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2016 Postmortem

grossproffit

(5,591 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:28 PM Jul 2016

23

General John R. Allen

AMAZING! I have chills.

God bless, AMERICA!

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General John R. Allen (Original Post) grossproffit Jul 2016 OP

This guy does NOT need a microphone underpants Jul 2016 #1

He sure doesn't. And chanting (of any kind) doesn't faze him in the slightest. Indpndnt Jul 2016 #6

Sign me up oswaldactedalone Jul 2016 #2

I wonder whether part of what he's doing is serving as a stalking horse for disrupters lapucelle Jul 2016 #3

That's not a creepy thought at all. chascarrillo Jul 2016 #11

I agree with you. lapucelle Jul 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author SirBrockington Jul 2016 #27

General kicked ass. Bobbie Jo Jul 2016 #4

He is one forceful speaker! femmocrat Jul 2016 #5

Thanks for the giggle. grossproffit Jul 2016 #7

Trumpish speech to me hollowdweller Jul 2016 #8

MORE WAR MORE WAR MORE WAR MORE WAR MORE WAR chascarrillo Jul 2016 #9

Really? DanTex Jul 2016 #12

That's what it sounded like to my ears. chascarrillo Jul 2016 #15

My thoughts too. Bernie delegates heads down, eyes closed, giving the peace sign. B Calm Jul 2016 #17

Interesting. Sparkly Jul 2016 #20

Not what I heard. Defense, not offense. nolabear Jul 2016 #23

After the doom and gloom and fear mongering of the GOP convention, we needed this. pnwmom Jul 2016 #14

Yes, great speech. All these latest speakers have been great. DanTex Jul 2016 #10

Captain Kahn's parents were my favorite speakers. I had a hard time not crying. greatlaurel Jul 2016 #18

What a wonderful and well-timed answer to Trump's doom and gloom and dystopian fantasies. pnwmom Jul 2016 #13

DIdnt care for the speech. Hated the protesters more. MadBadger Jul 2016 #16

SAME! abetterkid Jul 2016 #22

He definitely did not beat around the Bush. Barack_America Jul 2016 #26

That was a great speech. greatlaurel Jul 2016 #21

Indeed. grossproffit Jul 2016 #24

Yeah, I had chills too, but for a very different reason. Barack_America Jul 2016 #25

That banner was ordered by the Bush bots MichiganVote Jul 2016 #28

US Military will be used for defense purposes, Dawson Leery Jul 2016 #29

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2016 #30

underpants

(197,191 posts)

1. This guy does NOT need a microphone

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:30 PM

Jul 2016

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)

6. He sure doesn't. And chanting (of any kind) doesn't faze him in the slightest.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:34 PM

Jul 2016

Exceptional delivery.

oswaldactedalone

(3,605 posts)

2. Sign me up

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:30 PM

Jul 2016

I'm ready to lob some bombs at ISIS!!!!!

lapucelle

(21,129 posts)

3. I wonder whether part of what he's doing is serving as a stalking horse for disrupters

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:32 PM

Jul 2016

so that their sections can be identified.

chascarrillo

(3,897 posts)

11. That's not a creepy thought at all.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:37 PM

Jul 2016

lapucelle

(21,129 posts)

19. I agree with you.

Reply to chascarrillo (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:47 PM

Jul 2016

It's not a creepy thought at all.

Response to lapucelle (Reply #19)

SirBrockington This message was self-deleted by its author.

Bobbie Jo

(14,344 posts)

4. General kicked ass.

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:32 PM

Jul 2016

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

5. He is one forceful speaker!

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:33 PM

Jul 2016

I wonder if he used to be a drill instructor! Take that, trump, you rotten coward! USA USA USA

OMG----I used to be an anti-war hippie!

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

7. Thanks for the giggle.

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:35 PM

Jul 2016

hollowdweller

(4,229 posts)

8. Trumpish speech to me

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:36 PM

Jul 2016

In poor taste after the Muslim soldiers dad's beautiful speech.

chascarrillo

(3,897 posts)

9. MORE WAR MORE WAR MORE WAR MORE WAR MORE WAR

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:37 PM

Jul 2016

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

12. Really?

Reply to chascarrillo (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:38 PM

Jul 2016

chascarrillo

(3,897 posts)

15. That's what it sounded like to my ears.

Reply to DanTex (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:40 PM

Jul 2016

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

17. My thoughts too. Bernie delegates heads down, eyes closed, giving the peace sign.

Reply to chascarrillo (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:43 PM

Jul 2016

Sparkly

(24,938 posts)

20. Interesting.

Reply to chascarrillo (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:47 PM

Jul 2016

I didn't hear that.

nolabear

(43,850 posts)

23. Not what I heard. Defense, not offense.

Reply to chascarrillo (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:51 PM

Jul 2016

pnwmom

(110,324 posts)

14. After the doom and gloom and fear mongering of the GOP convention, we needed this.

Reply to chascarrillo (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:40 PM

Jul 2016

It was the perfect antidote to the fear.

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

10. Yes, great speech. All these latest speakers have been great.

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:37 PM

Jul 2016

Before him the muslim father of the fallen soldier who pulled out the constitution and asked Trump to read it.

It's a phenomenal convention.

greatlaurel

(2,020 posts)

18. Captain Kahn's parents were my favorite speakers. I had a hard time not crying.

Reply to DanTex (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:46 PM

Jul 2016

What great and brave people they are to share their story. That was a great moment when he pulled out his copy of the constitution.

pnwmom

(110,324 posts)

13. What a wonderful and well-timed answer to Trump's doom and gloom and dystopian fantasies.

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:39 PM

Jul 2016

MadBadger

(24,089 posts)

16. DIdnt care for the speech. Hated the protesters more.

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:41 PM

Jul 2016

abetterkid

(47 posts)

22. SAME!

Reply to MadBadger (Reply #16)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:50 PM

Jul 2016

I understand why he had to make it though- to counter Trump's claim of American weakness but it was super hawkish sounding. He's a nonsense general who's not one for beating around the bush. He wants these terrorists gone...yesterday. he would probably rather fight them in Syria rather than fighting them in Orlando.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

26. He definitely did not beat around the Bush.

Reply to abetterkid (Reply #22)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:00 PM

Jul 2016

He dove right in and embraced that Bush, that's for sure.

greatlaurel

(2,020 posts)

21. That was a great speech.

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:49 PM

Jul 2016

It is good to see a military man demonstrating his confidence in the constitution and backing a Democratic Party candidate for President.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

24. Indeed.

Reply to greatlaurel (Reply #21)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jul 2016

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

25. Yeah, I had chills too, but for a very different reason.

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jul 2016

I found myself suddenly transported back to 2003. I was just imagining that "mission accomplished" banner behind him, right?

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

28. That banner was ordered by the Bush bots

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #25)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:01 PM

Jul 2016

Dawson Leery

(19,582 posts)

29. US Military will be used for defense purposes,

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:07 PM

Jul 2016

not for torture and not for Trump's personal reasons.

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

30. K & R

Reply to grossproffit (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:01 PM

Jul 2016

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