump sat glowering as the troops marched past.
    I was greatly relieved that Trump, in a rare amount of self-control, kept his remarks short and focused on the Army — not, as is usually the case, on glorifying himself or bashing his political opponents.

    I even secretly enjoyed the post-parade ceremony where Trump led a group of new soldiers in taking their oath of enlistment. I hope he noted that they swore to “support and defend the Constitution,” not the MAGA movement, and that while they vowed
    to obey the president’s orders and those of “officers appointed over me,” there was an important addendum: “according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.” (Those regulations prohibit “partisan political activity.”)

    Rolling Stone headlined its story about the day: “Trump’s military birthday was a gross failure.” I think that’s right, but the flip side is that the Army’s military parade was an absolute success. In other words, Trump did not hijack the
    event. For the Army, this was mission accomplished. With night falling on Washington and the skies clearing up, I’m sure that the generals left the festivities with as much relief as I did"


    They just can NEVER admit that Trump had a pretty good
    idea there :-)

    The fun bit seems to be their delusions that Trump and
    the evil awful MAGAs were gonna roll the tanks up the
    Capitol steps and declare a coup ..... that's stage
    four TDS for sure !

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to pothead on Sun Jun 15 17:17:17 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 2025-06-15 16:34, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-15, LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ...
    <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    Here's one from the ultra far left, Trump hating Washington Post.

    "I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it
    For the army, this was mission accomplished."

    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/15/military-parade-worth-watching-patriotism/>
    The Washington Post...

    ...which is owned by Jeff Bezos...

    ...and which they're proudly announcing they're remaking to be more "patriotic"?

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  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Sun Jun 15 18:31:30 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 15/6/25 14:49, [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure

    A gross failure for a grody failure.

    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ... <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks



    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-999. Disavowed. Denied. @
    'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' /|\
    The Church of the Holey Apple .signature 4.0 / \
    of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Mon Jun 16 01:48:35 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this
    story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to pothead on Mon Jun 16 01:46:19 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    pothead <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:102nl98$16k8q$[email protected]:

    On 2025-06-15, LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ... >>><https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-militar >>>y-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    --bks

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..

    Here's one from the ultra far left, Trump hating Washington Post.



    "Ultra far left" Wapo, the one that
    was muzzled by owner Jeff Bezos?



    Jeff Bezos muzzles Washington Post's opinion section
    09 March, 2025

    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us- news-as-jeff-bezos-muzzles-washington-posts-opinion-section-elon-musks- one-word-appreciation-for-him/articleshow/118851715.cms?from=mdr




    "I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it
    For the army, this was mission accomplished."

    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/15/military-parade-wor th-watching-patriotism/>


    "I arrived for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in
    Washington on a drizzly Saturday afternoon with considerable
    consternation and concern.

    I knew that President Donald Trump had been agitating for such a
    spectacle since 2017, but that his first secretary of defense, Jim
    Mattis, had refused, because he viewed this as something that occurred
    in dictatorships such as Russia and North Korea. In private, Mattis reportedly said he would rather “swallow acid” than have troops
    parading through the capital.

    Make sense of the latest news and debates with our daily newsletter
    Now, Trump has a far more accommodating, and far less qualified,
    secretary of defense in Pete Hegseth, thereby opening the door to the politicization of the U.S. armed forces. That danger has been on
    display in the past week, with Trump deploying the National Guard and
    U.S. Marines to Los Angeles over the protests of local leaders and
    delivering a campaign-style speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that produced disturbing video clips of 82nd Airborne troops cheering while
    he bashed Democrats and the media.

    My worry was that Trump would turn the Army parade into just another political pageant. Those concerns only grew when I saw how many of the spectators were wearing MAGA hats or shirts.


    Follow Trump’s second term

    Follow
    But my apprehension began to melt away as soon as the music started to
    play and the soldiers began to march. Dear reader, I hope you do not
    think I am going soft on Trump if I tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed
    the entire parade.

    As a military history nerd, I loved to see the soldiers marching by in
    period uniforms from the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War
    I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. I
    thrilled to the flybys from historic aircraft — including a C-47
    transport, P-51 fighter aircraft and a Huey helicopter — and the
    daring skydiving of the Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team. I
    thought it was cool to see some soldiers going by on horseback, while
    others drove historic vehicles such as Jeeps and M4 Sherman tanks.
    Near the end, the Army even showcased its weapons of the future with a
    drone flyby and a walk-by from drones resembling dogs.

    One of the more controversial aspects of the parade was the
    participation of 70-ton M1 Abrams tank, which had the potential to
    tear up city streets and to recall unpleasant images from other
    countries of what happens when tanks enter the capital. (“Thanks but
    no tanks,” read a protest sign I glimpsed on my way in.) But I
    enjoyed seeing the smoke-belching monsters rattle down the street, and
    it was hard to see anything threatening about it when the crew members
    were smiling and waving at the spectators and, in some cases, making
    heart gestures with their hands.

    This was not a menacing, goose-stepping parade a la Moscow or
    Pyongyang. It was America’s army on display, and I appreciated how
    many of the GIs were women or ethnic minorities — a reminder of the
    limits of Hegseth’s anti-DEI purges in a force that truly represents
    the entire country.

    I think it was a good thing for Americans to be reminded of the
    glorious history of their army — a force for freedom that has
    defeated some of the most monstrous evils of the past two centuries, including the Confederacy, Imperial and Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan,
    and the Soviet empire. Granted, the Army has also engaged in
    reprehensible conduct over the centuries, from the American Indian
    Wars to Abu Ghraib, but it makes sense on a day like this to
    celebrate, rather than criticize, the soldiers who put their lives on
    the line to defend us.

    My enjoyment of the parade, admittedly, was heightened by the fact
    that I was sitting at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 14th
    Street, safely out of sight of the reviewing stand on the Ellipse
    where Trump sat glowering as the troops marched past. I was greatly
    relieved that Trump, in a rare amount of self-control, kept his
    remarks short and focused on the Army — not, as is usually the case,
    on glorifying himself or bashing his political opponents.

    I even secretly enjoyed the post-parade ceremony where Trump led a
    group of new soldiers in taking their oath of enlistment. I hope he
    noted that they swore to “support and defend the Constitution,”
    not the MAGA movement, and that while they vowed to obey the
    president’s orders and those of “officers appointed over me,”
    there was an important addendum: “according to regulations and the
    Uniform Code of Military Justice.” (Those regulations prohibit
    “partisan political activity.”)

    Rolling Stone headlined its story about the day: “Trump’s military birthday was a gross failure.” I think that’s right, but the flip
    side is that the Army’s military parade was an absolute success. In
    other words, Trump did not hijack the event. For the Army, this was
    mission accomplished. With night falling on Washington and the skies
    clearing up, I’m sure that the generals left the festivities with as
    much relief as I did"



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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 15 22:59:18 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

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  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 16 05:13:45 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-american >>>>> s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779 >>>>> >

    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this
    story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.

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  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jun 16 05:17:13 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:59:18 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

    The leftist wing of the Democrat Party is noisy, but increasingly
    irrelevent. Woke is going broke.

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Mon Jun 16 07:15:20 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:23:20 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:
    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    --bks

    Laughter!

    It went off without a hitch and a good time was had by those who
    attended.

    Sour grapes about all the "king" nonsense noted.

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Mon Jun 16 07:34:00 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    <snip>

    "But the parade itself was quite boring, save for those few movements.
    It was generally very quiet—so quiet you could clearly hear the creaks
    and squeaks of the armored vehicles—with intermittent music that was constantly being lowered so that the parade narrator could announce
    each battalion. Weak chants of “USA, USA” popped up every 10 minutes
    or so. And the majority of the parade was just soldiers walking by—not
    even marching in step with each other—in military garb from wars past. Children grew weary in the humidity, as did some adults. One man
    wearing an Infowars.com shirt kept yelling “bring out the tanks!!” and complained that “people got no energy out here.” Another started
    scrolling on TikTok. There were large cheers for West Point and some
    confused murmurs for the Boston Dynamics robot dogs. "

    <https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-military-parade-pathetic-event-163834101.html>

    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsRtvyiTlTI>

    Tanks, Troops, and ROBOT DOGS: Trump’s parade showcases Military's future

    Cool video.

    The announcer's voice reminds me of the parodies of Disneyland from
    The Firesign Theater.

    And ROCK MUSIC! Hoo rah!

    --
    sugar daddy, n.:
    A man who can afford to raise cain.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Mon Jun 16 07:34:08 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/16/25 04:56, Governor Swill wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:39:33 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:

    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    <https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/trumps-military-parade-how-many-people-attended-no-kings-394399/>

    Trump’s military parade roundly mocked for low attendance, languid marches

    Commentators on the parade also noted how ‘low-energy’ some of the soldiers
    taking part in the demonstration were. Christopher David, a prominent
    former member of the US Army, described the display as sloppy, and
    speculated about their allegiance to the Commander in Chief.

    FYI, if this is the Christopher David I'm familiar with, he was an
    Annapolis Grad, which is Navy.


    “I’ve marched in more military parades than I even care to remember. >> Probably watched dozens more as a spectator. And this is easily the worst
    and sloppiest marching I’ve ever witnessed at a formal military parade. It
    feels like a big “f*** you” to Trump from the soldiers.”

    They were somewhere between a march an a stroll. They weren't even
    staying in time with each other.

    Feel free to show where marching in strict cadence enhances lethality.

    Stalin would have had them shot.

    As would any other dictator who wants a flashy parade for his ego.

    FYI, I saw a video clip from a Russian Embassy which was trolling Trump
    & Hegseth on this .. and what I thought what was particularly poignant
    was that one of the clips they used was a formation of Chinese soldiers marching along - which was of an all-woman(!) unit.

    Bonus: a little history for any Hegseth fans out there...

    <https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-most-dangerous-woman-of-world-war-ii/>


    -hh

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Mon Jun 16 07:49:02 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:23:20 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:
    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    These are VIP bleachers on the north side of constitution (closer to the WH
    than the main crowd)

    And they are EMPTY. We are talkin’ Trump 1.0 inauguration empty.

    :-D

    They charged admission??

    The jumbotron broke? LOL!

    What a mess!

    If they had:

    More people than this
    More heat than this
    Severe weather
    Or (god forbid) a violent incident

    This bottleneck would have been a mass casualty event.

    =:-O

    Wouldn’t be a Trump event if there wasn’t an absolute firehose of people
    leaving before he speaks (timestamp: 8:10p ET)

    --
    ... If I had heart failure right now, I couldn't be a more fortunate man!!

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Mon Jun 16 07:50:43 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:39:33 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:

    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    <https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/trumps-military-parade-how-many-people-attended-no-kings-394399/>

    Trump's military parade roundly mocked for low attendance, languid marches

    Commentators on the parade also noted how 'low-energy' some of the soldiers
    taking part in the demonstration were. Christopher David, a prominent
    former member of the US Army, described the display as sloppy, and
    speculated about their allegiance to the Commander in Chief.

    "I've marched in more military parades than I even care to remember.
    Probably watched dozens more as a spectator. And this is easily the worst >> and sloppiest marching I've ever witnessed at a formal military parade. It
    feels like a big "f*** you" to Trump from the soldiers."

    They were somewhere between a march an a stroll. They weren't even
    staying in time with each other.

    Stalin would have had them shot.

    Kim Jong Un would have executed them using anti-aircraft missiles.

    Now that's a show of military might!

    --
    Use other side for additional listings.

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Mon Jun 16 07:35:10 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:59:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

    Meanwhile rightists whine about deficits while cutting taxes and
    spending 50 mil on a parade for the President.

    The Trump termite is munching on the Constitution.

    Another pest:

    --
    A friend in need is a pest indeed.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Chris Ahlstrom on Mon Jun 16 08:48:04 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/16/25 07:34, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    <snip>

    "But the parade itself was quite boring, save for those few movements.
    It was generally very quiet—so quiet you could clearly hear the creaks
    and squeaks of the armored vehicles—with intermittent music that was
    constantly being lowered so that the parade narrator could announce
    each battalion. Weak chants of “USA, USA” popped up every 10 minutes
    or so. And the majority of the parade was just soldiers walking by—not
    even marching in step with each other—in military garb from wars past.
    Children grew weary in the humidity, as did some adults. One man
    wearing an Infowars.com shirt kept yelling “bring out the tanks!!” and
    complained that “people got no energy out here.” Another started
    scrolling on TikTok. There were large cheers for West Point and some
    confused murmurs for the Boston Dynamics robot dogs. "

    <https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-military-parade-pathetic-event-163834101.html>

    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsRtvyiTlTI>

    Tanks, Troops, and ROBOT DOGS: Trump’s parade showcases Military's future

    Cool video.

    One can always geek out at hardware.

    I haven't watched, but I assume that the robotic dogs were probably the
    ones from Boston Dynamics? I finally saw them in person back in 2022 at
    a conference at West Point; understanding how to best deploy them is
    still going on for sure.


    The announcer's voice reminds me of the parodies of Disneyland from
    The Firesign Theater.

    And ROCK MUSIC! Hoo rah!

    Where they forgot to listen to the lyrics of CCR's "Fortunate Son".

    -hh

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Mon Jun 16 13:00:48 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >>news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-
    american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-
    rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this
    story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Just like he got his big superbowl
    party and we got the bill for it.

    Gotta love that "fiscal conservatism",
    you know?






    Taxpayers hit with $3.4 million bill
    for Trump�s members-only Super Bowl
    party at Mar-a-Lago
    FEBRUARY 3, 2020
    https://tinyurl.com/j3sxnm84

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Chris Ahlstrom on Mon Jun 16 09:01:04 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/16/25 07:49, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:23:20 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...

    Doug Landry, who plans large-scale events like this for a
    living, explains what a pathetic shitshow Trump's birthday
    parade was:
    <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1934052056878243848.html>

    These are VIP bleachers on the north side of constitution (closer to the WH
    than the main crowd)

    And they are EMPTY. We are talkin’ Trump 1.0 inauguration empty.

    :-D

    They weren't even able to fill the front row:


    <https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtguKWJWUAAzaIT?format=jpg&name=medium>

    -hh


    They charged admission??

    The jumbotron broke? LOL!

    What a mess!

    If they had:

    More people than this
    More heat than this
    Severe weather
    Or (god forbid) a violent incident

    This bottleneck would have been a mass casualty event.

    =:-O

    Wouldn’t be a Trump event if there wasn’t an absolute firehose of people
    leaving before he speaks (timestamp: 8:10p ET)


    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 16 10:31:57 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >>>news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K. >>>>>> Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-
    american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-
    rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this
    story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC >>>>>> seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Mon Jun 16 09:03:58 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 16/6/25 2:06, Governor Swill wrote:
    "A Fox News guest proved to be just slightly too into the party spirit
    for Donald Trump�s birthday parade�and was ushered off air after
    calling him �Donarl Jane Tramp.�


    I have no tolerance for drunkenness. Fox news is alcoholic
    halfway house. Another drunk is now New York US Attorney.

    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-999. Disavowed. Denied. @
    'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' /|\
    The Church of the Holey Apple .signature 4.0 / \
    of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From super70s@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Mon Jun 16 11:23:07 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 2025-06-16 14:31:57 +0000, LeftistDon'tMatter said:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K. >>>>>>> Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-
    american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-
    rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this >>>>>>> story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC >>>>>>> seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.


    As if you do, nazi boy.

    SystemicPatriotism.org

    What's wrong -- too poor to pay the domain renewal fee? LOL.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Attila@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Mon Jun 16 10:51:17 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/16/2025 7:31 AM, LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K. >>>>>>> Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-
    american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-
    rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this >>>>>>> story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC >>>>>>> seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.
    Of course he pays income taxes, you fuckwitted liar. Even if he were living only
    on Social Security retirement benefits — which he is not — those are subject to
    federal income tax. Distributions from 401(k) and other private retirement plans
    also are subject to income tax.

    Why do you work so hard at being a fucking moron, BlueBitch? You're succeeding at it, of course.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Mon Jun 16 17:32:50 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >>news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >>>>news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley
    K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll- >>american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa- >>rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this >>>>>>> story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes
    NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.



    I never threw a private party and
    sent the bill to the government. Is that
    normal for you?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jun 16 17:59:02 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:23:07 -0500, super70s
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On 2025-06-16 14:31:57 +0000, LeftistDon'tMatter said:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K. >>>>>>>> Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-
    american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-
    rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this >>>>>>>> story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC >>>>>>>> seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.


    As if you do, nazi boy.

    SystemicPatriotism.org

    What's wrong -- too poor to pay the domain renewal fee? LOL.

    No domain = no fee...

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 16 18:00:17 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:32:50 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >>>news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in >>>>>news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> >>>wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley
    K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll- >>>american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa- >>>rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this >>>>>>>> story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes
    NBC
    seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.



    I never threw a private party and
    sent the bill to the government. Is that
    normal for you?


    I never even threw a party. Probably never will.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From LeftistDon'tMatter@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 16 18:02:46 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:51:17 -0700, Attila <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/16/2025 7:31 AM, LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:48:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    LeftistDon'tMatter <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:06 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 6/15/25 9:24 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:38:11 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K. >>>>>>>> Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-
    american
    s-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-
    rcna212779


    --bks

    No link to the poll nor the actual questions ask means that this >>>>>>>> story is complete nonsense. Is it any wonder that no one takes NBC >>>>>>>> seriously?

    Seems generally agreed across news sources that
    the parade was fairly popular. Sometimes people
    like to SEE stuff like this, always did.

    Of course, if asked, Dems will all say it sucked
    even if they watched the entire thing :-)

    Leftists lie..


    Empty parade stands. Fact.

    Some might have been, others weren't.



    Trump got his lonely birthday parade,
    and we got the bill for it.

    Get serious, Hollowhead. You don't pay any income taxes.
    Of course he pays income taxes, you fuckwitted liar. Even if he were living only
    on Social Security retirement benefits � which he is not � those are subject to
    federal income tax. Distributions from 401(k) and other private retirement plans
    also are subject to income tax.

    Why do you work so hard at being a fucking moron, BlueBitch? You're succeeding >at it, of course.

    He lives in a nursing home and medicaid pays the bill.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 17 00:47:33 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 17 04:10:49 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Trump's parade proved VERY popular.

    Lefties HATE it.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 17 02:59:01 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On 16/6/25 21:47, c186282 wrote:
    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    As seen in the millions he chose to be somewhere else.

    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-999. Disavowed. Denied. @
    'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' /|\
    The Church of the Holey Apple .signature 4.0 / \
    of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 17 07:15:22 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:03:58 -0700, Siri Cruz <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 16/6/25 2:06, Governor Swill wrote:
    "A Fox News guest proved to be just slightly too into the party spirit
    for Donald Trump�s birthday parade�and was ushered off air after
    calling him �Donarl Jane Tramp.�


    I have no tolerance for drunkenness. Fox news is alcoholic
    halfway house. Another drunk is now New York US Attorney.

    Laughter!

    You're Usenet's leading alchy.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Jun 17 13:13:51 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:Fvqcnay6 [email protected]:

    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.


    Empty seats.


    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.


    This wasn't about the Army, this
    was about Trump's wanting a birthday
    parade.

    Where was the parade for the
    Army 200th anniversary? Where was
    the parade for the Marine 200th
    Anniversary?


    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?


    If Trump loves the army so much
    why did he pull strings to stay out
    of it?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Mitchell Holman on Tue Jun 17 09:31:53 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    Mitchell Holman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:Fvqcnay6 [email protected]:

    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Empty seats.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    This wasn't about the Army, this was about Trump's wanting a birthday
    parade.

    Where was the parade for the Army 200th anniversary? Where was the parade
    for the Marine 200th Anniversary?

    However for a few hundred - how many get to have the C&C re-swear them into >> service ?

    If Trump loves the army so much why did he pull strings to stay out
    of it?

    <https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt8bbf16c2d7a209e5/bltcc751612a65027fc/684fda65d70566720db3b47f/Screenshot_2025-06-16_at_09.31.11.png>

    Get that man a Quarter Pounder, stat!

    --
    Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.
    -- Otto von Bismarck

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  • From pothead@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jun 18 00:28:33 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.
    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.




    --
    "No Kings" Protests.....
    Brought to you by the party who anointed
    Kamala to be their candidate w/o a single vote....

    Let *that* sink in.

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  • From pothead@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jun 18 00:31:08 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade proved VERY popular.

    Lefties HATE it.

    Lefties hate anything successful that demonstrates power.
    They prefer to align themselves with losers like Floy, Antifa, BLM
    ,Woke, DEI, Biden, Walz etc.

    Many of the libtards are soy boys as well. Purple hair and all.
    Freaks who are mentally ill.


    --
    "No Kings" Protests.....
    Brought to you by the party who anointed
    Kamala to be their candidate w/o a single vote....

    Let *that* sink in.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to pothead on Tue Jun 17 20:50:42 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On 6/17/25 20:28, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.

    Recruitment ... of who? Old mouth-breathing Boomers?


    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Let's see if Trump will pay off DC's road repairs first.


    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.

    Which already has formal remembrance days in May & November.

    Plus:

    April: Month of the Military Child
    May: National Military Appreciation Month;
    November: Military Family Month, Warrior Care Month;


    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to pothead on Tue Jun 17 18:14:51 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On 2025-06-17 17:28, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.
    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.





    I'm sure Trump will TELL you recruitment is up, but...

    ...well, you know.

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to pothead on Tue Jun 17 21:58:40 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/17/25 8:31 PM, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade proved VERY popular.

    Lefties HATE it.

    Lefties hate anything successful that demonstrates power.
    They prefer to align themselves with losers like Floy, Antifa, BLM
    ,Woke, DEI, Biden, Walz etc.

    Many of the libtards are soy boys as well. Purple hair and all.
    Freaks who are mentally ill.

    One ANTIFA dink - WITH skills - was busted today
    for posting stuff encouraging assassins to go
    after Trump and anyone non-WokieCom of interest.
    I posted it today. He was ex-mil, and sharpshooter.

    Don't know if it means anything, but also today
    Fetterman claimed that Iran was ultimately behind
    both attempts to assassinate Trump via its
    propaganda proxies.

    The USA seems to be slipping quickly towards
    the 3rd-world model ... VERY BAD.

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jun 18 02:14:48 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:_7qcnZSuZbP4gM_ [email protected]:



    The USA seems to be slipping quickly towards
    the 3rd-world model ... VERY BAD.


    Indeed.

    Scientists fleeing to other countries,
    universities being forced to "conform" to
    government doctrine, foreign tourists
    staying away, Americans not welcome abroad,
    the US dollar falling in value, EU nations
    prefer to trade with China than America.

    And all since Trump took office....






    American tourists are facing a scary backlash
    April 8, 2025

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/cornered-confronted-american-tourists-facing- 080701791.html

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 18 09:22:11 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade
    |
    | Donald Trump's much-hyped birthday parade was a huge flop.
    | ...
    | "I don't think this was a protest against Trump, or
    | anything adjacent to anti-fascism or concern with how the
    | government is operating," she continued. "I don't think it
    | had anything to do with that. I think this is just because
    | they were treated very poorly and they didn't care. I think
    | the soldiers who were misstepping during the parade--there
    | were a lot of them--were just tired, annoyed, probably to
    | some extent angry, and they just did not give enough of a
    | shit to march to a high standard of excellence."
    | ... <https://newrepublic.com/post/196904/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-disastrous-military-parade>

    --bks

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Wed Jun 18 06:34:46 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:47:33 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    One day they'll have to ashamedly admit to their grandchildren, "I was
    sworn in by Trump on his birthday."

    But we hope they won't have to say....

    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLtQWyRdyNE>

    "... I shoveled shit in Louisiana."

    --
    This is Jim Rockford.
    At the tone leave your name and message; I'll get back to you.

    This is Maria, Liberty Bail Bonds. Your client, Todd Lieman, skipped and
    his bail is forfeit. That's the pink slip on your '74 Firebird, I believe. Sorry, Jim, bring it on over.

    This is Marilyn Reed, I wanta talk to you... Is this a machine? I don't
    talk to machines! [Click]
    -- "The Rockford Files"

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Wed Jun 18 06:30:39 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    Governor Swill wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:47:33 -0400, c186282 wrote:

    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    It was a failure. Trump sat in his seat looking miserable while
    Melania staired stoically straight ahead. Rubio was filmed yawning
    and they were unable to fill even the VIP bleachers by the reviewing
    stand.

    This is not the face of a man having a SUCCESSFUL day.

    <https://www.yahoo.com/news/photo-donald-trump-looking-miserable-232244011.html>

    Low blood sugar. Low energy. That man needs a bag of fries!

    --
    A new chef from India was fired a week after starting the job. He
    kept favoring curry.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to -hh on Wed Jun 18 06:27:51 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    -hh wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    On 6/17/25 20:28, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.

    :-D :-D :-D
    :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
    :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
    :-D :-D
    :-D :-D
    :-D :-D :-D

    Recruitment ... of who? Old mouth-breathing Boomers?

    <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/internet-trolls-trump-military-birthday-parade-1235365104/>

    Flop

    Internet Trolls Around the World Are Mocking Trump’s Military
    Birthday Parade

    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Let's see if Trump will pay off DC's road repairs first.

    The squeaky tank tread gets the grease :-D

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.

    Which already has formal remembrance days in May & November.

    Plus:

    April: Month of the Military Child
    May: National Military Appreciation Month;
    November: Military Family Month, Warrior Care Month;

    Not to mention the solemn, small ceremonies retired veterans hold
    on their service's anniversary in government contractor offices
    throughout the country.

    Interesting seeing a cake cut with a sword.

    --
    Herth's Law:
    He who turns the other cheek too far gets it in the neck.

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Wed Jun 18 06:37:37 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade
    |
    | Donald Trump's much-hyped birthday parade was a huge flop.
    | ...
    | "I don't think this was a protest against Trump, or
    | anything adjacent to anti-fascism or concern with how the
    | government is operating," she continued. "I don't think it
    | had anything to do with that. I think this is just because
    | they were treated very poorly and they didn't care. I think
    | the soldiers who were misstepping during the parade--there
    | were a lot of them--were just tired, annoyed, probably to
    | some extent angry, and they just did not give enough of a
    | shit to march to a high standard of excellence."
    | ... <https://newrepublic.com/post/196904/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-disastrous-military-parade>

    Speaking with The Daily Beast’s podcast Monday, Wolff revealed
    that Trump was “pissed off at the soldiers.” He reportedly
    wanted the troops to appear “menacing,” but instead they were
    “having a good time,” per Wolff.

    :-D

    “He’s accusing them of hamming it up, and by that, he seems to
    mean that they were having a good time, that they were waving,
    that they were enjoying themselves and showing a convivial
    face rather than a military face,” the Fire and Fury author
    told the podcast.

    “He kind of reamed out Hegseth for this,” the Trump biographer
    said. “Apparently, there was a phone call, and he said to
    Hegseth, The tone was all wrong. Why was the tone wrong? Who
    staged this? There was the tone problem.”


    --
    Put cats in the coffee and mice in the tea!

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jun 18 07:14:09 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:28:33 -0000 (UTC), pothead
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.
    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.

    Interesting that the media sold this as only a birthday party for
    Trump when it was really about the military.

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Wed Jun 18 07:16:04 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:22:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade
    |
    | Donald Trump's much-hyped birthday parade was a huge flop.
    | ...
    | "I don't think this was a protest against Trump, or
    | anything adjacent to anti-fascism or concern with how the
    | government is operating," she continued. "I don't think it
    | had anything to do with that. I think this is just because
    | they were treated very poorly and they didn't care. I think
    | the soldiers who were misstepping during the parade--there
    | were a lot of them--were just tired, annoyed, probably to
    | some extent angry, and they just did not give enough of a
    | shit to march to a high standard of excellence."
    | ...
    <https://newrepublic.com/post/196904/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-disastrous-military-parade>

    --bks

    An entire article consisting of a big a lie about something that never happened.

    How typical of you Bradley.

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  • From TruthBarker@21:1/5 to NoBody on Wed Jun 18 08:43:38 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On 6/18/25 8:14 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:28:33 -0000 (UTC), pothead
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.
    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.

    Interesting that the media sold this as only a birthday party for
    Trump when it was really about the military.

    No it was not, why did he look so depressed at the event. It was a
    shitty military party/parade for his birthday with stolen taxpayers
    dollars.

    That is the truth, nothing but the whole truth.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 18 11:58:41 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade

    | ...
    | Now add to the theater the tepid military parade held on
    | Saturday in D.C., an event that began as a way to celebrate
    | the Army's 250th anniversary but was inflated to satisfy
    | Trump's ravenous appetite for show business -- with tanks,
    | jeeps, helicopters, horses, parachutists, robot dogs and
    | thousands of soldiers. (The event landed on the president's
    | birthday, after all.) Yet, in this highly choreographed
    | stunt, which provided the absurd sight of a president who
    | never served saluting troops as if he were Gen. George S.
    | Patton, Trump missed his mark -- by a mile.
    | ... <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/18/trump-parade-theatrics-military/>

    --bks

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Wed Jun 18 13:38:50 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:102u9lh$7uk$[email protected]:

    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade

    | ...
    | Now add to the theater the tepid military parade held on
    | Saturday in D.C., an event that began as a way to celebrate
    | the Army's 250th anniversary but was inflated to satisfy
    | Trump's ravenous appetite for show business -- with tanks,
    | jeeps, helicopters, horses, parachutists, robot dogs and
    | thousands of soldiers. (The event landed on the president's
    | birthday, after all.) Yet, in this highly choreographed
    | stunt, which provided the absurd sight of a president who
    | never served saluting troops as if he were Gen. George S.
    | Patton, Trump missed his mark -- by a mile.
    | ...
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/18/trump-parade-theatr ics-military/>

    --bks



    The parade forever doomed the MAGA claim
    that Trump is a "fiscal conservative".

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  • From Duke Randall@21:1/5 to NoBody on Wed Jun 18 09:29:57 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/18/2025 4:16 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:22:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade
    |
    | Donald Trump's much-hyped birthday parade was a huge flop.
    | ...
    | "I don't think this was a protest against Trump, or
    | anything adjacent to anti-fascism or concern with how the
    | government is operating," she continued. "I don't think it
    | had anything to do with that. I think this is just because
    | they were treated very poorly and they didn't care. I think
    | the soldiers who were misstepping during the parade--there
    | were a lot of them--were just tired, annoyed, probably to
    | some extent angry, and they just did not give enough of a
    | shit to march to a high standard of excellence."
    | ...
    <https://newrepublic.com/post/196904/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-disastrous-military-parade>

    --bks

    An entire article consisting of a big a lie about something that never happened.

    That's a lie.

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to NoBody on Thu Jun 19 06:55:38 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:16:04 -0400, NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:22:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade
    |
    | Donald Trump's much-hyped birthday parade was a huge flop.
    | ...
    | "I don't think this was a protest against Trump, or
    | anything adjacent to anti-fascism or concern with how the
    | government is operating," she continued. "I don't think it
    | had anything to do with that. I think this is just because
    | they were treated very poorly and they didn't care. I think
    | the soldiers who were misstepping during the parade--there
    | were a lot of them--were just tired, annoyed, probably to
    | some extent angry, and they just did not give enough of a
    | shit to march to a high standard of excellence."
    | ... >><https://newrepublic.com/post/196904/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-disastrous-military-parade>

    --bks

    An entire article consisting of a big a lie about something that never >happened.

    How typical of you Bradley.

    And Bradley has run away.

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Thu Jun 19 06:55:06 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:58:41 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Trump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military
    | Parade

    | ...
    | Now add to the theater the tepid military parade held on
    | Saturday in D.C., an event that began as a way to celebrate
    | the Army's 250th anniversary but was inflated to satisfy
    | Trump's ravenous appetite for show business -- with tanks,
    | jeeps, helicopters, horses, parachutists, robot dogs and
    | thousands of soldiers. (The event landed on the president's
    | birthday, after all.) Yet, in this highly choreographed
    | stunt, which provided the absurd sight of a president who
    | never served saluting troops as if he were Gen. George S.
    | Patton, Trump missed his mark -- by a mile.
    | ...
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/18/trump-parade-theatrics-military/>

    --bks

    Laughter.

    More sour grapes from the media and Bradley the troll.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Thu Jun 19 23:56:06 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/16/25 5:17 AM, LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:59:18 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

    The leftist wing of the Democrat Party is noisy, but increasingly
    irrelevent. Woke is going broke.

    The left has had many incarnations. 'Woke' will
    be dropped and some new propaganda face will take
    shape.

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  • From Duke Randall@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 20 12:11:39 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/19/2025 8:56 PM, c186282, Nazi pseudo-sage and cipher fuckscum, took his hands and mouth off Xi's dick long enough to peck:

    On 6/16/25 5:17 AM, LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:59:18 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

    The leftist wing of the Democrat Party is noisy, but increasingly
    irrelevent. Woke is going broke.

      The left has had many incarnations.

    Shut the fuck up, you ignorant fucking Nazi pseudo-sage.

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to Duke Randall on Sat Jun 21 00:53:30 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 6/20/25 3:11 PM, Duke Randall wrote:
    On 6/19/2025 8:56 PM, c186282, Nazi pseudo-sage and cipher fuckscum,
    took his hands and mouth off Xi's dick long enough to peck:

    On 6/16/25 5:17 AM, LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:59:18 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

    The leftist wing of the Democrat Party is noisy, but increasingly
    irrelevent. Woke is going broke.

       The left has had many incarnations.

    Shut the fuck up, you ignorant fucking Nazi pseudo-sage.

    Translation : "I am an ultra-lefty and have NOTHING else
    worth screaming" :-)

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to pothead on Sat Jun 21 01:04:59 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    On 6/17/25 8:28 PM, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.
    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.

    It will.

    US soldiers have kind of suffered in anonymity for
    quite awhile. GOOD to let them strut their stuff
    every so often.

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  • From Gronk@21:1/5 to LeftistDon'tMatter on Sat Jun 21 23:50:37 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:49:25 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:
    | Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults -- 64% -- oppose the use of
    | government funds for this weekend's military parade in
    | Washington, D.C. ...
    |
    | Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
    |
    | The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up
    | to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political
    | speeches
    | ...
    <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/>

    According to the far left misinformation rollingstone site, anyway..


    https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/military/trumps-long-awaited-military-parade-comes-with-a-multimillion-dollar-price-tag

    The Army estimates the event, which is expected to last into the night,
    will cost between $25 million and $45 million, a range that does not
    include expenses the city of Washington will likely have to cover itself.

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  • From Gronk@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 27 23:51:44 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    c186282 wrote:
    On 6/16/25 5:17 AM, LeftistDon'tMatter wrote:
    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:59:18 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Leftist DO matter ... they are 'termites', eating away
    at the pillars and structure of societies, HOPING to
    cause a big collapse they might exploit.

    The leftist wing of the Democrat Party is noisy, but increasingly
    irrelevent. Woke is going broke.

      The left has had many incarnations. 'Woke' will
      be dropped and some new propaganda face will take
      shape.

    Like "magats"?

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  • From Gronk@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 27 23:52:46 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa

    c186282 wrote:
    On 6/17/25 8:28 PM, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-06-17, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
    Trump's parade was a nominal SUCCESS.

    Only leftists PRETENDED to hate it. A few were
    totally over the top, predicted Trump would use
    the troops to effect some kind of coup.

    Nope.

    Trump, tactfully, kind of kept himself a little
    in the background - it was more a chance for the
    Army to strut it's stuff and history.

    We all OWE the Army ... things would be a LOT
    more horrible otherwise.

    However for a few hundred - how many get to
    have the C&C re-swear them into service ?

    The parade reportedly cost $42 million and is going to be a huge
    recruitment tool.
    Recruitment budgets are measured in the billions of dollars.
    So it will pay off in the future.

    Besides we need to honor our military without who we would not
    have a country.

      It will.

      US soldiers have kind of suffered in anonymity for
      quite awhile. GOOD to let them strut their stuff
      every so often.

    How many millions of dollars did that cost? You know,
    what with all that "concern" over saving money???

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