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> You can't run on that against a 4 star rear admiral who also went into space.

If I've learned anything since 2016 it's that you absolutely can convince ½ of Americans that a 4 star rear admiral who also went into space hates America.




I hear you on the power of conservative hatred. But it would have been a lot harder with a white man. The only thing they had on Biden was age and seeming creepy with kids.

Look how hard Fox has to struggle when they debate Pete Buttegeig or Sanders. Confident, well spoken, white male policy wonks with plans for the working class are Fox News worst nightmare.


Do you remember John Kerry by any chance?


I forgot to add "Charismatic". Heh.


Absolutely. Trump disparaged several military generals in his first term.

Conservatives lose all principles and decency if Trump says it.


Being a military general doesn't excuse you from criticism.

Criticizing a single or several military generals doesn't mean you are against conservative principles.

Despite what you may believe, military generals can be wrong, political, biased, etc.


That's a nice take if you completely ignore what Trump has said over the past 8 years about multiple generals including Mark Milley and Jim Mattis.

Insinuating that they should be put to death, personal insults, etc.. all because they did things he didn't like. I would recommend searching for the rhetoric used using the two names I mentioned above. You probably don't care, but both have come out and said he's a threat to the constitution and a fascist.

Seems weird that conservatives would be okay with trashing top military brass in that manner.




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