if you think about it, a HUGE amount of TFF's getting by with this kind of thing is that he's violated norms and traditions no one's thought would get violated (since most of them haven't ever been), so there's no real enforcement mechanism to fall back on.
and let's face it...TFF's delight in breaking these norms and traditions is one of his selling points, if you're one of those people who (speaking of "suckers" and "losers") are intent on buying the product.
Robert Hubbell's Substack from overnight has additional info on the incident. Seems the Trump team forced their way in. Maddening, and yet another new low.
From Mary Trump - a little background on her uncle's dislike of those who serve:
The fact that Donald is speaking in front of the National Guard Association is particularly galling. You see, Donald’s disrespect of American troops began in the early 1960s in a very personal way. My father, Freddy, who completed Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) when he was an undergrad at Lehigh University, entered the Air Force National Guard as a second lieutenant after graduation.
One weekend a month he reported to the Armory in Manhattan and for two weeks a year he reported to Fort Drum in upstate New York. As John F. Kennedy escalated America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, my parents worried that my father would be called up—they worried because if he had been called to serve, he would have served.
My dad was the exception in my family: My great-grandfather left Germany to avoid military service; my grandfather, thirty-six years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, did not volunteer to serve in World War II. Donald received four deferments based on a false diagnosis of bone spurs engineered by his father.
Freddy was proud of his service, but rarely spoke of it, because nobody else in the family cared. My grandfather, in fact, had no respect for my dad’s National Guard service at all. Anything that took attention and effort away from the family business—whether serving his country or flying 707s for TWA at the height of the jet age as my dad did—was beneath Fred Trump, Sr.’s contempt. Donald, seeing the first of many openings to displace his older brother as their father’s successor, followed suit.
Being a veteran yourself, Tom, it must be extra painful to see and hear, this useless tub of orange blubber anywhere, but especially at Arlington Cemetery. Whoever authorized this travesty should be fired from their job; along with whoever invited him to the National Guard Association.
The headstone reads Nicole Leeann Gee, Sgt. Sgt Gee was one of the thirteen killed by a suicide bomber during the Afghanistan evacuation. It doesn't surprise me Trump used her family for a photo op. It surprises me the family let him desecrate her resting place. I remember when he negotiated with the Taliban and actually wanted Taliban members to come to Washington. Thankfully that didn't happen. Trump degrades everything he comes in contact with.
Well done Tom to call out in real time this Traitor In Chief and all his miserable enablers. He has desecrated our flag, our Christian religion and SCOTUS. Thank you Gail for the song, it eased some frustration that there are truly patriotic Republicans in America still.
My question as well. Who gave permission. You are correct as well reminding readers that is was donny dimwit and his insane advisors who set the stage for the terrible scenes 3 years ago. "And just for the hell of it, let’s recall that it was Donnie Douchebag who “negotiated” the surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban." No one talks about that OR about what has happened to women and girls in this insane "government" of religious fanatics took over. I would just like to ask these big guys how they think they came into the world, who wiped their dirty behinds, and kept them fed and safe for all their early years, so that now women and girls may no longer go to school, speak loudly or at all, or laugh!!! Actually that sounds a little like Project 2025, don't you think? Religious fanaticism is a danger no matter the religion. Such religious fanaticism makes the religion heretical. Dopey donny has proven himself a traitor to the nation. He is running from prison and the gop, a heretical, treacherous entity that continues to prove their own venality each and every day. VOTE BLUE up and down the ballot!
Donald never ceases to disgust. No matter how low he goes, somehow he always manages to go further down his obscene and debauched road to nowhere most of us would want to follow. Thanks for all the cussing. It’s appreciated.
As bad as DonOld is, the people who allowed themselves to be used in this photo op are the ones who should really hanging their heads in shame. We know that DonOld has a special two legged stool seat right next to the fires in hell so we can’t expect anything else from him.
Every swear in your piece is wholly justified. In fact, I admire your restraint. Fie upon Chump and fie upon whoever allowed this travesty to take place.
So....who DID allow Trump access top the cemetery??? I cannot tell you how mad this makes me.
Whoever it was is "laying low."
Apparently. I think my loathing knows no bounds...
Probably somebody in charge who was a Trump supporter and got a M&G with Trump for his or her trouble. Some heads need to roll.
My guess is that he just lumbered in and set up shop. He doesn't ask permission; he doesn't give a fuck about permission.
I am guessing the same thing, for exactly the same reason.
same here.
if you think about it, a HUGE amount of TFF's getting by with this kind of thing is that he's violated norms and traditions no one's thought would get violated (since most of them haven't ever been), so there's no real enforcement mechanism to fall back on.
and let's face it...TFF's delight in breaking these norms and traditions is one of his selling points, if you're one of those people who (speaking of "suckers" and "losers") are intent on buying the product.
Mein Kampf has a big section on the big lie. Explains it well.
He buys that crap that’s it’s easier to get forgiven than to get permission. Quote from my bro…
That is a very good question. I hope to hell his resume ends with “Former asshat in charge at Arlington”.
My great-uncle is buried there. Lt. Col. C.H.Knowles USMC ret.
Robert Hubbell's Substack from overnight has additional info on the incident. Seems the Trump team forced their way in. Maddening, and yet another new low.
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/team-normal-powers-forward-team-trump
From Mary Trump - a little background on her uncle's dislike of those who serve:
The fact that Donald is speaking in front of the National Guard Association is particularly galling. You see, Donald’s disrespect of American troops began in the early 1960s in a very personal way. My father, Freddy, who completed Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) when he was an undergrad at Lehigh University, entered the Air Force National Guard as a second lieutenant after graduation.
One weekend a month he reported to the Armory in Manhattan and for two weeks a year he reported to Fort Drum in upstate New York. As John F. Kennedy escalated America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, my parents worried that my father would be called up—they worried because if he had been called to serve, he would have served.
My dad was the exception in my family: My great-grandfather left Germany to avoid military service; my grandfather, thirty-six years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, did not volunteer to serve in World War II. Donald received four deferments based on a false diagnosis of bone spurs engineered by his father.
Freddy was proud of his service, but rarely spoke of it, because nobody else in the family cared. My grandfather, in fact, had no respect for my dad’s National Guard service at all. Anything that took attention and effort away from the family business—whether serving his country or flying 707s for TWA at the height of the jet age as my dad did—was beneath Fred Trump, Sr.’s contempt. Donald, seeing the first of many openings to displace his older brother as their father’s successor, followed suit.
His evil goes way back, Freddy sounds like a human…
Being a veteran yourself, Tom, it must be extra painful to see and hear, this useless tub of orange blubber anywhere, but especially at Arlington Cemetery. Whoever authorized this travesty should be fired from their job; along with whoever invited him to the National Guard Association.
Disgraceful. Here’s a little ditty you may like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJk7BiKc4Wc
Good!
I love it!
That’s great Gail!
That was great!
That is excellent!!!
So cool! I love him (Nick Offerman), he's swell! And his wife, Megan Mullally is not shabby either!
OMG! 😅😅😅
The headstone reads Nicole Leeann Gee, Sgt. Sgt Gee was one of the thirteen killed by a suicide bomber during the Afghanistan evacuation. It doesn't surprise me Trump used her family for a photo op. It surprises me the family let him desecrate her resting place. I remember when he negotiated with the Taliban and actually wanted Taliban members to come to Washington. Thankfully that didn't happen. Trump degrades everything he comes in contact with.
How could her family allow this AND be a part of this? I'm disgusted.
Simon Rosenberg shared this graphic today about Afghanistan Withdrawal Facts:📣
https://x.com/stealthygeek/status/1828177920222994737
Thank you for sharing this. I plan to write these facts down in case someone is stupid enough to criticize Biden to me over Afghanistan.
damn
Thank you, somebody remembered
People seem to have forgotten (including our MSM) that he set up the withdrawal.
Well done Tom to call out in real time this Traitor In Chief and all his miserable enablers. He has desecrated our flag, our Christian religion and SCOTUS. Thank you Gail for the song, it eased some frustration that there are truly patriotic Republicans in America still.
Too bad it wasn't raining.
I laughed out loud.
Yep,cracked me up
👍👍💥
My question as well. Who gave permission. You are correct as well reminding readers that is was donny dimwit and his insane advisors who set the stage for the terrible scenes 3 years ago. "And just for the hell of it, let’s recall that it was Donnie Douchebag who “negotiated” the surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban." No one talks about that OR about what has happened to women and girls in this insane "government" of religious fanatics took over. I would just like to ask these big guys how they think they came into the world, who wiped their dirty behinds, and kept them fed and safe for all their early years, so that now women and girls may no longer go to school, speak loudly or at all, or laugh!!! Actually that sounds a little like Project 2025, don't you think? Religious fanaticism is a danger no matter the religion. Such religious fanaticism makes the religion heretical. Dopey donny has proven himself a traitor to the nation. He is running from prison and the gop, a heretical, treacherous entity that continues to prove their own venality each and every day. VOTE BLUE up and down the ballot!
And to make this even more disgraceful he was joined by Russian operative and Putin’s other useful idiot, Tulsi Gabbard.
At least her true motives are now obvious.
Disgusting.
😡
She has always been
Profanity is called got with this obscene desecration. Whatever fuckknuckle let that piece of shit in the gates needs to be fired yesterday.
Thanks, Tom for putting my feelings into words. I heartily agree with everything you wrote.
I'm literally at a loss for words for the contemptible orange asshat.
Donald never ceases to disgust. No matter how low he goes, somehow he always manages to go further down his obscene and debauched road to nowhere most of us would want to follow. Thanks for all the cussing. It’s appreciated.
As bad as DonOld is, the people who allowed themselves to be used in this photo op are the ones who should really hanging their heads in shame. We know that DonOld has a special two legged stool seat right next to the fires in hell so we can’t expect anything else from him.
I'm not going to fault people who feel they have been ignored for three years. That their frustration led them to this is unfortunate.
I can't help noticing that all of them seem to be white. Was this the case with all who died in that suicide bombing? I doubt it, but it is possible.
No,. it very definitely wasn't the case they were all white.
Every swear in your piece is wholly justified. In fact, I admire your restraint. Fie upon Chump and fie upon whoever allowed this travesty to take place.
Thank you Tom. My thoughts
and opinion of the bone spur
COWARD stated so well.
They will have to re-sactify
this hallowed ground.
God I love your titles. This is my favorite so far.