My fave Mattis line: "...And I think the only person in the military that Mr. Trump doesn't think

[catbyte]

is overrated is Colonel Sanders." He had some good writers.

Link to tweet

[underpants]

1. 😆

[liberalla]

2. Good one!

[CrispyQ]

3. Wonderful!

What event was this from?

[PA Democrat]

6. Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner

an annual white tie dinner for fundraising of Catholic charities.

[CrispyQ]

7. Thank you.

Nice touch on the pic of the Con with Colonel Sanders.

[dalton99a]

4. Kick

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Good decent people, people in the know, like our generals are sounding the alarm...what ...

is it going to take, repugs, to finally acknowledge the problems, serious problems with this so called president? Times to do some serious reckoning and/or thinking are here upon us NOW. Where are you?

[tblue37]

8. I liked the line about one year being 9000 hours of executive time and 1800 holes of golf. nt

[catbyte]

10. LOL

[Karadeniz]

9. Thanks for sharing...definitely going to watch when I finish cat chores!❤

[SCVDem]

11. tRump would never be promoted

past a PFC. That is almost automatic as long as you are breathing.

No way he's an officer or even an NCO.

In the Corps we called them Non-Hackers!

I figure a BCD or general discharge.

[calimary]

12. Ouch!

Mattis had a few good ones in that speech, judging from the clip I saw.

[Fritz Walter]

14. The "bone spurs" one probably left a mark, too

Mattis said he earned his spurs in combat.

[calimary]

15. Yeah, that was another good one.

[gratuitous]

13. Boy, that's gotta hurt

I wonder if any of these thoughts seeped out of Mattis when he was Secretary of Defense? It's very reassuring to know that now, all these months later that the scales have fallen from his eyes. Now, when his misgivings can be airily dismissed as the bitter remembrances of someone who quit the administration. Sure, going into combat with a platoon of fellow troops, all armed to the teeth with the missional and logistical support of the rest of the military takes courage; but bucking a man who might tweet something mean about you? Fuggedaboudit.

[IcyPeas]

16. this is hilarious

the meryl streep of generals.

[kskiska]

17. I recall how Trump was practically peeing his pants introducing "Mad Dog" Mattis

as one of the prime picks of his administration. He loved the nickname, though Mattis hated it.

[smirkymonkey]

18. He's pretty good!

This is the way to deal with Trump. Laugh at him, humiliate him. Write him off as an insignificant joke. Nothing makes him angrier. Come on people, we can bring on this ultimate meltdown. Just a few more nudges and he will lose it.

[Skittles]

19. ugh

this is how he handles a supreme threat to America - making jokes?