Politics

[Tanks]

Didn’t realize it was VE Day. Dad’s dad served in Europe and was awarded a bronze star medal. I’m ashamed to say I don’t know what for.

Thanks to all who have served or are still serving.

I think you can get his DD214 through the National Archives.

 

[Brent in Az]

This has been floating on the web since the death of the Pope. I was waiting for for one of our Trump partisans to post this sacrilegious bit of garbage for our discussion. I actually suspected Brent would not disappoint. Absolutely how to win friends and influence people isn't it. And yes, this was forwarded on his Truth Social account - though he now denies he personally did it (after the backlash of course.) I realize the loyalists forgive him anything, but this is the action of a twelve-year-old. This sort of behavior is at best embarrassing - and at worst shameful. I assume some anti-Catholic evangelist will set us straight shortly.

Smile, Redleg. I promise your face won't crack. Or maybe it will?
All of you uptight TDS 'ers don't seem to have much of a sense of humour.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I think you can get his DD214 through the National Archives.

I’ll look into it

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Smile, Redleg. I promise your face won't crack. Or maybe it will?
All of you uptight TDS 'ers don't seem to have much of a sense of humour.

Smile Brent. It doesn't take a lot of effort. At least hopefully? Because some of you Tangerine Tyrant butt-sniffers don't seem to have much of an IQ.

 

[CJW]

Smile Brent. It doesn't take a lot of effort. At least hopefully? Because some of you Tangerine Tyrant butt-sniffers don't seem to have much of an IQ.

If you were at some sort of international hunting event and met Brent and he happened to say "hey look at this", showing you an eye roll inducing picture like the above, would you haul off and call him a low IQ butt sniffer??? Or would you simply roll your eyes and play it off? Asking for a friend.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

If you were at some sort of international hunting event and met Brent and he happened to say "hey look at this", showing you an eye roll inducing picture like the above, would you haul off and call him a low IQ butt sniffer??? Or would you simply roll your eyes and play it off? Asking for a friend.

Just trying to communicate to him in his chosen language... and he is remarkably consistent in his choice of expression.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

This has been floating on the web since the death of the Pope. I was waiting for for one of our Trump partisans to post this sacrilegious bit of garbage for our discussion. I actually suspected Brent would not disappoint. Absolutely how to win friends and influence people isn't it. And yes, this was forwarded on his Truth Social account - though he now denies he personally did it (after the backlash of course.) I realize the loyalists forgive him anything, but this is the action of a twelve-year-old. This sort of behavior is at best embarrassing - and at worst shameful. I assume some anti-Catholic evangelist will set us straight shortly.

To be fair I sent it to a Catholic friend of mine last Sunday and he thought it was funny.

Trump posting it was probably beneath his position (nothing new there) but in a vacuum it’s not that big a deal. The Catholics I know who were outraged by the picture already hated Trump. The Catholics who like, or at least don’t mind him didn’t seem to care.

Personally, as an Anglican, I’m holding out hope for Trump to become next Archbishop of Canterbury.

(To be clear that’s a joke. The Church of England needs a massive shakeup but Trump has no business being anyone’s pastor)

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

I think you can get his DD214 through the National Archives.

Unfortunately, a huge number of US army personnel records from WWII were destroyed in a fire in the 70s.

Pretty much every record of my maternal grandfather’s time in the army air corps was lost except for his discharge papers. Pretty sad.

 

[WAB]

And of course Texas fits easily within my beloved Alaska...

Cut Alaska in half and Texas is the third largest state!

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

 

[CJW]

I can take or leave Trump as a normal guy. As a president I just hope his policies are solid and effective. As for that picture, I honestly can't believe people get worked up about it. Most were already looking for a reason as @Rocked and Loaded pointed out. I think I've barely shrugged my shoulders at it. At the most it's a ridiculous sort of amusing. Maybe because it's too well done? Maybe I'm just very hard to offend. I also don't think it's wise to start getting bent out of shape about a bit of religious humor if you know what I mean.

 

[CJW]

Just trying to communicate to him in his chosen language... and he is remarkably consistent in his choice of expression.

To each their own. IMO racing someone to the bottom isn't wise.

 

[CJW]

View attachment 683827

Now that's hilarious if you know the backstory.

 

[Tanks]

View attachment 683827

Probably because the Pope is better at Hail Marys?

 

[Tanks]

...
All of you uptight TDS 'ers don't seem to have much of a sense of humour.

Is this sort of "humor" appropriate for the office of the President of USA or a high school locker room? I get that Trump likes to troll, that being said, is offending part of one's constituency worth it? Midterms are around the corner.

 

[spike.t]

I’m not convinced.

View attachment 683780

Jeez what did @Mark A Ouellette and I start ....

 

[spike.t]

Mmm.....so according to some videos andcreports Chinese industry is falling apart....then again.... ....see its possibly behind a paywall..

China reports bumper April exports ahead of crucial trade talks with US

Data shows a rise in shipments to south-east Asia and Europe offsets drop to America

www.ft.com

 

[spike.t]

Chinese indoctrination....

Hong Kong security law informers: 'We're in every corner, watching’

Ex-banker Innes Tang has established a hotline for reporting behaviours deemed disloyal to Beijing.

www.bbc.com

 

[spike.t]

Didn’t realize it was VE Day. Dad’s dad served in Europe and was awarded a bronze star medal. I’m ashamed to say I don’t know what for.
View attachment 683815
Thanks to all who have served or are still serving.

VE Day service honours last generation of WW2 veterans

Royals joined veterans to commemorate VE Day at a remembrance service in Westminster Abbey and a star-studded concert.

www.bbc.com

 

[Foxi]

An American pope. Who woulda' thunk it? Robert Francis Prevost.

WOW.
Just WOW.
a honor.