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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: General John R. Allen [View all]

greatlaurel

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

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General John R. Allen [View all] 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
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