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Guilded Lilly

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14. One of the pitfalls of freedom of speech is that we are bombarded by that very freedom...

Sun Dec 20, 2020, 08:39 AM

Dec 2020

to the point where “truth” appears to becomes who speaks loudest and longest. It can tend to batter even level headed brains.

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Wesley Clark, Jr., tweet. (Gen. Wes Clark's son): [View all] tblue37 Dec 2020 OP

I bet Gen. Clark knows things MFM008 Dec 2020 #1

You Can Count On That! COL Mustard Dec 2020 #28

Ditto, minus the personal conversation. BigmanPigman Dec 2020 #62

Great tweet, but that's his son, Maru Kitteh Dec 2020 #2

i still bet he knows stuff MFM008 Dec 2020 #3

Thanks. I fixed it. tblue37 Dec 2020 #4

Indeed. 2naSalit Dec 2020 #5

Ahh yup... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2020 #6

Anyone know what military Gen Flynn was part of? station agent Dec 2020 #7

US Army True Blue American Dec 2020 #9

Army! I stand mollified and embarrassed. RVN VET71 Dec 2020 #15

No problem! True Blue American Dec 2020 #17

Don't be too embarassed. SnowCritter Dec 2020 #18

Don't be too embarassed. SnowCritter Dec 2020 #19

Not Smedley Butler? soldierant Dec 2020 #57

No sorry needed we all bump into each other sometimes... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2020 #12

He Was Military Intelligence COL Mustard Dec 2020 #30

Exactly, nowhere in the oath does it say "until you are discharged" usaf-vet Dec 2020 #8

Works for me, USAF as well. Oaths don't have expiration dates, they end when you expire TexasProgresive Dec 2020 #11

The Flag is just a symbol True Blue American Dec 2020 #20

Hump... sprinkleeninow Dec 2020 #55

I know True Blue American Dec 2020 #60

Exactly! TomSlick Dec 2020 #65

Its a shame that many members of Congress PatSeg Dec 2020 #25

Just flapping their lips... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2020 #40

Yes PatSeg Dec 2020 #41

An oath to something larger than themselves doesn't compute. They are the center of the universe. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #48

Sadly, that is true PatSeg Dec 2020 #52

K&R! UCmeNdc Dec 2020 #10

What if the next wanna be dictator is a little more smooth? yardwork Dec 2020 #13

Strongly agree. We got lucky, such as it is, ramen Dec 2020 #21

There were lots of Americans who didn't support the Revolution. LastDemocratInSC Dec 2020 #27

Many people don't want democracy. yardwork Dec 2020 #32

They were called United Empire Loyalists. luvtheGWN Dec 2020 #33

I suggest that this nation's number 1 national security vulnerability is that TryLogic Dec 2020 #58

I totally agree. n/t dmr Dec 2020 #63

Sorry, I Disagree COL Mustard Dec 2020 #64

One of the pitfalls of freedom of speech is that we are bombarded by that very freedom... Guilded Lilly Dec 2020 #14

Yes, Indeed blue-wave Dec 2020 #16

I'm ashamed to say I never fully comprehended The Oath's significance, ariadne0614 Dec 2020 #22

Some of the twitter responses disappoint me. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2020 #23

Thank you General Clark! That's what I believed, but it's good to see you confirm it. liberalla Dec 2020 #24

Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #26

Ain't that the truth! liberalla Dec 2020 #31

Well, there you have it StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #29

This is Gen Wes Clark's son btw. JDC Dec 2020 #34

I wondered. OP should say so. lindysalsagal Dec 2020 #36

I was gonna say DFW Dec 2020 #37

Congress swears an oath too Generic Brad Dec 2020 #35

Not to mention the POTUS. Grokenstein Dec 2020 #56

I kind of want to know what that convicted felon, Michael Flynn, was doing in the White House. NNadir Dec 2020 #38

I hope he gets prosecuted as a traitor to our constitution kimbutgar Dec 2020 #43

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Dec 2020 #39

I'm sure most military don't like having a whiny-baby in charge either. nature-lover Dec 2020 #42

Seems I picked up a few followers. I'm not General Clark. Brother Buzz Dec 2020 #44

When General Clark ran for President I very actively supported his campaign. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #45

I was a Clark supporter, too. tblue37 Dec 2020 #49

And there is no way... lame54 Dec 2020 #46

Thanks to Wesley Clark....n/t Upthevibe Dec 2020 #47

Not much wiggle room there! dchill Dec 2020 #50

Is he talking about the guy we were in NO WAY going to elect in the first place? lame54 Dec 2020 #51

Rt! WOW! That's Laying it ALL OUT THERE! Cha Dec 2020 #53

The difference between hitler and that POS speaknow Dec 2020 #54

Hitler didn't have bone spurs. LuvNewcastle Dec 2020 #66

Most military BGBD Dec 2020 #59

He nailed it malaise Dec 2020 #61

So many adjectives in that last sentence. nt TexasTowelie Dec 2020 #67

That ought to be clear enough, even for those miscreants. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #68