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louis c

(8,652 posts) Sat Jul 22, 2017, 11:14 AM Jul 2017

Is the Irony of Trump Commissioning the USS Gerald R. Ford Lost on Anyone? [View all]

Trump is speaking at the commissioning of the aircraft carrier named after the only President to Pardon a President.

The Irony is surely not lost on me.

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Is the Irony of Trump Commissioning the USS Gerald R. Ford Lost on Anyone? [View all] louis c Jul 2017 OP

The assistant navy secretary actually brought that up Watchfoxheadexplodes Jul 2017 #1

didn't mention the crook Nixon or the Pardon by Ford louis c Jul 2017 #3

LOL leftstreet Jul 2017 #2

The universe has a weird sense... 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #4

There are no coincidences! fierywoman Jul 2017 #5

Except maybe a cosmic one louis c Jul 2017 #10

Exactly what I meant fierywoman Jul 2017 #11

You're doing just fine louis c Jul 2017 #14

Susan Ford didn't look to pleased when Drumpf referred to her. VigilantG Jul 2017 #6

I was thinking more of Jerry's (undeserved) reputation for clumsiness and lack of intellectual Nitram Jul 2017 #7

The name was assigned during the term of Shit-for-Brains. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #8

I laughed when I read about that. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #9

Pardon me? malaise Jul 2017 #12

Don't like having a Five-time republican Draft Dodger strutting around Achilleaze Jul 2017 #13

I know, it's disgusting, isn't it? smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #15