The French, however...Burning Petard wrote:Then there is the strange announcement from the White House that POTUS is back, but will participate in no Veterans' Day observances any where in the USofA.
Today in Paris . . .
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People who are wrong are just as sure they're right as people who are right. The only difference is, they're wrong.
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Excellent interview of President Macron on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS this past Sunday on CNN. Macron seems to suggest that the grounding of Marine One was a decision of Paris aviation regulators, and not a choice of the Secret Service. That puts a different spin on things . . . but even if true, there is no good reason he couldn’t have travelled overland, even joining Macron or Merkel in their already planned convoys.
Whatever excuse he had for Armistice Day, there was no plausible excuse for failing to observe Veterans Day at Arlington. Basically Trump’s primary statement about troops this week was that their ballots don’t deserve counting.
Whatever excuse he had for Armistice Day, there was no plausible excuse for failing to observe Veterans Day at Arlington. Basically Trump’s primary statement about troops this week was that their ballots don’t deserve counting.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Jimmy Carter proved the Marines could not fly a helicopter in a sand storm. Now POTUS has established the marines cannot fly in the rain. Afterall, it was years ago that Jim Wright was doing that warrior stuff. Times have changed. I suppose POTUS did not go to Arlington Monday because of possible sun glare.
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They do act up in the rain. And in fair weather. And whenever convenient.
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A friend of mine just sent me this...
Here's a photo of Vladimir Putin's arrival at the Armistice Day ceremony in France last week...
Pop Quiz:
Which world leader's face is lit up like a high school girl whose prom date just arrived?
Hint: it's not Angela Merkel...
Here's a photo of Vladimir Putin's arrival at the Armistice Day ceremony in France last week...
Pop Quiz:
Which world leader's face is lit up like a high school girl whose prom date just arrived?
Hint: it's not Angela Merkel...
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Melania is thinking: "Oh sheet! Eets the man with the pee pee tapes!"
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And is that friend Econoline who sent you the image that he posted on page one of this thread?Lord Jim wrote:A friend of mine just sent me this...
Here's a photo of Vladimir Putin's arrival at the Armistice Day ceremony in France last week...
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Today in Paris ...
Yeah, I know what you mean. The image he posted is so small that I'm sure many others passed right over it, too.Lord Jim wrote:Somehow I missed that...
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”