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Trump to widow of Sgt. La David Johnson: 'He knew what he signed up for'

poweRob said:
Let's see... he said something extremely insensative. Bad enough. Then he started lying about having not said it saying he had "proof" that he didn't. I'm sure that "proof" will come out right after he delivers Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.
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You arent sure of ****. But if it is as reported we agree it was insensitive. Have YOU ever said the wrong thing with the best of intentions? Were you a worthless asshole when you said it?
 
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yankintx said:
Many Vietnam Vets are homeless, living in the streets, so many !! The VA is actively seeking these Vets, for benefits they have earned. I did not realize how many homeless Vets there are, until I joined there ranks as a homeless Vet myself.
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Thank you for your service and I hope that there are services you can find to help...unless you already have (I hope).
 
danarhea said:
Oh! My! God! This call was made as the mother was at the flag-draped casket of her son, and caused her to break down and cry uncontrollably. She has now stopped crying. Her sadness has been replaced with much deserved anger.

Maybe Trump should stop listening to people saying that the doesn't call the families of dead service members, and just not call them.

This is a much different Donald Trump than the one who did interviews back in the 1990's. This is just an empty shell of what used to be a pretty intelligent guy.

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Trump is the picture perfect example of what happens to A) a person who gets brainwashed, and B) the Republican Party as a whole.
 
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apdst said:
It isn't, really. And, just because she feels disrespected doesn't mean she has a legitimate reason to feel disrespected.
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You're right. It is subjective, but she is a grieving mother and her feelings should be respected.
 
VanceMack said:
You arent sure of ****. But if it is as reported we agree it was insensitive. Have YOU ever said the wrong thing with the best of intentions? Were you a worthless asshole when you said it?
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Are you seriously trying to compare the president of the united states calling a greiving widow moment the same as me pulling a one off some irrelevant time in my life? You are desperate.

Donald dip**** should've had a q-card in front of him before he dialed. I sure as hell would've because I know such a situation could easily be overwhelming with emotion that the brain won't click right. But if you think that's all the same as me blowing it with some chic in highschool because I made a stupid comment to her... knock yerself out.
 
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Cardinal said:
Yes, a carful. "Sic" is used to describe a grammatical or spelling error on the part of the person being quoted. Since I specifically meant carful and spelled and used it correctly, you didn't need to attach "sic" to it.

You know, you could have just done what others here did and claimed that Trump didn't mean it that way, but you made a beeline for implying the mother was a fool or stupid. That shows that you have a conscience and know that what Trump did was wrong. I find that encouraging.
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It was a grammatical error, but anyway, President Trump's meaning is obvious when you don't stop at, "He knew what he signed up for", and include, "but when it happens, it hurts anyway". This is the worst case of taking words out of context I've ever seen.

It's a fact that Sgt. Johnson knew what he signed up for and it's also a fact that that doesn't make it okay that he was killed.

As was mentioned earlier, though: don't change. Keep on keepin' on.
 
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bearpoker said:
You're right. It is subjective, but she is a grieving mother and her feelings should be respected.
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I have complete respect for her feelings. However, she doesn't get a free pass.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Trump (and his defenders) is the one ****ting on dead soldiers here. He only admitted their existence r=twelve long days after the event. I say admitted because he hates being a loser, and dead soldiers on his watch makes him one.
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Any president who loses soldiers during his administration is a loser?
 
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apdst said:
It was a grammatical error, but anyway, President Trump's meaning is obvious when you don't stop at, "He knew what he signed up for", and include, "but when it happens, it hurts anyway". This is the worst case of taking words out of context I've ever seen.

It's a fact that Sgt. Johnson knew what he signed up for and it's also a fact that that doesn't make it okay that he was killed.

As was mentioned earlier, though: don't change. Keep on keepin' on.
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"He knew what he signed up for but when it happens, it hurts anyway".​

Wow... the whole feel of it just.... is so much more better and so soothing. The context... it's *sniff* You're so right. /sarcasm
 
hmmmmm ...
The Congresswoman claimed he said "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt."
The link reported Trump said ... "he knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens, it hurts anyway,"

That doesn't sound the same.
 
VanceMack said:
Wow. That you ****ing people would even compare the two....

Never change, folks.
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You are saying that the soldiers who died in Benghazi were not politicized? Really? That's the road you want to go down?

Look - be disingenuous all you want, but at least have the stones to stand by it.
 
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Slyfox696 said:
I really do wonder if that's not the only real goal Trump has, to try and settle a personal score.
Then it would only make sense he would be told to at least try to be empathetic, even if it was insincere.
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That's why I keep saying that he needs a script of good phrases to say. He's obviously not good at coming up with them on his own. It would lessen the chances of more faux pas's like this one.
 
VanceMack said:
Pointing out THAT YOU do something is not sucking up. And you do.
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You have always been and remain a Trump apologist no matter what the imbecile says or does. That is what you do and it shows a lot about your integrity.
 
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reinoe said:
What did Trump say that was factually incorrect? But this isn't the first time someone used the bones of their dead child to build a soapbox to spew their political agenda.
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That Trump has zero social graces and doesn’t have a single fiber of compassion in his being is not breaking news, but if you’re going to call a grieving widow it better be to express compassion not give factually correct thanks for the cannon fodder.
 
apdst said:
Any president who loses soldiers during his administration is a loser?
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Obama lost more than 2500 soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan alone. So I guess that means Obama was a....?
 
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Napoleon said:
That Trump has zero social graces and doesn’t have a single fiber of compassion in his being is not breaking news, but if you’re going to call a grieving widow it better be to express compassion not give factually correct thanks for the cannon fodder.
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This is just another way for the left to virtue signal. Knock it off.
 
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yankintx said:
Many Vietnam Vets are homeless, living in the streets, so many !! The VA is actively seeking these Vets, for benefits they have earned. I did not realize how many homeless Vets there are, until I joined there ranks as a homeless Vet myself.
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Most homeless vets are Vietnam era. :( You should start another thread about this. I'd love to talk to you and Lursa about it more.
 
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poweRob said:
"He knew what he signed up for but when it happens, it hurts anyway".​

Wow... the whole feel of it just.... is so much more better and so soothing. The context... it's *sniff* You're so right. /sarcasm
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IOW, you're going to complain, no matter what?
 
bubbabgone said:
hmmmmm ...
The Congresswoman claimed he said "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt."
The link reported Trump said ... "he knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens, it hurts anyway,"

That doesn't sound the same.
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Context is everything...lol
 
Cephus said:
Obama lost more than 2500 soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan alone. So I guess that means Obama was a....?
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I'm not going to research it, but I bet every single United States president has lost servicemen during their administrations, making them all losers.
 
bubbabgone said:
hmmmmm ...
The Congresswoman claimed he said "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt."
The link reported Trump said ... "he knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens, it hurts anyway,"

That doesn't sound the same.
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1. It does sound the same
2. Let's see what the congresswoman really said,
"Basically, he said, 'Well, I guess he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt,' " Wilson said to CNN's Don Lemon.​
 
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poweRob said:
"He knew what he signed up for but when it happens, it hurts anyway".​

Wow... the whole feel of it just.... is so much more better and so soothing. The context... it's *sniff* You're so right. /sarcasm
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If the actual quote is just as bad, why make up a different one and stay with it?
 
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Superfly said:
Apparently rock bottom does have a basement.
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Were you this poutraged when Hillary Clinton lied to Patricia Smith about why her son was killed? I'm betting, uh, no.
 
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Lursa said:
And dying. He's threatening a dying man.
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Refused early release from a hell hole
Ridiculed McCain for being captured. That insulted all VV that were prisoners or war, many endured years of torture.
All this from a man who had 4 deferments for College and 1 for bone spurs which can and are easily treatable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-draft-record.html
Mr. Trump has described the condition as heel spurs, which are protrusions caused by calcium built up on the heel bone, treated through stretching, orthotics or sometimes surgery.

Mr. Trump said that he could not recall exactly when he was no longer bothered by the spurs, but that he had not had an operation for the problem.
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I Spent Seven Years as a Vietnam POW. The ‘Hanoi Hilton’ Is No Trump Hotel. - POLITICO Magazine

As a POW in the Hanoi Hilton, I could recall nothing from military survival training that explained the use of a meat hook suspended from the ceiling. It would hang above you in the torture room like a sadistic tease—you couldn’t drag your gaze from it. During a routine torture session with the hook, the Vietnamese tied a prisoner’s hands and feet, then bound his hands to his ankles—sometimes behind the back, sometimes in front. The ropes were tightened to the point that you couldn’t breathe. Then, bowed or bent in half, the prisoner was hoisted up onto the hook to hang by ropes. Guards would return at intervals to tighten them until all feeling was gone, and the prisoner’s limbs turned purple and swelled to twice their normal size. This would go on for hours, sometimes even days on end. Aside from leg irons and leg stocks—both of which were used on me for months and years on end—the meat hook was a favorite instrument of torture at the Hanoi Hilton. I was spared the device only because I was already so injured. Some of my friends, however, were not so lucky.
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