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The Velveteen Ocelot

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19. Oh. My. God.

Reply to DesertRat (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:57 PM

Jun 2020

The ramp was dry. It hadn't rained. There was no reason for it to have been wet. The officer walking next to him had no trouble.

He's just pathetic. If he weren't so evil I'd feel sorry for him.

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Trump just spent 5 minutes setting up his excuse for the slow walk on the ramp [View all] cayugafalls Jun 2020 OP

Well? What is it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

It was wet and steep...he said he could not fall in front of all the cadets. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #5

What was his excuse for the water? nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #8

His suit and not wanting to get it on his tie. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #11

He also said, "I just saluted 600 times and this was before I saluted." cayugafalls Jun 2020 #20

I rewound & watched his ramp & water excuses. He actually demonstrated several tblue37 Jun 2020 #30

Yea, that was an insane bit of tv right there. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #32

And then he THREW the damned glass. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #33

Can't wait for Sarah Cooper's version of the Idiotrump! Cha Jun 2020 #17

She will have plenty of material from this one rally. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #21

It's soothing to think of Sarah Cooper at times like this. Cha Jun 2020 #25

I admit it is hard to listen to at times. But I wanted to hear it live. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #27

Yes it's sad to say the Zombie Death Cult45 Cha Jun 2020 #31

Video: His shoes were very slippery leather and the ramp was so steep DesertRat Jun 2020 #12

Truly a very stable genius. eom guillaumeb Jun 2020 #15

Oh. My. God. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #19

He said the officer had thick rubber soles not leather like his DesertRat Jun 2020 #26

Oh. Well, then, that explains it all. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #28

Of course! DesertRat Jun 2020 #37

There were traction strips all down the ramp. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #34

Wow, they are fast on those videos! cayugafalls Jun 2020 #23

Hahaha I turned to Fox to hear Bev54 Jun 2020 #2

2 steps--not even 2 feet. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #35

Yeah, spill it Ahpook Jun 2020 #3

See post 5...wet and steep. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #7

Oh wow Ahpook Jun 2020 #10

I just tune in for a few moments, BarbaRosa Jun 2020 #4

Hahahahahaaha!!! cayugafalls Jun 2020 #9

He's been forced to watch this ad Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #6

He mentioned all these videos and said none of them show the final ten feet... cayugafalls Jun 2020 #13

A total 'shaggy dog' story! SeattleVet Jun 2020 #14

I think he said the water was before the salutes...I need to rewind. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #16

Yea, I'm confused, he said "I just saluted 600 times, and this was before I saluted." cayugafalls Jun 2020 #18

The audience would give a standing ovation if he crapped his pants. chowder66 Jun 2020 #22

I think he probably already did that! cayugafalls Jun 2020 #29

You're probably right! chowder66 Jun 2020 #36

The crowd looks totally bored ... Greywing Jun 2020 #24