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RandySF

(86,236 posts)
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 12:59 PM Sep 2024

Over 700 high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris

Over 700 high-ranking national security officials have endorsed Democratic candidate Vice President Harris in her run for the White House, with some leaders expressing concerns about former President Trump’s “scary authoritarian streak.”

“Vice President Harris has all the leadership qualities needed to be a strong commander in chief. She’s prepared. She’s strategic. She’s understands all sides of an issue,” retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Michael Smith told The Hill. “We saw as much during the debate.”

“As we’ve seen for nearly a decade, however, former President Trump has none of those qualities, and he has a scary authoritarian streak,” Smith, who is also the president of National Security Leaders for America, added.

The letter endorsing Harris consists of 741 former high-ranking national security officials, including 233 general and flag officers. Among those 741 officials are 15 four-star generals, 10 former cabinet secretaries and 10 service secretaries as well as leaders who served in Republican administrations.



https://thehill.com/homenews/4892381-national-security-officials-endorse-harris/

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Over 700 high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2024 OP
K&R SheltieLover Sep 2024 #1
And yet...nothing matters...nothing changes. Funtatlaguy Sep 2024 #2
fox news doesn't have anywhere near that kind of viewership mucifer Sep 2024 #3
No, but they helped spawn and change the Funtatlaguy Sep 2024 #5
Hope it's not too late! lindysalsagal Sep 2024 #4
Throw in felony convictions, rape, lies, moral degeneracy, bankruptcy. BOSSHOG Sep 2024 #6
MVP Harris is the national security candidate LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #7

Funtatlaguy

(11,892 posts)
2. And yet...nothing matters...nothing changes.
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 01:04 PM
Sep 2024

Unless Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch were convinced that it would be in their best interests for Trump to lose, their followers (about 45%of the country) will never hear or see anything negative about Trump or positive about Harris.

This country allowed Murdoch (an Australian) to completely transform our media from sources of information into sources of propaganda, lies, misinformation, disinformation, and brainwashing.

mucifer

(25,729 posts)
3. fox news doesn't have anywhere near that kind of viewership
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 01:12 PM
Sep 2024

They have less than 7 million viewers per their website. I just googled it.

Funtatlaguy

(11,892 posts)
5. No, but they helped spawn and change the
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 01:37 PM
Sep 2024

entire way that news is processed by a huge portion of our country and how they disdain normal journalism sources as “fake news”.

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)
6. Throw in felony convictions, rape, lies, moral degeneracy, bankruptcy.
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 04:00 PM
Sep 2024

And some folks may be undecided? Conservative commentators disregard the credibility of the signees? I am not undecided about my thoughts concerning the cancerous nature of conservative values.

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